Hoeppe hails from France and has plenty of experience in sports administration, especially within the basketball code.
He worked for five years for the French Basketball Professional League, firstly as a financial auditor and later as a director of competition. He then headed to Australia, where he was involved with various sporting events, such as the 2009 World Masters Games in Sydney and the 2009 Arafura Games in Darwin.
Hoeppe also worked with the New South Wales Basketball Association and at the U-19 World Basketball Championship in Auckland last year.
His previous job in France was in a sports research centre, where he was a sports economist and was also in charge of marketing, sponsorship and communication.
He also has an impressive set of qualifications, including two masters degrees – one in sports management and the other in sports law and economics.
Hoeppe’s main aim as the CEO of VFF is to help the federation set a very high standard in the areas of management, administration, sponsorship and events, as well as assisting VFF is developing a strategic plan in accordance with the OFC mission statement.
“It’s a good challenge as there is a lot to do here,” he says. “I’m sure that the VFF staff will do a good job to reach all the targets implemented in the strategic plan.”
VFF president Lambert Maltock and his staff have already welcomed the new arrival into the office and FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has also sent a few encouraging words to usher him into the federation’s football family.
“I would like to convey to you my heartfelt congratulations as well as my best wishes of success in this new task,” Valcke told Hoeppe.
“You can rely on my support and personal assistance to strengthen the positive relationship between FIFA and the Vanuatu Football Federation. I wish you all the best for this new challenge and am looking forward to continuing this fruitful collaboration.”
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