Unassuming Belgian Jacques Rogge will step down on Tuesday after a 12 year reign in what has been a largely successful term having notably been credited with restoring the image of the organisation.
It is a considerable feat as Rogge had faced a tough task after the IOC had been badly tarnished in the final years of Juan Antonio Samaranch's stewardship over the bribes for votes scandal concerning the successful Salt Lake City bid for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
However, Rogge's successor will have been made painfully aware on Sunday that his main headache will be the preparations for the Rio Games in 2016.
Monday's fare for the assembled IOC members is far lower key than the two previous frenetic days of elections for the host city for 2020 -- won by Tokyo -- and a sport for the 2020 and 2024 Games which saw wrestling restored to the programme after a remarkable seven month fightback.
The favourite for replacing Rogge remains Thomas Bach, who would become the first Olympic gold medalist to assume the role having won the team foil fencing title in 1976.