The International Pickleball Federation (IPF) announced the appointment of Dr. Sunil Peshane as Executive Vice President, International Equipment Certification.
Dr. Peshane is a materials scientist and coatings technologist with 20 years of research and technology-development experience, currently serving as Chief Technology Officer at Swachh Urja Alliance, India, and as a research co-guide at the University of Mumbai. He has worked with the All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) to design an equipment testing manual for Indian climatic conditions. As EVP, International Equipment Certification, he oversees equipment certification, approval and programme management to ensure pickleball equipment manufactured internationally meets IPF specifications. The Board welcomed Dr. Peshane to the Executive Committee.