Newcastle United are actively searching for a new CEO. It's a recruitment process that began in November when long-serving managing director Lee Charnley finally left the club.
Like the managerial appointment of Eddie Howe, the CEO search is 'process driven', (translation: slow) but it's a sensible approach with a view to avoiding knee-jerk appointments that could backfire expensively. The pressure to bring in a CEO has been relieved somewhat by Newcastle's relatively stable position in the league table, and the anticipated appointment of a technical director (widely believed to be former England and Brighton technical director, Dan Ashworth).
Mehrdad Ghodoussi, in an interview with The Athletic in February, said the new Newcastle CEO must have "a vision about making a successful, sustainable business. Driving commercial revenues means more money and that means the club can invest more into its infrastructure, into its squad and everything else." They want Newcastle to start making serious money and need someone with the experience, expertise and temperament to handle it.
