Mr Francesco RICCI BITTI

Education

PHD in Electronic Engineering, Bologna University; MBA, ISTUD Milan

Career

Senior executive and board member in leading multinational information and communications technology companies for over 30 years (Philips, GTE, Alcatel, Olivetti and Telecom Italy)

Sports practised

Tennis, Football

Sports career

Member of the Italian National Junior Tennis Team (1960); Winner of the Italian University Tennis Championships (1962, 1964, 1965); Played International Tennis (1964-1971); Member of the Italian National Team Tennis Championships (1970-1971)

Sports administration

Member and Chairman of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Tennis Europe Junior Competitions Committees (1977-1990); Member of the Italian Tennis Federation Committee of Management (1977-1995); Technical Delegate for Tennis at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles in 1984; Member of the ITF Board of Directors (1987-1997); President of the ITF (1999-); President of Tennis Europe (1993-1999); President of the Italian Tennis Federation (1997-1999); ITF Representative at the Games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona in 1992 and XXVI Olympiad in Atlanta in 1996; Member of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) Council (1997-1999); Mediator Court of Arbitration for Sport (1999-); Member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Council (2001-2009); Member of the WADA Foundation Board (2001-); Member of the Executive Board of CONI (2006-); Member of the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee (2008-)

IOC History

Member of the following Commissions: Marketing (2002-), Coordination for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 (2010-)