About: David Haigh

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David Lawrence Haigh is a British human rights lawyer and international crisis and media manager. Haigh is the former managing director of Leeds United Football Club and Chairman of Leeds United Ladies Football Club, he was the first openly LGBTQ managing director of an English football club. He is the chief executive officer and founder of the Sport Capital Group, a financier of Leeds United Football Club. Haigh was convicted of fraud charges in Dubai and spent 22-months in prison, where he claims he was tortured and raped. He denies all allegations and claims he was set up. He is a campaigner for human rights and justice in the UAE, specifically on unfair trials, torture, Interpol and extraditions.

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  • David Lawrence Haigh is a British human rights lawyer and international crisis and media manager. Haigh is the former managing director of Leeds United Football Club and Chairman of Leeds United Ladies Football Club, he was the first openly LGBTQ managing director of an English football club. He is the chief executive officer and founder of the Sport Capital Group, a financier of Leeds United Football Club. Haigh was convicted of fraud charges in Dubai and spent 22-months in prison, where he claims he was tortured and raped. He denies all allegations and claims he was set up. He is a campaigner for human rights and justice in the UAE, specifically on unfair trials, torture, Interpol and extraditions. Haigh is the founder and managing director of Haigh International Justice, a dispute resolution, crisis and media management strategic advisor. He co-founded Legal Advocacy NGO Detained International in 2018. Haigh is an active campaigner for anti-homophobia in sport, credited with helping pave the way for LGBT players and managers in football. He is a campaigner for human rights and justice in the UAE, specifically on unfair trials, torture, Interpol and extraditions. (en)
  • David Haigh, född 17 juli 1977, är en brittisk affärsman mest känd som före detta verkställande direktör i fotbollsklubben Leeds United. Haigh tillträdde som verkställande direktör i Leeds United den 1 juli 2013 samtidigt som Salah Nooruddin tillträdde som Leeds nye ordförande efter Ken Bates. Han var dessutom CEO i , en investmentbank baserad i Dubai och som äger 25% av Leeds United. I och med försäljningen av Leeds till en ny majoritetsägare, , lämnade Haigh sin post som verkställande direktör i klubben i april 2014. (sv)
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  • Manchester, United Kingdom (en)
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  • Southampton University LLB Hons Law (en)
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  • David Lawrence Haigh (en)
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  • Lawyer and crisis manager (en)
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  • David Haigh, född 17 juli 1977, är en brittisk affärsman mest känd som före detta verkställande direktör i fotbollsklubben Leeds United. Haigh tillträdde som verkställande direktör i Leeds United den 1 juli 2013 samtidigt som Salah Nooruddin tillträdde som Leeds nye ordförande efter Ken Bates. Han var dessutom CEO i , en investmentbank baserad i Dubai och som äger 25% av Leeds United. I och med försäljningen av Leeds till en ny majoritetsägare, , lämnade Haigh sin post som verkställande direktör i klubben i april 2014. (sv)
  • David Lawrence Haigh is a British human rights lawyer and international crisis and media manager. Haigh is the former managing director of Leeds United Football Club and Chairman of Leeds United Ladies Football Club, he was the first openly LGBTQ managing director of an English football club. He is the chief executive officer and founder of the Sport Capital Group, a financier of Leeds United Football Club. Haigh was convicted of fraud charges in Dubai and spent 22-months in prison, where he claims he was tortured and raped. He denies all allegations and claims he was set up. He is a campaigner for human rights and justice in the UAE, specifically on unfair trials, torture, Interpol and extraditions. (en)
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