Markus Kattner
| Markus Kattner | |
|---|---|
| Secretary-General of FIFA (acting) | |
| In office 17 September 2015 – 23 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Jérôme Valcke |
| Succeeded by | Fatma Samoura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1970 Bayreuth, West Germany |
| Nationality | German-Swiss |
| Occupation | Business consultant Football administrator |
Markus Kattner (born 24 September 1970 in Bayreuth, West Germany) is a German-Swiss business consultant and former association football executive.[1] He served as acting Secretary-General of FIFA from September 2015 to May 2016, but was sacked after being accused of paying himself bonuses worth millions of US Dollars during a previous stint as FIFA's director of Finance.[2]
Biography
Markus Kattner grew up in Munich and for four years he played basketball in the second division of the Basketball Bundesliga.[3] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and completed a doctorate degree at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL, 1999).[4]
Before joining FIFA, Kattner worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company in Switzerland along Philippe Blatter, a nephew of FIFA's president Joseph Blatter, and the pair worked together while advising the Federation.[1] In 2003, he joined FIFA as director of Finance and in September 2015, when Jerome Valcke was sacked for financial irregularities, Kattner took over as acting secretary-general.[5] Kattner himself was sacked in May 2016, after being accused of paying himself bonuses worth millions of US Dollars over a six-year period (2008–2014).[6]
Personal life
Kattner has German-Swiss dual nationality and is married with three daughters. He is a Bayern Munich supporter and also likes running, skiing and playing the piano.[3]
References
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Markus Kattner – FIFA competition record
