Göran Petersson

Not to be confused with Göran Pettersson.

Göran Petersson, born 1942, is a Swedish lawyer, sailor and sports official.

Petersson got his law degree (jur.kand.) from Lund University in 1967, and has been a lawyer since 1977. He works at Advokatfirman Vinge in Gothenburg.[1]

Since 2004, Petersson is the president of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), when he succeeded Paul Henderson.[2] In 2009, he was proposed as a new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by IOC's executive committee.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Vinge: Göran Petersson, accessed on October 3, 2009
  2. ↑ Svenska seglarförbundet 2004-11-13: Svensk president i den internationella seglingsvärlden (Swedish)
  3. ↑ Svenska Dagbladet 2009-10-03: IOK kan få fyra svenskar (Swedish)