Melitón Sanchez
MEMBER
PAN
Career
- Chief Accountant, Director of Internal Auditing and Inspector of Public Spending, La Bizkayna. S.A., chain of supermarkets and industries (1957-1976)
- President and partner of Sanchez, Rivas y Asociados, S.A., Certified Public Accountants (1976-Present)
Sports Administration
- President of Panamanian Softball Association (1972-2010)
- Chief of Mission Panama at 1972, 1976 Olympics
- Chief of Mission Panama at 1975, 1979 Pan American Games
- President of Panama Olympic Committee (1982-2007)
- President of Panama Olympic Academy (1996-2008)
- Member of International Olympic Committee (IOC) (1998-2015)
- President of Central American Sports Organisation (ORDECA) (2001-2010)
WBSC History
- Vice President
- Global Ambassador (2017-Present)
Awards & Distinctions
- Order of Merit by Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC)
- Hall of Fame of International Softball Federation (ISF) (1991)
- Honorary citizen of Panama City, Caracas, Cochabamba (BOL)
*WBSC Executive Board end-of-term mandate: 2021