Karl Hopfner

Hopfner applied for Managing Director of the FC Bayern München eV in 1982 after seeing a "local" job ad.[1] He eventually got the job and started the position in 1983.[2][3][4] He eventually became managing director of FC Bayern München Sport-Werbe GmbH and eventually, from 2002, a member of the vorstand of FC Bayern München AG.[3] He was in–charge of finance as part of his role on the vorstand.[3][4] He was set to leave the club at the end of 2012 due to health reasons.[5][6] However, at the club's annual general meeting on 15 November 2012, Hopfner was elected as Senior Vice President of FC Bayern München eV.[4][7] Bayern announced on 26 September 2012 that Jan-Christian Dreesen would replace Hopfner on the vorstand.[8] Dreesen took over on 1 February 2013.[9] Following the resignation of Uli Hoeneß, Hopfner was announced as the candidate to become the new President of FC Bayern München e.V.[10] The election was held on 2 May 2014 at the extraordinary general meeting.[2][11] The result was that he would succeed Hoeneß as the new club president.[12] During his career at Bayern, Hopfner was a member of the board of the Deutsche Fußball Liga[13] and the German Football Association[14] and also sits on the club commission for UEFA.[14]