SIGA CEO appointed to major new roles, boosting body’s bid to promote integrity in sport

Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, the global CEO of the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), is to take up two new major roles that stand to bolster the organisation’s efforts to promote integrity and transparency in the sporting industry.

SIGA chief appointed to B20 task force once more

Macedo de Medeiros has been named a member of the B20 Brazil Integrity & Compliance Task Force, marking his fourth consecutive year of involvement with the B20.

The Integrity & Compliance Task Force actively engages in discussions related to anti-corruption measures, ethical business practices, compliance with regulations, and the promotion of corporate governance that ensures accountability and ethical behaviour within organisations, with the goal of upholding the highest standards of business ethics and conduct.

Macedo de Medeiros’ tenure at the Integrity & Compliance Task Force has seen participation under the Italian and Indonesian presidencies in 2021 and 2022, respectively. In 2023, under India’s presidency, he then served as a member of the Task Force on Inclusive Global Value Chains for Resilient Global Trade and Investment.

Also handed European Commission role

Macedo de Medeiros’s influence will also extend to the European Union, where he has been invited by the European Commission Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union to serve as a designated representative.

In this role, Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros will contribute his and SIGA’s expertise on financial integrity in sport to the Supra-National Risk Assessment (SNRA) process, which aims to evaluate and mitigate risks related to money laundering and terrorist financing within the EU.

“I welcome the recognition of SIGA’s vital role”

“I accept these nominations with a high sense of responsibility,” Macedo de Medeiros said. “I welcome the recognition of SIGA’s vital role and its credentials as an independent driving force for greater Integrity in the field of sport.

“We have been waiting, for decades now, to see global leadership, robust legislative action, and the courage that is needed to free global sport, society and economy from criminal and unscrupulous influence. I am delighted to assert my personal commitment to succeeding in these roles that stand in direct correlation to SIGA’s overarching mission, vision and our shared sport integrity goals.”

SIGA is a non-profit organisation that works with stakeholders from across the sporting world to safeguard integrity and good governance in the industry. AS is a proud media partner of the body.