David Gill (executive)
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David Alan Gill 5 August 1957 Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Known for | Chief executive, Manchester United (2003–2013) Vice-chairman, The Football Association (2012-present) UK Vice-President of FIFA (2015-present) |
| Board member of | Manchester United Football Club The Football Association UEFA Executive Committee FIFA Executive Committee |
| Children | Adam, Oliver and Jessica |
David Alan Gill (born 5 August 1957) is British football executive, formerly chief executive of Manchester United and a vice-chairman of The Football Association. He served as vice-chairman of the G-14 management committee until the G-14 was disbanded. He sits on the UEFA Executive Committee as of 2013. Gill was elected as a FIFA Vice-President sitting on the FIFA Council in 2015; rejecting this position in protest at Sepp Blatter until Blatter announced his resignation as FIFA President, following the 2015 FIFA corruption case.
Born and raised in Reading, Berkshire, Gill studied at the University of Birmingham (BCom Industrial, Economic and Business Studies, 1978), becoming a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in 1981. After a two-year spell in San Francisco, he left the firm in 1986 to join The BOC Group in its corporate finance department, and then Avis Rent a Car System in 1990. At Avis, he was responsible for the disposal of the European leasing business to GE Capital for US$1 billion in August 1992. Subsequently, he was finance director at Proudfoot PLC, the worldwide management consulting business, then quoted on the , and then at First Choice Holidays PLC, the third largest UK tour operator, before joining Manchester United F.C. in 1997.
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