File photo of Walter De Gregorio, FIFA Director of Communications and Public Affairs gestures during a news conference at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, May 27, 2015.
Image by: RUBEN SPRICH / REUTERS
Image by: RUBEN SPRICH / REUTERS
FIFA director of communications and public affairs Walter De Gregorio resigned from his position with immediate effect on Thursday, the world governing body confirmed in a statement.
Nicolas Maingot, his deputy, has been named to replace De Gregorio on a temporary basis.
De Gregorio, who will continue to serve FIFA "on a consultancy basis" until the end of the year, had been in the position since 2011 and was present when president Sepp Blatter announced his resignation on June 2.
Blatter, a Swiss national who has been a dominant presence at FIFA for decades, announced his decision to step down at a hastily arranged news conference in Zurich, six days after police raided a hotel in the city and arrested several FIFA officials - and just four days after he was re-elected to a fifth term as FIFA president.
Blatter said an election to choose a new president would be held as soon as possible, though a FIFA official said it would probably not take place until at least December.
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