Campbell Ogilvie
Campbell Ogilvie is the President of the Scottish Football Association and the former managing director of Scottish Premier League football club Heart of Midlothian.
In 1978, Ogilvie was hired as general secretary at the Rangers F.C. and later became a director of that club, but relinquished his executive duties at Ibrox Stadium in September 2005, following a boardroom re-shuffle.[1]
Ogilvie joined Heart of Midlothian in November 2005 to undertake similar duties under the title "Operations Director". Roman Romanov, the club's chairman and son of majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov, stated: "I am very happy that Campbell has agreed to join us as it is clear he shares our ambition and belief." he added "We can learn much from his professional experience." Ogilvie was later promoted to managing director on 14 March 2008. He is widely regarded by fans groups and local media as the man who could save Hearts from further demise due to the reputation he has earned and the respect he commands within Scottish Football.[citation needed] He is also the only Scot on the Hearts Board.
In June 2003, Ogilvie became the treasurer, now second vice-president, of the Scottish Football Association (SFA).[2] On 1 June 2007, Ogilvie became first vice-president of the SFA, with Alan McRae taking his place as second vice-president.[3] On 8 June 2011 it was confirmed that Ogilvie would take up the presidency of the Scottish Football Association following the retirement of George Peat.
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Rangers reshuffle top executives". BBC Sport. 2005-09-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4262186.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ Lomax, Andrew (2003-06-04). "Give Vogts time, says Taylor". London: Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2003/06/05/sfnsco05.xml. Retrieved 2008-07-18.[dead link]
- ^ "New SFA chief ready to take flak". BBC Sport. 2007-06-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/6705941.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
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