Karl-Heinz Rummenigge continues to be the chairman of the European Club Association (ECA). Rummenigge was elected chairman for the fourth time at the General Assembly in Geneva on Tuesday. Rummenigge has been responsible for the representation of the interests of European football clubs since the inception of the ECA in 2008.
“I'm delighted to be elected for another two-year term and re-appointed as chairman,” said Rummenigge. “ECA's achievements since its inception in 2008 are remarkable and make all of us very proud. We are a well-respected association and are taken seriously at all levels. With the support of all member clubs, the newly elected Executive Board will face the upcoming challenge to ensure that the clubs' voice continues to be heard.”
The ECA board 2015-17:
Chairman: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FC Bayern Munich)
First vice-chairman: Umberto Gandini (AC Milan)
Second vice-chairman: Pedro López Jiménez (Real Madrid)
Third vice-chairman: Evgeni Giner (CSKA Moscow)
Further members: Edward Woodward (Manchester United), Ivan Gazidis (Arsenal), Josep Maria Bartomeu (FC Barcelona), Andrea Agnelli (Juventus), Jean-Michel Aulas (Olympique Lyon), Edwin van der Sar (Ajax Amsterdam), Michael Verschueren (RSC Anderlecht), Theodore Giannikos (Olympiacos Piraeus), Dariusz Mioduski (Legia Warsaw), Peter Lawwell (Celtic Glasgow), Aki Riihilahti (HJK Helsinki)
In the first session the ECA executive board resolved that Rummenigge and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli will also represent the European clubs on the UEFA Executive Committee.
