By Andrew Warshaw
September 25 – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football’s (CONCACAF) newly created Integrity Committee, formed to clean up the confederation of months of blood-letting, has held its first meeting in New York City charged with getting to grips with the misdemeanours of the past.
The new committee, which reflects FIFA’s own attempts at reform, includes representatives from each of the confederation’s three areas – North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
“This meeting marks the beginning of the independent review process requested by members of the Confederation during the congress in Budapest,” said CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb (pictured top, second left).
“We have invited the most qualified and reputable individuals in their fields to assist us in the fulfilment of our vision of integrity, transparency and accountability, which will help us build a transparent structure and allow our region to grow.”
The Integrity Committee is comprised of Sir David Simmons (pictured top, second right), who served as the 12th Chief Justice of Barbados from 2002 to 2010; Judge Ricardo Urbina (pictured top, far left), a retired United States District Court Judge for the District of Columbia; and Ernesto Hempe (pictured top, far right), a retired partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), who has over 30 years of financial experience.
“This was the first step towards an important process and I am pleased that CONCACAF is approaching such matters in a responsible manner as it sets an ethical standard for its new governance,” said Sir David afterwards.
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