Former Rotorua United president Deryck Shaw has been elected as the new president of New Zealand Football.
Shaw, who has been a WaiBOP Football board member since 2009, joined New Zealand Football's executive committee late last year.
He was voted president of the New Zealand Football board last Friday duringtheir annual congress in Auckland.
Shaw said he was honoured to be elected to the role.
"I am honoured and privileged to be given the opportunity to become president of New Zealand Football at such an exciting time and look forward to working with my executive committee colleagues, management, federations and all those involved in football in re-positioning our sport in New Zealand."
Shaw is well known in Rotorua and is the current Lakes District Health Board chairman.
His son, Olly Shaw, is a professional triathlete and represented Rotorua United as a footballer when he was younger. Shaw takes over from outgoing president Mark Aspden at New Zealand Football.
