Just Spee
Just Spee | |
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| President of the Royal Dutch Football Association | |
| In office December 2019 – December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Michael van Praag |
| Succeeded by | Marianne van Leeuwen & Jan Dirk van der Zee (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Just Spee 12 January 1965[1] Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit |
| Occupation | Football administrator Businessman |
Just Spee (born 12 January 1965) is a Dutch football administrator. He served as President of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) between 17 December 2019 and December 2023.[2]
Background and career
Just Spee was born in Haarlem on 12 January 1965. After his Master Business/Managerial Econometrics at the Vrije Universiteit (Free University of Amsterdam), he started working in business. Spee has worked as a manager at companies such as Procter & Gamble, Philips, Rothmans and Alvarez & Marsal. In 2012 Spee became CEO of Endemol, the biggest independent TV producer in the world. Hereafter, Spee became CEO at Stage Entertainment. Just Spee is a member of the Supervisory Boards of various companies and civil society organizations such as the OLVG hospital (Amsterdam) and UNICEF Netherlands. Furthermore, he was a mentor for Future Female Leaders.
Career in football
Just Spee played football at the Royal Haarlem Football Club (Koninklijke HFC). Later he became a member of the board of this football club. Spee had already come into contact with football during his career in business as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV. At the end of May 2019, Spee was elected as President of the KNVB.[3] In December 2019, he officially took office as the successor of Michael van Praag.[4]
Spee was elected as a member of the Executive Committee, the highest executive organ of UEFA, in April 2021.[5] In September 2023, he announced that he was stepping down from his duties as federation president for health reasons, a position he formally held until the association meeting in December 2023.[6] Following his departure, the chairman's duties were temporarily assumed by Marianne van Leeuwen, managing director of professional football, and Jan Dirk van der Zee, managing director of amateur football.[7]
References
- ↑ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ↑ KNVB. "KNVB President Just Spee | KNVB". www.knvb.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ↑ KNVB (27 May 2019). "'Just Spee named KNVB President'". Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ KNVB (17 December 2019). "'New KNVB President Just Spee takes office'". www.knvb.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ "Just Spee elected to UEFA Executive Committee". KNVB. 20 April 2021.
- ↑ "Spee stopt om gezondheidsredenen als voorzitter van de KNVB". KNVB (in Dutch). 30 September 2023.
- ↑ "KNVB draagt politiechef Frank Paauw voor als opvolger van bondsvoorzitter Just Spee". BAV Voetbal (in Dutch). 19 March 2024.