Vesa Nissinen

ISSF Academy Director

Vesa Nissinen (b.1963) is a Finnish leadership professional and sport activist. Combination of practical military pedagogy and academic educational research is the basis of numerous large-scale training and coaching programmes Vesa has planned and executed during his multi-path career. He is the author of 10 books and entrepreneur in many companies. As a national champion and coach in rifle shooting with wide managerial experience Vesa was selected to act as the President of Finnish Shooting Sport Federation in 2017.

John Leighton-Dyson

Head of Training

A lifetime in the sport as athlete, coach and sports director. Coaching athletes since 1980 in Pistol, Shotgun and Rifle. A student of coaching research and development in our sport working to help athletes become the best they can be.

• National Coach in ITA, DEN and GBR
• Head Coach GBR Pistol and Rifle
• Performance Director GBR
• Technical Director KUW
• Head Coach Pistol and Rifle FIN
• Sports Coach of the Year 1995 (UK)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Coaching MMU (UK)

Karoliina Nissinen

Head of Administration

Karoliina is a HR and financial management professional and now also the CEO of Comanleas Inc. She has years of experience in senior HR and finance roles in the legal and defense sectors. Shooting is a hobby and passion for her and now in her calendar, shooting sports fills both work and leisure time. Her dream is to make the ISSF Academy a place that is inclusive, open to everybody and unites the entire international shooting family together.