Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) announced today that Ian Moss is its new Executive Director.
"We are delighted to have this well-respected sport administrator on our team, and look forward to hearing his ideas and benefiting from his leadership," said John Carmichael, President of Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA). "We were very pleased with the quality of applicants for the job of Executive Director, but Ian stood out as the candidate with the background and skills that will make him a very effective leader of Rowing Canada."
Moss, 45, has more than 15 years of experience in national and international sport organizations, and has been the Executive Director of Badminton Canada a National Sport Organization with 85,000 members since 1997. Moss has also held positions with the Canadian Coaching Association and the Canadian Amateur Diving Association, and has extensive experience in fundraising, sport marketing and event management.
"I am thrilled to get the opportunity to work with an organization that has a proven track record of success and cooperation toward common goals," said Moss. "I believe that my broad knowledge of, and experience within, the Canadian sport system can contribute significantly to Rowing Canada Aviron's organizational priorities."
Moss, who currently lives in Ottawa, Ont., has a Masters in Physical Education from the University of Ottawa. He will be moving to Victoria, B.C., site of RCA's head office, and will officially take over on June 1. Moss replaces Alan Roaf who became RCA's High Performance Director this month.
Rowing Canada Aviron has more than 115 member clubs across the country, and is one of Canada's most successful summer Olympic sports in recent history with a total of 13 medals at the last four Olympics.
"I look forward to helping the Board and the membership of RCA achieve their objectives of continued world-class excellence from the high performance program and an increased domestic base for the sport," said Moss.