The former director general of the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) David Howman has been appointed chairperson of the independent athletics integrity unit board, the sport's world governing body said today.
The New Zealander barrister was WADA director general for 13 years from 2003 until stepping down last year.
He will now chair the independent AIU, which officially began operating on Monday and takes over the functions of the IAAF's Ethics Board while replacing the governing body's former anti-doping department in the management of the IAAF's anti-doping programme.
"This is going to be a great role. Integrity is not about lists of rules to help athletes compete, it is a key principle that must be ingrained in the way athletes live their lives and compete," said Howman.
Athletics has been rocked by numerous doping scandals in recent years, particularly involving Russia, which has been accused of state-sponsored drug taking.
"The IAAF... Is taking a brave, bold stance by looking at the total package of integrity from the athletes' point of view," added Howman.
"It is rarely one thing that fails but multiple things that come together to create a situation where ethical breaches occur."
The integrity unit was set up in July 2016 and will also address integrity breaches in areas other than doping, including bribery and corruption.
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