National Governing Bodies bouncing back from the pandemic with Phil Andrews, USA Weightlifting

Phil Andrews was appointed Chief Executive Officer of USA Weightlifting in April 2016, having held the post on an Interim basis since December 2015. With responsibility for overseeing the strategy and operations of the organization, he has helped to transform the sport overseeing a complete change of culture within the sport which has seen membership in the United States almost treble since he took over.

Andrews has also restructured the operations and governance of USA Weightlifting; supported significant reform internationally especially in the area of anti-doping; hosted three International Weightlifting Federation World Championship events; created the first independent Ethics and Judicial process and overseen the best high performance results in 60 years.

Prior to his roles with USA Weightlifting, Andrews worked in professional Ice Hockey for British Champions Coventry Blaze. He learnt how to grow a minority sport alongside Team GB and served on the founding board of the British University Ice Hockey Association as well as charity Hockey Stars for Hope.

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