Lausanne (pps) International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has appointed Ms Gunilla Lindberg to chair the Coordination Commission for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea, in 2018. PyeongChang was awarded the 2018 Olympic Winter Games last month in Durban. Lindberg will lead a strong, multinational team of men and women, who will be responsible for assisting and guiding the PyeongChang Organising Committee during the period leading up to the Olympic Winter Games, as well as monitoring the progress of the preparations. Lindberg, who led the 2018 Evaluation Commission, will be rejoining the IOC Executive Board as of the end of the month, building on her two previous mandates as a member (2000-2004) and Vice-President (2004-2008). An IOC member since 1996 and Secretary General of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) since 2004, Lindberg brings vast experience from her time spent in Coordination Commissions for five Olympic Games. The members of the 2018 Coordination Commission are among others Franco Kasper (SUI), President of the International Ski-Federation and the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF), Ottavio Cinquanta (ITA), President of the International Skate Union (ISU), René Fasel (SUI), President of the International Hockey Federation (IHF) and Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik.