Chris Eaton (police officer)
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Chris Eaton
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| Sport Integrity Director, International Centre for Sport Security | |
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Assumed office April 2012 |
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| Born | 1952 Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Residence | Doha, Qatar |
| Alma mater | Charles Sturt University |
Chris Eaton is a well-known figure in the world of sports results manipulation who is sought after worldwide for his expert opinion and feedback on program's aimed at tackling corruption in sport. He has worked in sport integrity at FIFA and INTERPOL and is currently the Sports Integrity Director at the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS).
Born on 22 February 1952, Eaton attended Caulfield High School in Melbourne and later the Australian Graduate School of Police Management in Sydney. He went on to complete a graduate certificate at the Charles Sturt University in New South Wales.
Eaton has over 40 years' public service experience in the fields of international law enforcement, security and integrity.
Eaton joined the ICSS in April 2012, a non-profit organisation led by President, Mohammed Hanzab, Vice-President Mohammed Al Hajaj Shahwani and Executive Director, Helmut Spahn. Eaton has spoken out against a number of issues including the state of English football,match-fixing in Africa, the need for governmental involvement in match-fixing and general corruption in sport including the Indian Premier League (IPL). His primary role is to promote integrity reform in the sport industry and support the creation of international measures to combat integrity threats to sport.
In December 2010 Eaton was appointed as the Security Adviser to FIFA for the 2010 World Cup South Africa™, and later, FIFA's Head of Security, Eaton was responsible for all FIFA interests and assets against risk and threat and oversaw the development of an internal investigation program to target match-fixing and criminal behaviour within football. The program included managing a team of international investigators, a first for FIFA at the time. Eaton initiated unique institutional tools for sport to combat corruption in football, including a hotline and website in 180 languages, the offer of amnesties, rewards and rehabilitation for anyone who revealed important information. The introduction of these tools was delayed when FIFA came under independent governance scrutiny. Eaton saw many in the worldwide sporting industry punished for profiting from the illegal betting industry with ongoing match-fixing investigations in about 50 countries, due in part to his global law enforcement contacts and forceful approach. His resignation was a setback for the infamous Asiagate scandal as Eaton was also instrumental in the arrest of the Singaporean man at the center of the match-fixing debacle, Wilson Raj Perumal.
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