Brian Quinn,

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(born 1936 in

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) is a Scottish economist and former football club chairman. He is an honorary

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. He is best known for his spell as the chairman of Celtic Plc board.

Early life

Quinn was educated at

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, where he obtained an MA (Hons) degree. He also obtained an MA degree in economics from the

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and a PhD degree in economics from

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.Profile: Brian Quinn
''HeraldScotland'', 29 September 2007

Professional career

Between 1964 and 1970 Quinn worked for the

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(IMF), first as an economist at the African Department, then as IMF Representative for West Africa. He then joined the

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as an economist, eventually rising to Deputy Governor in 1995. In 1996, he joined Celtic as a non-executive director, and was made chairman in 2000. He served the club in this position for seven years, during which time the club won five

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titles, four

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existen ...

s. He announced he was to resign the chair of Celtic on 17 November 2007MacDonald, Hug
I’ve travelled half a million miles in my years here... It’s time to go
, ''The Herald'', 29 September 2007 and was succeeded by John Reid.Reid named as new Celtic chairman
BBC News, 28 September 2007 Quinn also serves as a non-executive director for the

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financial services authority and runs a financial consulting business. He was appointed CBE in the

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References

Celtic F.C. directors and chairmen Cornell University alumni Living people Scottish businesspeople Chairmen and investors of football clubs in Scotland 1936 births Academics from Glasgow Alumni of the University of Glasgow Scottish economists Alumni of the University of Manchester Alumni of the Manchester Business School Commanders of the Order of the British Empire {{UK-business-bio-1930s-stub