Campbell Ogilvie Explained

Campbell Ogilvie (born 1950 or 1951)[1] is a Scottish football executive. He was the President of the Scottish Football Association, a director of Rangers and managing director of Heart of Midlothian (Hearts).

Career

Ogilvie was appointed assistant secretary of the Scottish Football League.[2] in May 1970. In 1978, he was hired as general secretary at Rangers F.C. and in 1989 he became a director of that club. Ogilvie relinquished his executive duties at Ibrox Stadium in September 2005, following a boardroom re-shuffle.[3]

Ogilvie joined Heart of Midlothian in November 2005 to undertake similar duties under the title "Operations Director". Ogilvie was later promoted to managing director on 14 March 2008. Oglivie held 3505 shares in Rangers FC while a senior manager at Hearts.[4]

In June 2003, Ogilvie became the treasurer, now second vice-president, of the Scottish Football Association (SFA).[5] On 1 June 2007, Ogilvie became first vice-president of the SFA, with Alan McRae taking his place as second vice-president.[6] On 8 June 2011 it was confirmed that Ogilvie would take up the presidency of the Scottish Football Association, succeeding George Peat.[1] He relinquished the post in June 2015, when he was succeeded by Alan McRae.[7] [8]

In March 2012 Ogilvie stated that he was a member of the Employee Benefit Trust scheme at Rangers when he was both a Director of Rangers as well as the treasurer of the Scottish Football Association.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scottish FA has new president in Campbell Ogilvie . UEFA . 8 June 2011 . 3 October 2012.
  2. News: The Board . scottishfa.co.uk . Scottish Football Association . 3 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819181633/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk//scottish_football.cfm?page=2561 . 19 August 2012 . dead.
  3. Web site: Rangers reshuffle top executives. BBC Sport. BBC . 2005-09-19. 2008-07-18.
  4. Web site: Potential conflicts of interest at the heart of Scottish football . 3 July 2012 .
  5. News: Give Vogts time, says Taylor. The Daily Telegraph. 5 June 2003 . 25 August 2013 . London . Andrew . Lomax.
  6. Web site: New SFA chief ready to take flak . BBC Sport. BBC . 2007-06-01 . 2008-07-18 .
  7. Web site: Record Turnover announced at Scottish FA AGM . scottishfa.co.uk . Scottish Football Association . 9 June 2015 . 9 June 2015.
  8. Web site: Alan McRae elected as SFA president at annual meeting . BBC Sport . BBC . 9 June 2015 . 9 June 2015.
  9. News: Campbell Ogilvie admits he was 'aware' of Rangers EBT scheme but had no role in player contracts . The Daily Telegraph. 2012-03-14. 2008-07-13.