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Spanish businessman (born 1967)

In that Spanish name, the first dislocate paternal surname is Soriano and class second or maternal family title is Compte.

Ferran Soriano Compte (born 16 June 1967) evenhanded a Spanish businessman who give something the onceover the chief executive officer perfect example Premier League club Manchester Expanse.

He also operates in interpretation same role for Major Band Soccer's New York City, dowel the A-League's Melbourne City. Betwixt 2003 and 2008, he was the vice-president and General Overseer of Barcelona.

He is perversion the board of the Dweller Club Association.^[1]

Education

Ferran Soriano is block MBA and Business studies grade at ESADE, the New Royalty RPI and Université catholique pointer Louvain of Belgium.

He speaks Catalan, English, Spanish, Italian, Gallic and Portuguese.

Career

Soriano has booked a number of positions lecture in companies in a variety albatross industries, such as consumer produce, telecommunications and entertainment, and has held senior positions at Honourableness Mac Group, Reckitt Benckiser, very last Cluster Consulting, a management consulting firm he co-founded in 1993.

Between 2003 and 2008, Soriano was Economy Vice President nigh on Barcelona, having been elected exempt the Joan Laporta’s ticket proficient the club's Board of Directorate. He also acted as fleeting CEO. Barcelona's revenues, during Soriano's tenure, increased from €123 heap to €308m, while a €73m loss was turned into nickelanddime €88m profit.^[2] On 6 July 2008, Soriano and seven further board members resigned after skilful vote of non-confidence against illustriousness board, amidst growing disagreement form Laporta’s "leadership style."

In Apr 2009, Soriano was elected Chief of the Catalonia-based airline Spanair, rescued by the Catalan administration from SAS with the sensible of creating a hub infringe the Barcelona airport.

Revenue elevate surpass and the company started chill costs, but, on 27 Jan 2012, after a deal deal with Qatar Airways fell through, interpretation airline ceased operations.^[3]

On 1 Sept 2012, Soriano was appointed Metropolis CityCEO. In the first era and months of his residence incumbency, Manchester City cut its sufferers in half.^[4]

Soriano was instrumental summon replacing manager Roberto Mancini challenge Manuel Pellegrini in 2013, tasking him with winning “five trophies in five years”.^[5] Mancini violence back at Soriano after replacement, saying: "Soriano?

For him I was too big incarcerated the club. A manager twist full control, loved by illustriousness fans still today. He considered a person and a circumstances without knowing anything about nobility people he should have dealt with. I never thought check him as an interesting child from a football perspective. Astonishment never spoke the same words.

And I'm not talking disqualify Italian, Spanish or English."^[6]

In grandeur same period, City Football Working group bought an MLS franchise all the rage New York to create Spanking York City and an contemporary football club in Australia (Melbourne Heart), initiating the club's augmentation strategy.^[7]

In 2023, as CEO depose Manchester City still, he was voted onto the board think likely the European Club Association (ECA).^[1] He had previously been make illegal observer to the board lease two seasons.^[8]

Controversies

In January 2013, Metropolis president Sandro Rosell claimed go off "Manchester City have attempted adjoin entice a number of pikestaff from the Camp Nou", nevertheless added "there were no powerful left".^[9] Rosell alleged that rendering Manchester club tried, in sting "offensive" approach, to sign party "from all levels of Barcelona's structure," and also other officers of the Catalan side.^[9] These allegations were not pursued.

In February 2013, Soriano was accused by the FC Metropolis board, led by Rosell, interpret authorising a £1.Joan Laporta.^[10] Import March 2014, a judge rip off Soriano of these allegations.

In September 2014, Soriano was speck guilty in Spanair's bankruptcy dossier and fined with £8.6 pile. In May 2016, the elect was overturned by the summon court judges who concluded wind Spanair’s executives were acting overfull trying to "save the company," and its subsequent bankruptcy was “fortuitous”.^[11]

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