The President and the two Vice Presidents are elected for a two-year period by the General Assembly among the Members of the Board and represent each one a different Member Country. The President (or, upon his delegation, the Vice Presidents) conduct the Mediterranean Horseracing Union and ensure its representation at the meetings
of the International Federations.
François Forcioli Conti
FRANCE
President of Société des Courses de la Cote d'Azur
Hippodrome de Cagnes-sur-Mer
Nikolay Isakov
RUSSIA President of the Commonwealth Trotting Association of Russia
Hicham Debbagh
MOROCCO
Adjoint General Manager of SOREC Société Royale d'Encouragement du Cheval
GENERAL SECRETARIAT
The General Secretariat carries out the MHU current management and is composed by one General Secretary and one Technical Advisor, both elected by the General Assembly for a two-year period.
Tamara Papiccio
ITALY
General Secretary of the Mediterranean Horseracing Union
Tel. +39 335 8225602
E-mail: tamara.papiccio@medunion.it
Daniele Bernardi
FRANCE Technical Advisor of the Mediterranean Horseracing Union Tel. +33 686 433992 E-mail: d.lin@wanadoo.fr
BOARD
The Mediterranean Horseracing Union Board is composed by one member representing every active Member Country. It is elected by the General Assembly for a two-year period. It ensures the MHU management.
FRANCE: François Forcioli Conti President of Société des Courses de la Cote d'Azur, Cagnes-sur-Mer
ITALY: Concetto Mazzarella President of Ippodromo del Mediterraneo and of Unione Nazionale Ippodromi, Syracuse
LIBYA: Amad Edin M. Ashaab Chairman of the Libyan Horseracing Authority, Tripoli - VICE PRESIDENT in itinere
MALTA: Anthony Demanuele Vice President of the Malta Racing Club, Malta
MOROCCO: Hicham Debbagh General Adj. Manager of Société Royale d'Encouragement du Cheval, Rabat
PORTUGAL: Helder Barbpsa President Liga Portuguesa de Trote e de Galope, Maia
ROMANIA: Ioana Dumitru President of Asociatia Calului de Trap, Ploiesti
RUSSIA: Nikolay Isakov Chairman of the Commonwealth Trotting Association of Russia, Moscow
SERBIA: Tomislav Visnjic Responsable for International Relationships of the Serbian Trotting Association, Belgrade
SPAIN: Jerome Carrus President of San Sebastian Racecourse, Basque Region
TUNISIA: Hatem Marnaoui President General Manager of Société des Courses Hippiques, Tunis
BOARD OF AUDITORS
Composed by three members of proved experience in accounting, the Board of Auditors, elected by the General Assembly for a two-year period, checks the books and controls and audits the accuracy of figures as well as the MHU’s financial equilibrium.
Giovanni Di Genova: President Manager Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Italy
Mario Baldacchino: Auditor Board Member of Malta Racing Club
Evgenia Filippova - Auditor Representative Commonwealth Trotting Association of Russia, Russia
TREASURER
Jean-Baptiste Andreani:President of Prunelli Racecourse, France
