PingPongParkinson Leadership

Founder and President

Nenad Bach is a Croatian-American singer-songwriter, composer, producer, civil engineer and peace activist. He has performed at Woodstock and in Modena, Italy, with Luciano Pavarotti, Bono and The Edge. He has produced seven of his own original albums, two reaching number 1 in Europe, made a compilation album with Bruce Springsteen and Leonard Cohen, and produced seven albums of traditional Croatian klapa music. He has toured the world and advocated for peace in the magazine of the United Nations and when consulted by two American administrations. In 2010, Nenad was diagnosed with Parkinson, and after four years was devastated to discover it diminishing his ability to play the guitar. However, Nenad subsequently took up ping pong and after several months of playing regularly, recovered his guitar playing abilities.

To share the benefits of ping pong with others, Nenad founded PingPongParkinson® in 2017 in New York. It is now a global movement in over 35 countries. Nenad continues to perform in concerts from the USA to Europe and record original music.

Vice President

Helen has a Bachelor of Arts, Psychology major, and has recently returned to university to study a Masters in Cognitive Sciences. She is a member of Croatian and International Mensa and has been enriched by a varied career, including academic and field research in psychology and archaeology, nursing (sleep disorders specialty), yoga, fitness and nutrition coaching, massage, disability advocacy, marine rescue radio, child protection, and managerial roles in not-for-profit organisations.

In 2024, Helen established PingPongParkinson in Australia and now guides new PingPongParkinson chapters and projects across 6 continents and travels in support of Nenad Bach. In her spare time, she enjoys playing the drums, swimming and cycling, creative writing and the company of cats.

Member of the Assembly

Born in Geneva from a Croatian father diplomat and a Swiss mother, Ivan Mazuranic obtained a Baccalaureate in Commercial Sciences and moved to London working for a major commodities company. Back to Switzerland, he started an international banking career in Geneva, Milan and New York, holding managerial positions, travelling to more than 40 countries across five continents. He specialized in wealth management, trusts and corporate counselling, for leading personalities, industrials, and investors.

Retired, he created an advisory company and was appointed Chairman of a bank in Geneva. He is today involved in Geneva international circles, member of the Diplomatic Club and the Forum Suisse de Politique Internationale. Married to a French wife, they have 3 sons and 8 grandchildren.