Walter de
Gregorio will resign from his post as director of communications within
scandal-rocked FIFA. The Swiss, who joined FIFA in 2011, will stay on as a
consultant until the end of the year.
Deutsche Welle, 11 June 2015
FIFA's
director of communications, Walter de Gregorio, is to resign from office with
immediate effect, world football's governing body said in a statement on
Thursday.
FIFA said
de Gregorio "has decided to relinquish his office with immediate effect,
but will stay on as consultant until the end of the year." De Gregorio
joined FIFA in September 2011. His deputy, Nicolas Maingot, will assume the
role as interim.
"I am
glad we will be able to continue to draw on his expertise until the end of the
year," FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke said on Thursday. "Walter
has worked incredibly hard for the past four years and we are immensely
grateful for all he has done."
The Swiss
former journalist joined FIFA in 2011 after working on Blatter's campaign team
during that year's presidential election. De Gregorio was also visibly upset as
he introduced the news conference in which Sepp Blatter announced his
resignation from presidency.
The world
governing body is currently the subject of separate investigations by United
States and Swiss authorities into allegations of corruption and the bidding
process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, awarded to Russia and Qatar
respectively. The election to replace President Sepp Blatter, who announced his
resignation in May, is expected between December and March.
apc/msh (AFP, Reuters)
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