Thomas Grimm
Thomas Grimm | |
|---|---|
| President of Ukrainian Premier League | |
| Assumed office 6 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Heninson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1959 Lüscherz, Canton of Bern, Switzerland |
Thomas Grimm (Ukrainian: Томас Ґрімм; born April 3, 1959, Lüscherz) is a Swiss jurist and football functionary, since 2018 serves as the President of the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]
Biography
Grimm was born on 3 April 1959 in a Swiss village Lüscherz. In 1987 he graduated jurisprudence faculty of University of Bern. In 1992-1995 he headed a law department of UEFA. During that time Grimm also participated in various working committees of UEFA. In 1996-2001 he worked as a lawyer for CWL Telesport and Marketing AG (later known as Infront Sports & Media).
In 2002-2005 Grimm cooperated with FIFA by working as a secretary on a commission that was reevaluating the FIFA statute.
In 2007-2009 he was the president of the Swiss football club BSC Young Boys and 2009-2011 the president of the Swiss Football League (competitions in Super and Challenge leagues).
Concurrently in 2009-2013 Grimm also worked in various positions for FIFA, UEFA, and EFPL as well as on board of directors for small Swiss FC Biel-Bienne.
Later he also worked as a legal adviser for the Ukraine national football team during the Euro 2016 and for the Football Federation of Ukraine on questions regarding the final match of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League at Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex.
In 2018 Grimm was elected as the UPL president by majority of votes.[2]