Mr Frans De Weger (1978)

Attorney-at-law (Netherlands) Eng
Zeist / Netherlands

Partner/Attorney-at-law BMDW Advocaten. CAS arbitrator since 2015, appointed on the proposal of the European Club Association (ECA). Chairman of the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC) of the Football Tribunal (1 October 2021 until 1 October 2025).

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Mr Hendrik Willem Kesler (1949)

Attorney-at-law (Netherlands) Eng/Deu
Zeist / Netherlands

Attorney-at-law. Partner with the lawfirm JPR lawyers in Enschede until 2000; CEO and chairman of the professional section of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) (1995-2010); 1982 - 1994 board member of FC Twente Enschede (secretary, treasurer and vice-chairman); Board Member of the KNVB (1995); Board member in the Euro 2000 in Belgium/Netherlands and member of several committees of UEFA (media,pfc and legal); Currently working as legal advisor/business consultant; Appointed on behalf of Dutch government as member of the board of the Gambling Authority - responsible for the fight against matchfixing (2012- ).

Mr Manfred Peter Nan (1960)

Attorney-at-law (Netherlands) Eng
Amsterdam / Netherlands

Lawyer; Partner at Nan & Koolaard Arbitration (2023- ); Deputy Judge District Court of Overijssel (2016- ); Member of the Disciplinary Committee Professional Football of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB); Member of "Rex Sport Asociación de Asesores del Deporte"; Lecturer at the Online Masters Program International Sport Law, in corroboration with REX Sport Academy, at Swiss School of Business and Management (Geneva, Switzerland); Former lecturer at the Online Masters Program International Sports law at the REX Sport Academy and CEU Universidad Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain; Former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee in Doping cases of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB 2011 – 1 July 2019); Former member of the Appeal Committee in Disciplinary Cases Professional Football of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB; 2003 – 2015); Former Arbitrator of the Arbitration Committee of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB; 1987 - 2011); Former Member of the Dutch Football Players’ Committee (CSR; 1985 - 1986); Former Arbitrator of the Arbitration Tribunal of the Dutch Olympic Committee/Dutch Sport Federation (1990 – 1994); Former professional football player.

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Mr Christian Visser (1978)

Lawyer (Netherlands) Eng
Amsterdam / Netherlands

Partner at Meijers Canatan Advocaten; Former member of the stadium ban commission at AFC Ajax; Former member of the Commission of Appeal of amateur football.