Bruno Chiomento, a 63-year-old Swiss official, occupies a central position in FIFA’s governance structure despite being little known outside football’s institutional circles. Since May 2025, he has chaired the organization’s independent governance, audit and compliance committee and oversees the body responsible for setting the individual annual compensation of FIFA’s senior officials.
In that role, Chiomento approved tax, financial and material benefits received or previously received by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his wife, according to information reported by Le Monde. Among the arrangements was FIFA’s payment of all taxes owed by Infantino in the United States for 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Chiomento also approved a revised set of rules governing compensation for FIFA officials in June. The changes, which have been described as controversial, primarily affect the organization’s president and secretary general, Swedish national Mattias Grafström.
The revised rules were prepared by Swiss lawyer Gianni Rizzello, who is described as an associate of Infantino, based on an internal document reviewed by Le Monde. Chiomento’s proximity to the FIFA president and the committee’s role in approving these arrangements have raised questions about the independence of the body he leads. UEFA has recently challenged that relationship.
Sources: Le Monde Sport.