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Jérôme Valcke

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Jérôme Valcke (born 6 October 1960) is a French football administrator, best known as the former Secretary General of FIFA (the international governing body of the sport). He was fired on 13 January 2016 as a result of allegations arising from the ongoing 2015 FIFA corruption case. Originally a journalist with a French TV station Canal+, in 1997 he was appointed chief executive officer at Sport+. In 2003, he moved to FIFA as their Director of Marketing & TV, under the presidency of Sepp Blatter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jérôme Valcke is the 751st most popular businessperson, the 5,412th most popular biography from France and the 46th most popular French Businessperson.

Jérôme Valcke is most famous for serving as the Secretary General of FIFA from 2007 to 2015, where he was involved in various controversies related to the organization. He played a significant role in the planning and execution of the FIFA World Cups during his tenure.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Jérôme Valcke ranks 751 out of 847. Before him are Ray Ozzie, Awadeya Mahmoud, Marco Mattiacci, Guo Wengui, Bakary Gassama, and Nick Fry. After him are Terje Hauge, Todd Boehly, Harley Earl, Lev Manovich, Andrew Puzder, and Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Jérôme Valcke ranks 689. Before him are Gilberto Kassab, Yasunori Matsumoto, Wolf Haas, Barbara Mensing, Ștefan Iovan, and Yeşim Ustaoğlu. After him are Akbar Ganji, Christopher Clark, Ellen Becker, Lev Manovich, Peter Seisenbacher, and Matt Salinger.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jérôme Valcke ranks 5,412 out of 6,770. Before him are Youssef El-Arabi (1987), Thomas Pesquet (1978), Alain Casanova (1961), Éric Srecki (1964), Yoann Lemoine (1983), and David Foenkinos (1974). After him are Marina Hands (1975), Anthony Lopes (1990), Guillaume Gallienne (1972), Sébastien Grosjean (1978), Marion Maréchal (1989), and Abdelkader Ghezzal (1984).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France

Among businesspeople born in France, Jérôme Valcke ranks 46. Before him are Laurent Mekies (1977), Éric Boullier (1973), Philippe Kahn (1952), Benoît Potier (1957), Jérôme Kerviel (1977), and Cyril Abiteboul (1977). After him are Emmanuel Faber (1964), Michel Roux (1941), Fidji Simo (1985), and Stéphane Richard (1961).

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