Ingmar De Vos
| Ingmar De Vos | |
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| 13th President of the Fédération Equestre Internationale |
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Assumed office 14 December 2014 |
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| Preceded by | HRH Princess Haya |
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| Born | 5 August 1963 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Spouse(s) | Sabine Cox |
| Children | Olivier, Philippe, Jacco and Flo |
Ingmar De Vos (born 5 August 1963) is a Belgian professional sports manager serving as the thirteenth and current President of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (Fédération Equestre Internationale) (FEI). Educated in sports management, business administration and international law, he began his career in mainstream politics before working for the Belgian Equestrian Federation and supported that nation's equestrian teams at the Olympics and the FEI World Equestrian Games. He was one of the founders of the European Equestrian Federation and became secretary-general of the FEI in 2011 prior to being elected President of the organization in 2014
Studying at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (V.U.B), De Vos began his university education gaining master's degrees in Political Science (department International Relations) and International and European Law. He also studied business administration and later went on to gain further degrees including Sports Management from the Belgian Olympic Academy.
Following completion of his Masters in International and European law, De Vos joined the Belgian Senate, as an advisor to the Liberal Group.
Ingmar De Vos began his career within Equestrian Sports Management in 1990 at the Belgian Equestrian Federation, first taking on the role of Managing Director which was later combined with the Secretary General role. In his time at the Belgian Equestrian, De Vos was successful in modernising the organisation and administration including the restructuring of the organisation to allow the regional federations to receive government funding.
Alongside his core responsibilities as Managing Director and Secretary General, De Vos was also Head of the Belgian Equestrian Delegation at the Olympic Games from 2000-2008 in Sydney, Athens and Beijing as well as heading up the Belgian Delegation at the first five FEI World Equestrian Games between 1990 and 2010.
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