PROFILEGoal-oriented personality with a highly developed focus to meet national and international clients’ needs in the world of professional sports.KEY SKILLSMore than 27 years of working experience in the field of professional sports in executive positions as well as at an expert level, mainly in the areas of soccer and ice hockey, resulting in excellent, in-depth knowledge of all sports-related matters. Well-cultivated contacts to key decision makers within FIFA, UEFA, AFC, European Leagues, Clubs and their commercial partners (TV stations, sport marketing agencies, player agents, etc.).
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OwnerGrimm Consulting Apr 2002 - PresentZurich"All around" Consulting in sports, mainly in the sports of football and ice hockey. -
PresidentUkrainian Professional Football League Apr 2018 - Apr 2020Kiew
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MemberVarious 2002 - 2020Switzerland- Head/Co-Head of the Swiss Football delegation during the FIFA World Cup in South Africa; - Member of the FIFA Legal Committee (June 2009 to December 2011);- Member of the UEFA Players’ Status, Transfer and Agents and Match Agents Committee (July 2009 to July 2010);- Member of the UEFA Club Competition Committee (July 2010 to January 2013). Among other current members: Mr Sandro Rosell (President FC Barcelona), Mr Karl Hopfner (Vice-President of the Board of Bayern Munich), Mr David Gill (CEO Manchester United), Mr Umberto Ghandini (International Affairs AC Milan); - Member of the Board of Directors of EPFL (Association of European Professional Football Leagues, March 2010 to November 2011). Fellow members: Chairmen of the English Premier League, Presidents of the Leagues of Germany, Spain and Russia;- Consultant for Federation, League and Club management as well as commercial issues in the FIFA Performance Programme (since January 2010) – Missions in India, South Africa, Myanmar, Zambia, Uganda, Iran, Palestine, Syria, Oman, Afghanistan Latvia and Moldova;- FIFA/UEFA Match Commissioner (since October 2010); - Delegate of the Board of Directors FC Biel/Bienne Football AG (June 2012 to Mai 2013)- Deputy Chairman of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (since October 2013). Elected for 4 years.- Member of the UAF Executive Committee (April 2018 to April 2020)
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Deputy Chairman Dispute Resolution Chamber (Drc)Fifa Nov 2013 - Oct 2019Zürich Und Umgebung, SchweizRe-elected for 4 years in October 2017.The Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) is FIFA's deciding body that provides arbitration and dispute resolution on the basis of equal representation of players and clubs and an independent chairman. The DRC adjudicates on a regular basis in the presence of a varying composition of members. In total, the DRC includes 12 player representatives and 12 club representatives whereas decisions are regularly passed in a composition of 5 (2 player representatives, 2 club representatives, 1 chairman). The relevant decisions are published on FIFA.com. The DRC is competent for employment-related disputes between clubs and players that have an international dimension as well as for disputes between clubs related to Training Compensation and Solidarity Mechanism (for more details please consult the Regulations for the Status and Transfer of Players as well as the Rules Governing the Procedures of the Players' Status Committee and the Dispute Resolution Chamber).
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PresidentSwiss Football League Jun 2009 - Nov 2011BernPresident Swiss Football League and Vice-President Swiss Football Association
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PresidentBsc Young Boys Jun 2007 - Jun 2009BernPresident BSC Young Boys Bern und der BSC Young Boys Berne Betriebs AG (Professional Team).
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Free LancerFifa Sep 2002 - Dec 2005ZurichSecretary of the Commission in charge of the Revision of the FIFA-Statutes. Head of "Taskforce Pending Cases" (e.g. Disputes between Clubs/Players/Players Agents). -
LawyerCwl Telesport And Marketing 1996 - 2001KreuzlingenCWL TELESPORT AND MARKETING AG (today Infront)-In-house legal counsel, responsible for all legal matters within the scope of CWL’s commercial activities (TV- and sponsoring contracts with football associations and commercial partners). Buying and selling of television- and advertising rights from national associations and club teams. Contact person (key account) for the football associations of Romania, Israel and Moldova and the clubs under contract with CWL in Romania (e.g. Steaua Bucharest), Czech Republic (e.g. Sparta Prague) and Slovakia (Slovan Bratislava);- Co-Responsible for the selling of the television rights of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships in Russia 2000 and FIFA World Cup 2002;- Contact person (key account) responsible for the International Ice Hockey Federation (President and General Secretary). Member of the IIHF-Bid Committee and Insurance Committee. Responsible for the organisation and legal structure of the former European Hockey League (EHL). Responsible for the contracts with the participating clubs. Drawing up the necessary EHL regulations in a close cooperation with the IIHF; - Coordination of all new media projects; - Vice-President of the Organising Committee for the Ice Hockey World Championship in Switzerland (1998). Responsible of all legal matters. Member of the Organising Committee of the Ice Hockey World Championships in Germany 2001.
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Head Of Legal SectionUefa Oct 1992 - Nov 1995Bern/NyonContact person and responsible for all commercial and non-commercial legal matters within the scope of UEFA’s activities. UEFA Committees- Secretary of the UEFA Media and Marketing Committee and for the wording of UEFA’s Broadcasting Regulations. Contacts with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Association of Commercial Television (ACT) and various European Community Commissions. The UEFA Media and Marketing Committee also dealt with technical developments in the broadcasting field (Pay-TV, Pay-per-View, Video-on-Demand, etc.); -Secretary of the UEFA Legal Committee responsible of the wording of all UEFA Statutes and Regulations; - Executive secretary for the Non-Amateur football committee in charge for all matters concerning professional football and for the application of the UEFA Transfer Regulations (international transfers, fixing transfer fees). Close cooperation with FIFA. Regulations governing Players’ Agents. Legal status of the player (contract, rights and obligations, etc.).
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Attorney-At-Law
Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Grimm
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Thomas Grimm works for Grimm Consulting
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Thomas Grimm's current role is Football Expert/Consultant.
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Thomas Grimm attended Universität Bern.
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