David Taylor (executive)

For other people named David Taylor, see David Taylor (disambiguation).

David Taylor (born March 14, 1954^[1] in Forfar, Scotland) is the joint General Secretary of the UEFA.

Taylor was appointed to this role on June 1, 2007 after the UEFA extraordinary congress in Zurich on May 29, 2007 voted to replace the role of Chief Executive with that of General Secretary. He was previously the Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association (SFA).

Born in Forfar, Scotland in 1954, he was educated at the High School of Dundee before graduating from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in law. He qualified as a solicitor and practised law until 1985, during which time he added to his legal qualifications with an MSc in Economics and an MBA.

References

1. ^ http://www1.uefa.com/countries/organisation/sa/kind=134217728/index.htmlin

Preceded by Gianni Infantino

UEFA General Secretary 2007–Present

Succeeded by incumbent

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Name	Taylor, David
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Short description	Scottish footballer
Date of birth	March 14, 1954
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