Germany: Franziska Fey appointed chairwoman of the DFL Foundation from 01/09/2020

The DFL Foundation has appointed Franziska Fey as chairwoman, who will officially take up her functions from 01/09/2020, announced the German Professional Football League on 13/08/2020. Franziska Fey replaces Stefan Kiefer, who held the post since November 2014 (see below).

"Since 2018, she has been Head of Projects, with responsibility for areas including strategic topic development and for advising the executive board. Before joining the DFL Foundation, Franziska Fey worked for the renowned Robert Bosch Stiftung (German multi-national charitable institution) for several years," stated the DFL.

"We have great faith in Franziska Fey as the future Chairwoman of the DFL Foundation. With her professional expertise and personal motivation, she is the right person to lead the DFL Foundation into the future. The objective is to press ahead with the social commitment of the foundation in conjunction with the professional clubs," stated Christian Seifert, chairman of the DFL executive committee and CEO of the DFL.

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