Executive Board & Council

Executive Board

  • President

    Poul-Erik Høyer

    Denmark Denmark
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    Poul-Erik Høyer
    President  

    Poul-Erik Høyer was elected in May 2013 and is Chair of Council and the Executive Board. Poul-Erik was re-elected unopposed in 2017 and 2021 and is serving the current term until 2025.  

    An IOC Member from 2014 to 2022 and a member of the IOC Athletes’ Entourage Commission during that period, Poul-Erik Høyer is an Olympic Champion, the gold medallist in men’s singles at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.  

    Poul-Erik was a top international badminton player (1985-2000) and was athlete representative of the Danish National Olympic Committee from 2005 to 2013.  

    Poul-Erik was until his election as BWF President in May 2013, the President of Badminton Europe (2010- 2013). He was Deputy Chair of Badminton Denmark (2005-2010) and a board member of the International and Danish Players Federations. Poul-Erik was inducted into the Danish Sports Hall of Fame in 2010 and has held various positions in Denmark in the sports of football and handball.  

    On 22 April 2015, Poul-Erik was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog (knighthood) by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II on the occasion of the 75th birthday honours.  


     BWF Committees  
    Chair – Council and Executive Board
    Ex-officio member of all BWF Committees 

  • Deputy President

    Thailand Thailand

  • Chair – Development & Sport for All Committee

    David Cabello

    Spain Spain
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    David Cabello
    Chair – Development and Sport for All Committee  

    David Cabello was elected to Council in 2009. The Chair of the Development and Sport for All Committee and BWF Executive Board member since 2009, David has been instrumental in driving the development of the sport through a wide range of initiatives including the Shuttle Time Schools Badminton programme, coach education and membership development.      

    A strong advocate for sustainable development and research in badminton, David initiated the BWFs research grants programme, and advocated for scientific studies to be undertaken to develop innovative equipment for outdoor badminton (AirBadminton).  

    David has a long association with the Spanish Badminton Federation holding a range of positions at different times – High Performance Director (1999 – 2001), Chief Executive (2001 – 2004) and President (2004 – 2020).  

    David was an Executive Committee Member for the Spanish Olympic Committee (2010-2017) and an Executive Committee member of FISU as FISU Assessor (2011-2015). He has had a long association with FISU and has been Technical Delegate (TD) for BWF at the Badminton World University Games in Ramaskoye (2016), Gwangju (2012), Taipei (2010). David was also TD for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games and BWF TD Protocol for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.  

    David is a Senior Lecturer in Sport Management at the Faculty of Sport Science at the University of Granada, has a PhD in Physical Education, Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Granada.  

    BWF Committees      
    Chair – Development & Sport for All Committee
    Member – Events Committee
    Member – Finance Committee  

  • Chair – Marketing Committee

    France France

  • Chair - Communications & Media Committee

    Nigel Skelt

    New Zealand New Zealand
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    Nigel Skelt
    Chair – Communications and Media Committee  

    A Council member since 2009, Nigel was the Deputy Chair of the Development Committee (2009 – 2013), Chair of the Marketing Committee (2013 – 2017) and Chair of the Media and Communications Committee (2017 – 2021) and continued in this chair’s role following his re-election to Council in 2021.  

    Nigel has served on various BWF committees and commissions since being on Council, including Chair of the Development of the Indoor and Outdoor Shuttlecocks Projects. Nigel has a passion for the development, innovation and marketing of the sport.   Nigel has a long history with the sport. He is a Deputy President of Badminton Oceania (BOC)(since 2015) and he has been an Executive Board member of BOC since 2009.  

    Nigel a Life Member of Badminton New Zealand (since 2010), a former President of Badminton New Zealand (2000 – 2007), Nigel has been a selector, team manager and a senior national player for New Zealand. As a player Nigel earned 14 New Zealand Junior titles, two Australian Junior Titles, and two New Zealand Open Titles.      

    He received the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) from the New Zealand government in 2019 in recognition of his services to Badminton.  

    BWF Committees      
    Chair - Communications & Media Committee
    Member – Marketing Committee
    Member - Events Committee
    Member – Finance Committee

  • Chair - IOC & International Relations Committee

    Cameroon Cameroon

  • Chair - Athletes Commission

    Greysia Polii

    Indonesia Indonesia
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    Greysia Polii is an Olympic Champion in women’s doubles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with doubles partner Apriyani Rahayu. Greysia has also won three bronze medals at the World Championships, in 2015, 2018, and 2019.  

    Greysia was elected to the BWF Athletes’ Commission on 17 December 2021, and the Commission elected Greysia Chair of the Commission in early 2022. Greysia became a member of Council on 17 February 2022 following the announcement of her election as Chair of the Commission.  

    As Athletes’ Commission Chair, Greysia represents the views of the players and ensures that their voice is heard in Council on all matters affecting players.   Greysia aims to assist players to achieve their dreams and to support their needs around competing on the international circuit through her work on the BWF Council.

Council Members