President

Beau Welling was elected to the position of World Curling Federation President in 2022, replacing Kate Caithness CBE at the conclusion of her 12-year term.

Welling is the 11th President of the World Curling Federation — previously the International Curling Federation — and is the second President from the United States of America.

Welling was elected as a Board member of the World Curling Federation in 2018, with his original four-year term concluding in 2022.

Welling was the Chair of the Structural Review Group and prior to his time with the World Curling Federation was an Independent Board Director of the United States Curling Association from 2007 until 2018.

Welling is the Founder and President of Beau Welling Design, a golf course design and development company based in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.