Gordon Derrick

Gordon Derrick
President of the Caribbean Football Union
In office
22 May 2012 – 19 September 2017
Preceded by Jack Warner
Personal details
Born 1968 (age 49–50)
Antigua
Nationality Antiguan
Alma mater Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech)
Occupation Banker, entrepreneur

Gordon Derrick is the General Secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association. He was appointed to the position in April 2004. He is currently the President of the Caribbean Football Union. He was appointed to the position in May 2012 replacing the Trinidadian Jack Warner. He is the former chairman of the now defunct Antigua Barracuda FC USL Pro franchise.

Derrick is also a director of the Antigua Commercial Bank.[1]

Derrick holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Florida Institute of Technology and a Master of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of the West Indies (UWI).

Corruption scandal

In October 2011, FIFA questioned Derrick for his part in the Caribbean Football Union corruption scandal.[2] He was reprimanded and fined 300 CHF by FIFA Ethics Committee.[3] In April 2016, he was disqualified from entering the election to become president of CONCACAF due to his actions during the scandal and an ongoing FIFA investigation into alleged misuse of FIFA development funds.[4]

In July 2016, he was challenged to the role of CFU President by Trinidad and Tobago Football Association's David John-Williams. CFU members voted in favor of Derrick 18 votes to 12.[5]

On September 19, 2017, Caribbean Football Union (CFU) president Gordon Derrick was banned from all football-related activities for six years by FIFA's ethics committee.

Derrick, who is also the general secretary of the Antigua and Barbuda FA, was found guilty of six different breaches of FIFA's ethics code, including offering and accepting bribes, mismanaging funds and abusing his position. In a statement, FIFA's ethics committee said the ban came into force "upon notification of the decision" and that Derrick was fined 30,000 Swiss francs.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Board of Directors". acbonline.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Ethics Committee opens ethics proceedings against another ten CFU officials". FIFA. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Ethics Committee takes final decisions on ethics proceedings against CFU officials". FIFA.com. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Panja, Tariq. "Candidate for Crisis-Hit Soccer Body Fails Background Check". Bloomberg.com.
  5. ↑ "Gordon Derrick elected CFU President for a Second Consecutive Term". Caribbean Football Union. 23 July 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/blog/fifa/243/post/3208183/fifa-bans-caribbean-football-chief-gordon-derrick-for-six-years
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