Get to know our team

A dedicated team ensures that the
Special Olympics World Winter Games 2029 will be a complete success!

We would like to introduce our Athlete Ambassadors and the LOC (Local Organizing Committee) here.

Athlete Ambassadors

The integration of our athletes is an important principle of the World Winter Games Switzerland 2029.

As part of the Winter Games in Turin 2025, eight athletes from different continents have been recruited as ambassadors. The group will be supplemented by other people from Switzerland.

They support us with communication up to the event. And who knows, maybe one or the other will even actively participate again in 2029.

FAN Xinwei

China

Sports: floorball, badminton

Member of the Chinese Foorball Team in Turin 2025

I want to challenge myself to extend my limit. I am happy to be a part of the 2029 Swiss Games and join hands with every participant to make this grand event even greater.”

Person in blue clothing cheers in front of Bergen.

Elisa PARUTTO

Italy

Sport: Dancing

Participant in Turin 2025


Dopo aver vissuto una fantastica esperienza nel mio paese d’origine, l’Italia, durante i Giochi Mondiali Invernali di Torino 2025,sono entusiasta di essere uno degli atleti ambasciatori per i prossimo Giochi Mondiali Invernali in Svizzera 2029.”

Management Board

Bruno Barth

President

Urs Marti

Vice President

Stefan Frey

Board member

Silja Horber

Board member

Lea Sandoz-Mey

Board member

Hans-Willy Brockes

Board member

Operational unit

Beat Ritschard
General Secretary
General Secretariat

Beat Ritschard

Secretary General
General Secretariat

Tamara Kramer
Board Secretariat
General Secretariat

Tamara Kramer

Board Secretariat
General Secretariat

Jürgen Krucker
Head of Marketing / Deputy Secretary General
Marketing

Jürgen Krucker

Head of Marketing / Deputy Secretary General
Marketing

Bobbi Schmuki (from 1.3.2025)
Special projects
General Secretariat

Bobbi Schmuki

Special projects
General Secretariat

Brigitte Schleiss (from 1.5.2025)
Head of Finance & HR
General Secretariat

Brigitte Schleiss

Head of Finance & HR
General Secretariat

Victor H. Zindel (from 1.6.2025)
Head of Graubünden
Graubünden

Victor H. Zindel

Head of Graubünden
Graubünden

Gisela Imark (from 1.8.2025)
Head of Inclusion
Circle Inclusion

Gisela Imark

Head of Inclusion
Circle Inclusion