Just Spee (born 12 January 1965) is a Dutch football administrator. Since 17 December 2019 he serves as President of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB).[2]

Just Spee
KNVB World Coaches 10 years Anniversary
President of the Royal Dutch Football Association
Assumed office
December 2019
Preceded byMichael van Praag
Personal details
Born
Just Spee

(1965-01-12) 12 January 1965 (age 59)[1]
Haarlem, Netherlands
Alma materVrije Universiteit
OccupationFootball administrator
Businessman

Background and career

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Just Spee was born in Haarlem on 12 January 1965. After his Master Business/Managerial Econometrics at the Vrije Universiteit (Free University of Amsterdam), he started working in business. Spee has worked as a manager at companies such as Procter & Gamble, Philips, Rothmans and Alvarez & Marsal. In 2012 Spee became CEO of Endemol, the biggest independent TV producer in the world. Hereafter, Spee became CEO at Stage Entertainment. Just Spee is a member of the Supervisory Boards of various companies and civil society organizations such as the OLVG hospital (Amsterdam) and UNICEF Netherlands. Furthermore, he was a mentor for Future Female Leaders.

Career in football

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Just Spee played football at the Royal Haarlem Football Club (Koninklijke HFC). Later he became a member of the board of this football club. Spee had already come into contact with football during his career in business as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Eredivisie Media & Marketing CV. At the end of May 2019, Spee was elected as President of the KNVB.[3] In December 2019 he officially took office as the successor of Michael van Praag.[4]

Spee was elected as a member of the Executive Committee, the highest executive organ of UEFA, in April 2021.

References

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  1. ^ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ KNVB. "KNVB President Just Spee | KNVB". www.knvb.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ^ KNVB (27 May 2019). "'Just Spee named KNVB President'". Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. ^ KNVB (17 December 2019). "'New KNVB President Just Spee takes office'". www.knvb.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.