David Howman     

Director General, WADA

David Howman commenced work for WADA as the chief operating officer/special counsel in March 2003, and took on the position of director general in August 2003.

Previously, he was a member of WADA’s Foundation Board, representing Oceania, and the chair of the WADA Legal Working Group.  Howman also served as the chair of the Independent Observer Team at the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City 2002, and the deputy chair of the Independent Observer Team to the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.

He was chairman of the New Zealand Sports Drug Agency between 2000 and 2003 and, previously, its counsel. He was instrumental in writing the legislation for the Agency and appeared as its counsel at several court hearings.  He has represented many prominent New Zealand sportsmen in various activities and contractual areas.

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