Veli-Pekka Marin has been elected as a new member of the Champions Hockey League Board at an extraordinary General Assembly on Friday. Marin, the CEO and Co-Founder of the Sports Tech company Uplause and Vice-Chairman of HC TPS Turku, was chosen to support the CHL Board in the area of growth. He will serve an initial one-year term.

This election completes the CHL Board, which includes:

• Jörgen Lindgren (SWE), re-elected, CHL President, elected to a short term (1 year)
• Henrik Bach Nielsen (DEN), re-elected, IIHF Vice President Europe & Africa and President of the Danish Ice Hockey Association, elected to a short term (1 year)
• Patrick Lengwiler (SUI), re-elected, CEO of EV Zug, elected to a normal term (3 years)
• Miha Butara (SLO), new, Deputy Director General of Slovenian Railways Group, Supervisory Board Member (JHL, Nomago, SŽ ŽIP), President of Hockey Club Olimpija Ljubljana and Vice President of Slovenian Ice Hockey Federation, elected to a normal term (3 years)
• Veli-Pekka Marin (FIN), new, CEO and Co-Founder of Sports Tech company Uplause and Vice-Chairman of HC TPS Turku, elected to a short-term (1 year)

The structure of the CHL Board was part of a new governance framework established at the ordinary General Assembly in June. After the initial rolling elections, which were held to ensure a stable foundation, board members will serve three-year terms moving forward.