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USOC wants next CEO for longer

The scandal-hit US Olympic Committee (USOC) wants its next chief executive officer to remain in the job until at least the 2004 Athens Olympics, according to the organisation's interim president, Bill Martin.

Martin, who became temporary president after Marty Mankamyer resigned last month, stated that the USOC needs stable leadership after losing three presidents and four CEOs in the past three years.
The USOC is seeking a replacement for Lloyd Ward, who quit as CEO on March 1 following a conflict-of-interest investigation.
Commented Martin: "There could be an interim for several months, but I don't think that is in the best interest of the Olympic committee.
"I'm not going to be in a panic mode. We will do this in an orderly fashion."
Jim Scherr, former head of USA Wrestling, is currently running the USOC and will remain in the job until Ward's replacement is hired.
Several potential candidates for the CEO post have already ruled themselves out of the running, including former USOC chief executive Harvey Schiller, ex-USOC President Bill Hybl and Fraser Bullock, chief operating officer of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.