Ferran Soriano
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| Born |
Ferran Soriano i Compte June 16, 1967 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. MBA (1990); Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York. MBA (1989); ESADE, Barcelona. CE+MBA (1985–1990) |
| Occupation |
CEO Manchester City (2012–) CEO New York City FC (2014–) CEO Melbourne City FC (2014–) Previously: Chairman at Spanair (2009–2012); Vice-President FC Barcelona (2003–2008); founding partner of Cluster Consulting (1994–2003) |
CEO Manchester City (2012–) CEO New York City FC (2014–) CEO Melbourne City FC (2014–) Previously: Chairman at Spanair (2009–2012);
Ferran Soriano i Compte (born June 16, 1967 in Barcelona) is the Chief Executive Officer of the Premier League's Manchester City F.C., Major League Soccer's New York City F.C., and the A-League's Melbourne City FC. Between 2003 and 2008, he was the Vice-President and General Manager of FC Barcelona.
Ferran Soriano is an MBA and Business studies graduate at ESADE, the New York RPI and Université Catholique de Louvain of Belgium.
He speaks Catalan, Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.
Soriano has held a number of positions in companies in a variety of industries, such as consumer products, telecommunications and entertainment, and has held senior positions at The Mac Group, Reckitt Benckiser, and Cluster Consulting, a management consulting firm he co-founded in 1993.
Between 2003 and 2008, Soriano was Economy Vice President of Barcelona, having been elected with the Joan Laporta’s ticket to the club's Board of Directors. He also acted as interim CEO. Barcelona's revenues, during Soriano's tenure, increased from €123 million to €308m, while a €73m loss was turned into an €88m profit. On July 6th, 2008, Soriano and seven other Board Members resigned, after a vote of non-confidence against the Board, amidst growing disagreement with Laporta’s "leadership style."
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