Executive Board

Darryl Condon, President

Managing Principal at hcma architecture + design, Canada

In over 30 years of practice, Darryl has been responsible for the delivery of highly innovative and award-winning sports and recreation facilities across Canada at hcma architecture + design.

Currently Darryl chairs the Infrastructure and Facilities Task Group of the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association and is Past-President of the British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association. He is Past-President of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia and chair of Future of Architecture Committee of the Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities.

He is an Adjunct Professor at the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

Darryl has been Vice President of IAKS since 2021.

Yvette Audet, Vice President

Business Development Manager at Fluidra Commercial, Australia

Yvette Audet has an extensive work experience over the last three decades in the Aquatic and Recreation Industry. Yvette’s diverse roles throughout her career underscore her deep understanding of the sector, from strategic development of programs and facilities to her significant contributions to current role at Fluidra Commercial.

Her passion for the IAKS mission “Facilitating an Active World” has driven her to establish the IAKS Australia & New Zealand nonprofit company (IAKS Subsection).

Yvette has been Vice President of IAKS since 2021, and director and Chairperson for IAKS ANZ from 2022 to 2025.

Holger Kortbek, Treasurer

Head of Sports Facilities in the Municipality of Gladsaxe, Denmark

Holger manages the sports facilities in Gladsaxe located in the east of Denmark, with about 70,000 inhabitants and stretching over 25 sq km.
Previously he has been a part of the team at The Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities (LOA Fonden) working with innovation of the facilities for sports and leisure activities.

Holger is Vice President of the Danish Association for Sports Facilities bringing together owners, operators and managers of sports facilities in Denmark with the purpose of contributing to innovation in and the development and planning of sports facilities.

Since its founding in 2017, Holger sits on the board of IAKS Nordic.

Holger has been Treasurer of IAKS since 2017.

Lara Guillod, Board Member

CCO of Conica, Switzerland

Lara is with Conica since 10 years, now as Chief Commercial Officer. Conica works in sports surfaces for track and field and indoor facilities. While the company is well-established across Europe, they want to grow its presence in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and North America. Therefore, Lara has experience in these regions to connect key industry stakeholders.

Riyaz Pathan,  Board Member

Partner at MEPCON DESIGN STUDIO, India

Riyaz is a mechanical engineering graduate with a decade of experience in engineering design for indoor sports complex, stadia and hospitality. He is managing team of over 40 Professionals in Mumbai, India. Riyaz is driven by a zeal for learning and professional growth. He is an active member of IAKS since 2024 and other engineering societies like ASHRAE since 2018.

Jesus Del Barrio Diez, President IAKS Spain

Jesús del Barrio Díez is an architect who graduated from the School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSA Madrid) in 1980. He worked independently and in collaboration with engineers until 1985. After passing a public competitive examination, he became an architect for the Ministry of Finance, working in the Directorate General of the Land Registry (Catastro).

In 1989, he was appointed Deputy Director of Sports Infrastructure at the Spanish National Sports Council (Consejo Superior de Deportes). In this role, he initiated the construction of High Performance Sports Centres (CAR), the Sports Facilities Construction Plan for schools and local communities, the University Sports Facilities Plan, and grants for sports facilities intended for international events.

Later, as Head of the Architecture Department, he coordinated the High Performance Centres in Sierra Nevada, Madrid, and León, and oversaw the CAR in San Cugat. He was also responsible for monitoring Sports Technification Centres.

He has participated in international cooperation projects and sports infrastructure conferences in Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Uruguay, Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico.

He has been an expert member of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN TC 315) on Spectator Facilities since 1995, and is President of SC-4 of the Spanish Sports Standards Group UNE-CT 147.

Agustín Garcia Puga, President IAKS LAC

President of IAKS LAC. Founder and CEO of the architecture firm “AGP Arquitectura”. Official member of the Sports and Leisure Work Programme of the International Union of Architects (UIA). Former National Director of Safety at Sporting Events at the Ministry of Security of Argentina. Former Head of the Technical Evaluation Commission for Stadiums at the Ministries of Justice and Security. Professor of “Infrastructure and Sports Spaces” at the Argentine University of Enterprise (UADE), Buenos Aires.  President of the Professional Practice Commission of the Central Society of Architects. Professor of “Construction 3” at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Buenos Aires (UBA).

André Flatner, President IAKS Nordic 

André Flatner is Manager of BIAA, a newly established national competence network for sustainable sports and activity facilities, hosted by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, and coo financed from the National Savings Bank Foundation, all county-municipalities and Ministry of Culture and Equality. He is former director of the department for public health and physical activity in the City of Fredrikstad and has been the President of the IAKS Nordic section since 2021. He is also on the advisory board to Tverga, a national resource center for self-organized sport in Norway.

Harald Fux, President IAKS Austria

Harald specialises in indoor and outdoor sports facilities as well as stadiums and gathering spaces. The CEO of the Vienna based architecture firm Raumkunst is President of IAKS Austria and member of the UIA Sports and Leisure work program and Expert Member for Sports Facilities Construction at the Austrian Standards Institute.