Rubén Acosta has expressed his intention to retire on the occasion of the next FIVB Congress on 16 & 17 June in Dubai, 2 years before the end of his current mandate.

 

 

“I intend to leave my position at a time when our Federation is stronger than ever to devote from now on all my time to my family and to my private affairs. The FIVB is strong, now has superb premises, the Executive Committee is strong, the Board of Administration is strong, I think that the time is right to hand over after twenty-four years as President”, said Rubén Acosta. The announcement of his retirement surprised all the members of the FIVB Board of Administration.

According to the current FIVB Constitution, in the case of the retirement of the incumbent President, the remainder of the mandate of the presidency of the FIVB would be assured by the First Executive Vice-President, Mr. Wei Jizhong (China) and the position of the First Executive Vice-President would be taken by Mr. Cristobal Marte Hoffiz (Dominican Republic), the current Second Executive Vice-President.

from FIVB