According to the article Hickey heads the continental association that may have the most influence in the politics of the IOC.
He is actively seeking sponsorship for the EOC and has already won Samsung support for a youth anti-obesity campaign. Hickey has been an IOC member since 1995 and President of the Olympic Council of Ireland since 1989.
Lui Qi, President of the Beijing Olympics tops the list.IOC President Jacques Rogge is 2nd and a pivotal player in the relationship between the Olympic Movement and the Beijing Games.
The full list is as follows:
1. Liu Qi
2. Jacques Rogge
3. Hein Verbruggen
4. Thomas Bach
5. Peter Ueberroth
6. Denis Oswald
7. Richard Carrion
8. Asia Sheikh Ahmad Al Sabah
9. Gerhard Heiberg
10. Mario Vazquez Rana
11. Sergey Bubka
12. Patrick Hickey
13. Nawal El Moutawakel
14. Gilbert Felli
15. Francisco Elizalde
16. Jean-Claude Killy
17. Gunilla Lindberg
18. Philip Craven
19. Youssoupha Ndiaye
20. Dick Ebersol
21. David Brooks
22. Rene Fasel
23. John Furlong
24. Sebastian Coe
25. John Fahey
