Carlo Mornati is the new Secretary General of the European Olympic Committees. The Italian executive, currently Secretary General of CONI, was elected today during the 54th General Assembly of the EOCs taking place in Frankfurt, Germany.

Mornati was the sole candidate to replace fellow Italian Raffaele Pagnozzi, who steps down after 19 years and a long and distinguished managerial career, including serving as Secretary General of CONI.

The newly elected Secretary General (photo: EOCs), a silver medallist in the coxless four at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and world rowing champion, was elected unanimously as part of the renewal of the EOCs Executive Committee, which also confirmed Greek candidate Spyros Capralos as President, along with Daina Gudzinevičiūtė as Vice-President and Peter Mennel as Treasurer.

Also elected to the Executive Committee were Mihai Covaliu (ROU), Liney Rut Halldorsdottir (ISL), Danka Bartekova (SVK), Victoria Cabezas (ESP), Annamarie Phelps (GBR), Jean Michel Saive (BEL), Franjo Bobinac (SLO), Thomas Weikert (GER), Emma Terho (FIN), Zlatko Matesa (CRO), Jose Manuel Araujo (POR) and Anneke Van Zanen-Nieberg (NED).

The Assembly was attended by outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach, as well as CONI President and IOC member Giovanni Malagò – who provided an update to the European committees on preparations for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games – and a delegation from CONI’s Olympic Preparation division.

Mornati thanked President Malagò for supporting his candidacy and expressed his gratitude to Pagnozzi for his work over the years. Reflecting on his 13 Olympic experiences – first as an athlete, then in various roles including as Head of Mission for Italy – the newly elected Secretary General said: “I feel a great sense of responsibility for this election and I thank all the Committees that voted for me. I will work hard for the development of the EOCs”.