Chelsea have confirmed the make-up of their new board ahead of the 2022-23 season after a consortium led by American billionaire Todd Boehly bought the club from Roman Abramovich.
It was a saga that caused plenty of disruption at Stamford Bridge in the second-half of last season and there is no doubt Thomas Tuchel will be eager to get back to focusing on the football as soon as possible. The majority of next season will take place without director of football Marina Granovskaia at the helm, however.
The Blues have confirmed that she will leave her role at the end of the transfer window with chairman Bruce Buck also leaving imminently. Boehly will take Buck's place with a number of familiar names from the takeover saga also added to the board.
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"As custodians of Chelsea FC, we now begin executing our long-term vision and plan for the Club, creating an outstanding experience for its passionate, loyal fans, and continuing to challenge for top honours in line with Chelsea FC’s decorated history," Boehly said in a statement on the club's official website. "Working together, side-by-side, we are firmly committed to winning, both on and off the pitch. For us, that effort has begun."
Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano, co-founders and managing partners of Clearlake Capital added: "As the new era of the Boehly-Clearlake ownership begins, we are excited to build a championship organisation and grow Chelsea FC as a global platform. We look forward to backing Thomas Tuchel, Emma Hayes and their teams, and will provide proactive, unbending support to make Chelsea’s loyal fans and our partners proud."
The duo join as co-controlling owners of the club alongside Boehly and each earn a place on the board. The complete list of additions to the board are as follows:
• Behdad Eghbali and José E. Feliciano, co-controlling owners of Chelsea FC, and co-founders and managing partners of Clearlake Capital
• Mark Walter, co-owner of Chelsea FC, co-founder and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, owner of Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Sparks
• Hansjörg Wyss, co-owner of Chelsea FC, founder of the Wyss Foundation
• Jonathan Goldstein, co-owner of Chelsea FC, co-founder and CEO of Cain International
• Barbara Charone, director and co-founder of MBC PR
• Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE, columnist and former executive editor of The Times
• James Pade, partner and managing director of Clearlake Capital
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