birth_place nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation
fribourg , switzerland switzerland 6 february 1950 Дмитрий Медведев и Рене Фазель.jpeg rené fasel
 rené fasel dentist 1995-present -rrb- member of the ioc executive board -lrb- 2008-present iihf -rrb- president -lrb- 1994-present -rrb- ioc member -lrb-
rené fasel

rené fasel dmd -lrb- born 6 february 1950 -rrb- is a swiss dentist and ice hockey official .
he started his ice hockey career as a player for hc fribourg-gottéron , in 1960 , and became a referee in 1972 and president of switzerland 's ice hockey federation in 1985 .
in 1994 he was elected president of the international ice hockey federation -lrb- iihf -rrb- , a position he still holds .
he became a member of the international olympic committee and was the first ever representative of ice hockey .
in 2008 , he was elected the winter sports representative on the ioc 's executive board .
