The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) announces that Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, the organisation’s current Global CEO and co-founder, is the sole candidate for the position of Global Chief Executive Officer of SIGA for the 2026–2030 term, following the close of the nomination period on 11 March 2026.
Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros formally submitted his candidacy on 2 March 2026 through a comprehensive dossier addressed to the SIGA Council. The submission included his Electoral Manifesto, “Making Integrity Irreversible”, together with the full set of documentation required under SIGA’s constitutional and electoral framework.
The dossier outlines a detailed programme highlighting SIGA’s key strategic priorities and a robust set of initiatives for the 2026–2030 mandate. These priorities are designed to strengthen institutional capacity, embed integrity as an irreversible principle in global Sport, and accelerate the implementation of SIGA’s Sport Integrity Reform Agenda worldwide, including the continued expansion of the SIGA Universal Standards on Sport Integrity and the SIGA Independent Rating and Verification System (SIRVS).
In accordance with SIGA’s electoral procedures, the election of the Global CEO will take place on 16 March 2026, when the SIGA Council will vote on the candidacy. The result will subsequently be submitted to the SIGA General Assembly for ratification by Members, in line with the provisions of the SIGA Constitution and Electoral Regulations.
The SIGA Annual General Assembly will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, on 14 April 2026 and will be hosted by PwC.
Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros stands for a third and final mandate as Global CEO of SIGA, in accordance with the organisation’s statutory limit of three terms. He has led SIGA since its creation and has served as Global CEO since 2018, having been re-elected by SIGA’s governing bodies in 2022.
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