Anderson, who has held a variety of roles within the COC for 23 years, will lead their operational and Games-time efforts for the Canadian Olympic team at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, as well as the upcoming Pan American Games in Guadalajara in 2011.

New members of the COC will be Brian Rahill, Julie Healy and Caroline Sharp, who have all been appointed to try to extend the COC's focus beyond just Olympic preparation and to play a greater role in engaging with the rest of Canadian sport.

Under the direction of Caroline Assalian, the Executive Managing Director of Sport, Rahill and Healy will join the Ottawa-based team as managers for team Services.

Sharp, who worked on the media teams at both Beijing 2008 and Vancouver 2010, will fill the newly created full-time role of manager, sport communications.

"We are thrilled to welcome such accomplished individuals to the COC's sport team, as we continue to build and strengthen our commitment to sport in Canada," said Assalian.

"Their Olympic experience will help National Sport Federations (NSFs) prepare and excel in the Olympic environment, focusing on unique Olympic preparation and provide necessary tools to maximize athlete performances."

Reporting to Derek Covington, the Director of Olympic Preparation, Rahill and Healy will lend their expertise to help NSFs develop and implement customised podium performance preparation plans for Olympic and Olympic Winter Games.

Healy (pictured), a former Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) ice hockey player, arrives from Hockey Canada, where for the past eight years she has held the position of director, female hockey.

Under her leadership the team won two Olympic gold medals - at Turin in 2006 and Vancouver - and two world titles.

Rahill, a former luge athlete, has spent 22 years in high performance sport and participated in four Olympic Winter Games as team leader and has held a variety of vital roles with the Canadian Luge Association, Speed Skating Canada and the COC.

Most recently, Rahill led speed skating's high performance programme that saw Canada earn 10 medals, four gold medal, at Vancouver 2010.

In her new position, Sharp will take a lead role in helping build a stronger sport community by working with NSFs in the development and implementation of their communications strategies, while focusing on their Olympic preparation plans.

She will help enhance the profile of athletes, coaches, NSFs and the Canadian Olympic Movement and support the promotion and planning of domestic events, it is claimed.


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