Board Members
PETRA SÖRLING
EDUCATION
BSc, Business & Administration degree from Lunds University;
Management & Leadership from Stockholm school of Economics.
CAREER
CFO positions in med tech and real estate companies for more than 10 years; CEO positions for more than 10 years in real estate, construction, and urban planning companies; founding CEO of Rosengärd Fastighets AB (RFAB), partly owned by the city of Malmo and partly by private investors, that uses sustainability as a tool for change in a challenging community, Rosengard (2017-)
SPORTS PRACTISED
Table Tennis
SPORTS CAREER
World Champion, Masters Women’s doubles, Las Vegas 2018; World Vice-Champion, Masters Women’s doubles, Muscat 2023; European Championships bronze medallist, Masters Women’s doubles, Rimini 2022, Oslo 2023; Swedish bronze medallist, Junior Singles Championships Helsingborg 1988
SPORTS ADMINISTRATION
Honorary President Swedish Table Tennis Association (TTA) (2023-), President Swedish TTA (2013-2022), Deputy-President/Board Member Swedish TTA (2003-2013); Vice-President European Table Tennis Union
(2007-2009); Vice-President ITTF (2009-2013), Vice-President Finance ITTF (2013-2021), President ITTF (2021-); Board Member Swedish NOC
(2021-); Executive Committee Member IMGA (2022-); Board member
WADA Foundation (2023-); Member of ASOIF Council (2023-)
MEMBERSHIP OF OTHER ASSOCIATIONS
Board Member, Intelligence Watch – think tank for sustainable development; Deputy President Diversity Index; Honorary President Nyföretagarcentrum (new business/entrepreneurs association);
President ITTF Foundation
IOC HISTORY
International Olympic Aacademy (IOA) Young Leader Programme, Olympia
2002; Member, IOC Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
(2022-)
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Badge of Honour, European Table Tennis Union (2014); Best performance of the year 2021 (CEO RFAB)