In 1985, he became president of the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband and was elected to the IIHF council the following year and served as head of the Referee and the Marketing Committees.
In 1985, he became president of the Schweizerischer Eishockeyverband, Switzerland's governing body for ice hockey. He was elected to the IIHF council the following year and served as head of the Referee and the Marketing Committees.