The 60-year-old was elected on a platform of reform, voicing an intention to pursue a new governance process and a full financial audit of the FIA.
The recruitment of a CEO is a key element of his road map.
Ben Sulayem’s plans were discussed at the FIA’s annual assembly last December following his election and again at meetings on Thursday of the World Motor Sport Council and the World Council for Automobile Mobility and Tourism, the first to be held on his watch.
Ben Sulayem used Thursday’s sessions to follow through on his promise to modernise the organisation by confirming the creation of three working groups.
The FIA says that the CEO Recruitment Working Group has been formed “to assist the presidential team in determining the key attributes required of a CEO to manage the operational affairs of the federation.”
It will “help select an executive search firm, establish a budget and timeframe for the CEO recruitment, and recommend a shortlist of candidates to the World Councils…
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