FIS Appoints First Chief Executive

18th August 2025

The 56-year-old former Swiss ski racer, Urs Lehmann, is to take up the role of CEO.

“We are delighted that Urs will join the FIS leadership,” says FIS President, Johan Eliasch.

“Strengthening our leadership with Urs is an important step in ensuring that we are in the best possible place to tackle the major challenges that lie ahead in the coming years.”.

Urs Lehmann was an active ski racer until 1997 and won the 1993 downhill world championship title.

A Doctor of Economics, he was elected President of Swiss-Ski in 2008, a position he is now stepping down from.

Under Urs Lehmann’s strategic leadership, Swiss-Ski developed into a successful association in both sporting and economic terms.

Urs Lehmann was a member of the FIS Council from 2021 to 2024.