Headquarters
The World Archery office is in the Olympic capital of Lausanne, Switzerland.
World Archery’s headquarters are located in Maison du Sport International in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne, Switzerland and are staffed by a multi-cultural workforce that works both in the office and remotely.
Contact the office through the online form.
The staff are managed by the secretary general’s office and organised into four departments:
- Administration
- Member services
- Events and marketing
- Communications and broadcast
The World Archery Excellence Centre, the purpose-built facility for archery development also in Lausanne, operates with an independent staff.
Secretary general’s office
Raul Calin has been a sports administrator for more than two decades, serving as secretary general of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) from 2017 to 2025. He joined the ITTF in 2004 as competition manager and later held several director roles, including overseeing operations and the Olympic Games. Originally a table tennis athlete and coach in Spain, he relocated to Lausanne in 2022 to focus on governance and institutional relations, before joining World Archery in December 2025.
Juan Carlos Holgado is a former Olympic archer and experienced sports administrator. He won gold with the Spanish recurve men’s team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and has since held key roles within World Archery, including event director and director of the World Archery Excellence Centre. He has also served as acting competition manager at the 2004 Athens Olympics, sports director for FISU and coach for several international teams. He joined World Archery as executive director in 2025.
Administration department
Following her studies in business administration, Caroline worked for various multinational companies in Europe and the Americas. She started working in the office in 2002.
An experienced programmer, Matteo leads the development of the open-source i@nseo software. He joined World Archery in 2014.
Jenny worked for business travel agency Carlson Wagonlit before joining World Archery in 2011. Her initial role was focused on travel booking but has since expanded to including staff well-being.
After graduating from studies in trade and economy, Séverine worked for business travel agency Carlson Wagonlit before joining World Archery 2009. She is passionate about sports and previously practised synchronised skating.
Member services department
Marina completed a secretarial course at the Commercial College of Bristol and subsequently worked at a law office in the United Kingdom. She has extensive expertise in administrative and office management in both Portugal and Switzerland. Marina joined World Archery in 2023.
Dominique joined the French archery federation board in 1999, World Archery’s para committee in 2013 and has acted as a technical delegate at several international events including the Paralympic Games. He has worked as a project management consultant and independent trainer since 2007, and joined the office in 2024.
Consultant based outside of Switzerland.
Consultant based outside of Switzerland.
Development and education department
Siret is a former international archer, coach and secretary general of the archery federation of Estonia. She first joined World Archery in 2018, serving as deputy secretary general until 2024. A sports management graduate who worked at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, she competed at seven world championships and coached Reena Parnat at the Paris 2024 Olympics. She returned to World Archery in December 2025 as head of development and education and director of the World Archery Excellence Centre.
Cecilia is an experienced sports administrator who previously worked at UCI and the United Nations. She is originally from Bolivia and speaks English, Spanish and French. Cecilia joined World Archery in 2021.
Events and marketing department
Thomas studied business administration and had a successful career as an archer in the French team, winning a world team silver medal in 2009, before joining the World Archery office in 2012. He started as an intern, became assistant to the secretary general and then marketing services coordinator before moving to the events department.
Karim holds a bachelor’s in international hospitality management from Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne as well as a Diploma of Advanced Studies HES-SO in managing a luxury company. His professional experience includes financial consultancy at KPMG; promotion and public relations at Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne; sponsoring, hospitality and events management at UBS, and international sports management at GPS Performance.
Communications and broadcast department
Chris has professional experience in publishing and as a member of the sports department at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He joined World Archery full-time in 2014. Chris was an archer and irregularly still shoots a bow.
Ludivine is a successful petanque player and has been a member of the Swiss national team, on and off, since 1995. She studied English linguistics and literature along with social communications before joining the World Archery office in 2003.
Jiwon studied business in Korea before an exchange programme in the Netherlands where she interned in communications. She has worked at sporting events including the 2015 Universiade and 2018 Winter Olympics as an assistant to the Games families. She was an international event and national team coordinator at the Korea Tennis Association before joining World Archery in 2022.