By David Gold

WISPA_logoMay 12 - The Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) has appointed Ingrid Lofdahl-Bentzer, its chairman, to the post of acting chief executive following the resignation of former President Natalie Grainger.


Lofdhal-Bentzer is a former Swedish tennis number one and has been on WISPA's board since 2005.

She was the head of Women's Professional Tennis at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for four years and has also been an advisor to the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters.

President of WISPA, Jaclyn Hawkes, said: "We are so excited at WISPA to have someone with Ingrid's credentials and experience taking over as Acting CEO.

"We are at an important juncture with the launch of the new World Series and the Board is confident that Ingrid is the person to help take WISPA to the next level.

"Ingrid has been acting above and beyond her role as chairman of the Board of WISPA so the Board felt it was a natural appointment to acting CEO."

Lofdahl-Bentzer told the Board: "Thank you for trusting me and appointing me.

"With your help, I'll do my level best to protect, improve and advance squash in general and women's squash in particular.

"And, I'll do it with great pleasure and pride."

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