Chelsea Supporters' Trust have welcomed the Blues' new board and hope they can bring 'stability, prosperity and success' to the club as the club exits a turbulent period. Todd Boehly has become Chelsea's chairman and also taken on the role of Sporting Director, following the departure of Marina Granovskaia, which was also announced on Wednesday.
The announcement of the former Blues director's exit follows that of Bruce Buck, who will leave his position as chairman at the end of the month after taking the position in 2003. Buck will remain as a senior advisor for the Blues, while Granovskaia will be available to be consulted during the current transfer window to aid the transition.
Boehly is joined on the board by fellow co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Jose E Feliciano of Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter, who co-founded Guggenheim Partners and is another owner of the LA Dodgers, Hansjorg Wyss and Jonathan Goldstein. They will further be joined by Barbara Charone, Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE and James Pade, who is a partner and managing director of Clearlake Capital.
