Jack Warner (football executive)
Austin "Jack" Warner ( born January 26, 1943) is a businessman and politician from Trinidad and Tobago. He was also to 2011 FIFA Vice - President, CONCACAF President and President of the Caribbean Football Union. Warner has since 2012 Minister of National Security and Member of Parliament.
Early years
Warner was born in Rio Claro, the largest city in the south- east of Trinidad. He grew up with three brothers and three sister. His mother was a single parent. After receiving a scholarship from the company Trinidad Clay Products, he attended the College of St Phillip 's and St James in Chaguanas, which was renamed in 1958 in Presentation College. He then attended the Teachers Training College and received a BA degree from the University of the West Indies, where he also received a diploma in the subject " International Relations ".
In 1971, Warner teacher at the North Eastern College and worked until 1973 as a temporary lecturer at the University of the West Indies. From 1972 to 1993 he was a lecturer at the Polytechnic Institute.
Career as a football official
1966 Warner General Secretary of the Central Football Association and from 1971 to 1973 General Secretary of the Central St. George Football Association was.
From 1973, he volunteered as secretary of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. In 1990 he was appointed President of the Caribbean Football Union, thus, he gave up his post at the TTFF, but continued to receive the association as a consultant.
In 1983, Warner Vice President of Football CONCACAF continental federation and thus a member of the FIFA Executive Committee. In 1990 he was elected president of CONCACAF. Warner and the new CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer made it within a few years the annual turnover of the Association of 140,000 U.S. dollars to more than 40 million U.S. dollars to increase. 1997 Warner was appointed as a FIFA vice- president.
In 1996 he founded the club Joe Public FC, which he chaired until today. He was also involved in the formation of the TT Pro League, the top division in Trinidad and Tobago.
1998 Warner bought the Scarlet Ibis hotel in Saint Augustine for 6 million C $. This was renovated and reopened under the name Emerald Apartments and Plaza. Warner's son Daryl took over the management of the hotel. Also the Kantac Plaza in Arouca heard Jake Warner. The administrative building of the TTFF and CONCACAF in Trinidad and Tobago include Warner. In addition, he is involved in investing in Costa Rica and the United States.
End of May 2011 Warner and Mohamed bin Hammam had to answer charges of bribery allegations before the Ethics Committee of the World Federation. He was suspected to have violated the Code of Ethics of FIFA. He was, together with bin Hammam provisionally suspended. They are said to have violated the Code of Ethics of FIFA by they should have tried at the meeting of the Caribbean Football Union for the election 'm hammams to buy FIFA President voices. In June 2011, FIFA official Jack Warner has resigned from his offices in the federation world.
Controversies
Black market ticket sales
Warner was accused by the BBC's Panorama program, to have repeatedly used his position at the Football Association for his own financial benefit. Ernst & Young estimate that he and his family at least one million U.S. dollars have made a profit from the resale of tickets for the FIFA World Cup 2006, which Warner has ordered.
Request on personal payments
After the friendly match May 30, 2004 between Trinidad and Tobago and Scotland in Easter Road, Edinburgh, Warner asked the SFA president John McBeth, issued personally to check for the portion of revenue from the game to him rather than to the Football Association of Trinidad and Tobago. McBeth refused to issue the checks. Warner then tried to get money for the game with several other members of the SFA.
Bonuses for the 2006 World Cup
Before the FIFA World Cup took place in 2006, Warner worked as a consultant for the Football Association of Trinidad and Tobago. In the course of his work for the Association, he negotiated an agreement between the Football Association and the players from Trinidad and Tobago to share the revenue. After the World Cup was completed in 2006, gave to the association that he had recorded 18.25 million TT $ income, at a cost of $ 17.9 million, TT, and each player offered a share of the income of 5644.08 TT $ to. The players rejected the offer because of the dubious figures of the association, whereupon the player Warner described as " greedy". Shaka Hislop, the interim president of the Players Association of Trinidad and Tobago, Warner replied in a letter that this " strongly influenced " and that a pre- opinion on the matter would have.
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago later revealed that the association has recorded a total estimated revenue of $ 173 million TT. The Football Association suggested to present the dispute to the UK Sports Dispute Resolution Panel, after which the player accepted. Ian Mill QC, who heard the case, ruled that the Football Association of Trinidad and Tobago, the player should get 50 % of the revenue of the World Cup and the World Cup warm-up matches. Michael Townley, the lawyer for the players, however, complained that the players would have seen to this day not a single cent.
Political career
In October 2007 Jack Warner of the party United National Congress, one of the two largest parties in Trinidad and Tobago, was appointed chairman. He was positioned as one of the leaders of the party for the general elections of 2007. The party received after the election, 15 of the 41 seats in the House of Representatives. Warner was then Member of Parliament for Chaguanas West.
2010 elections were again carried out since the previous Prime Minister Patrick Manning had resigned. The UNC won this time, along with its coalition partners, 29 of the 41 seats in the House of Representatives. Warner was again re-elected in Chaguanas West, also with the highest selection rate across the country. After the election, Warner was appointed Minister for Labour and Transport. In 2012, he joined the office as Minister for National Security.