CEO
christian.milz@european-athletics.org
Tel: (41 21) 313 43 50
Christian leads European Athletics' operational activities and is in charge of the promotion of European Athletics, fostering good relations with European Athletics Member Federations, the IAAF and other partners with the ultimate goal to deliver the highest standards for the European Athletics Events and different projects. As CEO, Christian is an Executive Board and Council member and the link between the European Athletics governing bodies and the operational structure.
His tasks include collaborating with the European Athletics President and Executive Board to identify opportunities and initiatives to work towards European Athletics' strategic goals, ensuring compliance with the European Athletics Constitution as well as organisational rules, policies and procedures and to advise on the necessity of new or revised additions to these. He sets the top priorities for the operational level in line with European Athletics’ vision and strategy, monitors success, manages the overall finances and delegates authority to execute his general responsibilities.
He is therefore responsible for developing thought leadership with the Head Office, keeping the commitment and motivation of staff members on a high level and through the creation of a collaborative work structure that enables staff to deliver the outcomes of strategic decisions, leading to outstanding services for all key stakeholders. Such task includes managing the regular review of the organisational structure, recruiting and retaining key management personnel with appropriate skills and experience in order to grow the potential of European Athletics as a whole and to lead, motivate and manage the staff with consistence and fairness, evaluating and feeding back regularly on their performances.