It's 12 years since Sir Martin Broughton left his temporary role as Liverpool chairman after helping the club's new owners navigate the acquisition of the Reds and also the early months of their tenure.
Broughton, who was knighted in 2011 for his services to business, had previously served as chairman of British Airways and was recommended as the perfect candidate to hold the fort during the takeover process and early days of the Fenway Sports Group (then New England Sports Ventures) reign by Wall Street financier Michael Klein, a key man in the club being acquired by FSG from Tom Hicks and George Gillett in 2010 for £300m.
Klein knew Broughton well from their time together as co-chairmen of the Transatlantic Business Dialogue, an advocacy group consisting of more than 70 corporations that focuses on trade and investment issues relating to the UK and USA. Klein, through an existing relationship with both FSG chiefs and Hicks and Gillett, presented Broughton as the best option to manage the club through the turbulence.
