2018-07-15
Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (FAM) hari ini ingin mengumumkan pelantikan Stuart Michael Ramalingam sebagai Setiausaha Agung FAM yang baharu.
Pelantikan Stuart sebagai Setiausaha Agung FAM yang ke-10 adalah berdasarkan Artikel 61 Perenggan 1 dalam Statut FAM yang menyatakan bahawa Setiausaha Agung hendaklah dilantik oleh Presiden.
Stuart, 41, menjadi pilihan untuk memegang jawatan ini berdasarkan pengalaman selama 10 tahun dimiliki beliau dalam bidang pengurusan dan pentadbiran bersama organisasi tempatan dan antarabangsa termasuk Persekutuan Bolasepak Antarabangsa (FIFA) dan Konfederasi Bolasepak Asia (AFC).
Beliau bermula pada 2008 apabila dilantik oleh FIFA sebagai ‘Professionalisation Consultant’ yang bertanggungjawab memberikan sokongan berterusan dan konsultansi kepada ahli-ahli gabungan FIFA dalam mewujudkan liga-liga baharu, mengemaskini pentadbiran persatuan negara serta menjadi perancang bagi program pendidikan pentadbiran FIFA (Futuro III).
Selepas empat tahun, Stuart telah dilantik menjadi Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Malaysian Super League (MSL) pada 2010 and diberi mandat untuk merencanakan struktur FAM and juga aspek-aspek komersial persatuan ini.
Pada 2012, Stuart menyertai pula AFC dengan memegang pelbagai jawatan pengarah di sana termasuk Pengarah Kejohanan Kelab-Kelab AFC (termasuk AFC Champions League, AFC Cup dan kejohanan-kejohanan Futsal AFC), Pengarah Pemasaran dan juga Pengarah Social Responsibility.
Selepas berkhidmat di pelbagai tahap organisasi bola sepak, Stuart kemudian menjadi konsultan kepada Dentsu Sports dan IMG, dua agensi sukan terbesar di dunia pada 2014.
Di Dentsu Sports, Stuart kemudian mengambil alih jawatan Naib Presiden selama empat tahun sehingga tahun 2018 ini dan mengetuai operasi agensi tersebut di Asia termasuk penajaan Sukan SEA Kuala Lumpur 2017, pengurusan Sukan Asia 2018 Indonesia dan perencanaan strategi Sukan Olimpik Tokyo 2020.
Dengan pengalaman beliau di FIFA, AFC dan FAM serta pengalaman selama empat tahun dalam dunia korporat dan juga agensi sukan terbesar di dunia, Stuart dilihat sebagai calon paling sesuai untuk menjadi Setiausaha Agung FAM dan diyakini mampu membawa budaya korporat yang akan menjadi perubahan positif kepada FAM.
Selaku Presiden FAM, saya amat berharap agar beliau dapat menjalankan tugas dengan profesional dan penuh amanah demi memartabatkan bola sepak negara.
Stuart akan memulakan tugasnya di Pejabat Setiausaha Agung di Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya pada Isnin, 16 Julai 2018.
Dato' Haji Hamidin Haji Mohd Amin
Presiden Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (FAM)
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STUART MICHAEL RAMALINGAM APPOINTED AS NEW FAM GENERAL SECRETARY
Stuart Michael Ramalingam Appointed as New FAM General Secretary
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) would like to announce today the appointment of Stuart Michael Ramalingam as the new FAM General Secretary.
The appointment of Stuart as the 10th General Secretary of FAM is based on Article 61 Paragraph 1 in the FAM Statute which states that the General Secretary is to be appointed by the President.
Stuart, 41, was chosen for this post based on his 10-year experience in the management and administration field with both local and international organisations including Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
He started in 2008 when he was appointed by FIFA as the 'Professionalisation Consultant', responsible for providing continuous support and consultation to FIFA affiliates in creating new leagues, updating administrations of national associations and also planning for the FIFA administration education programme (Futuro III).
After four years, Stuart was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Super League (MSL) in 2010 and was mandated to plan the FAM structure and also the commercial aspects of the association.
In 2012, Stuart joined AFC and held various directors’ posts there including being the AFC Club Championship Director (involving AFC Champions League, AFC Cup and AFC Futsal Championships), Marketing Director and Director of Social Responsibility.
After serving at various levels of football organisations, Stuart later became a consultant to Dentsu Sports and IMG, two of the world's largest sports agencies, in 2014.
At Dentsu Sports, Stuart held the Vice President post for four years until 2018 and headed the agency's operations in Asia which includes sponsorship of the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games, management of the 2018 Indonesia Asian Games and planning of strategies for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
With his experience at FIFA, AFC and FAM and four years of experience in the corporate world as well as the world's largest sports agencies, Stuart is seen as the most suitable candidate to become FAM General Secretary and is believed to be able to bring the corporate culture that will be a positive change to FAM.
As President of FAM, I really hope that he can carry out his duties with the utmost professionalism and full of conviction in order to elevate the nation’s football.
Stuart will begin his duties at the General Secretary’s office in Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya on Monday, 16th July 2018.
Dato’ Haji Hamidin Haji Mohd Amin
President of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM)