æt ðɪ ˌɛfsˈiː bˈɑːzəl ˌeɪdʒˌiːˈɛm ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn nˈʌp wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə klˈʌbz bˈoːɹd ʌv dᵻɹˈɛktɚz ˌʌndɚ klˈʌb pɹˈɛzɪdənt dʒˈɪɡi ˈoʊɚɹi.
At the FC Basel AGM in June 2009 Knup was elected into the club's board of directors under club president Gigi Oeri.