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KEN DULIEU has been named as Coventry City's new chairman.
Ken Dulieu
KEN DULIEU has been named as Coventry City's new chairman.
The club announced today that Ray Ranson has resigned as the Sky Blues chairman and from the board of directors - four days after the Coventry Telegraph exclusively revealed his departure.
London-born Dulieu currently lives in Portugal and joined the board in November 2010. He is a former chairman of Southampton FC.
In a statement released today, the club says that Dulieu "has a strong track record in business including starting and building a security group which was subsequently floated on the London Stock Exchange, as well as being instrumental in bringing two other diverse businesses to the market."
Dulieu will work alongside a new chief executive officer at the club following on fom Ranson's three-year stint at the Ricoh Arena. He said: "I am delighted to be invited to become Chairman of Coventry City, a club which has a proud pedigree in football with an excellent stadium and loyal fan base.
"We are delighted that Ray has elected to focus all his energies and considerable football experience as football consultant to help ensure that we retain our Championship status.
"Ray and I have an excellent personal relationship and we very much complement each other in our respective working roles within the Club and I look forward to working with him in the future.
"On behalf of the board, I would like to thank him for all his efforts and hard work as the club’s Chairman over the past three years and more.
"We now move into a new chapter for the club with the first priority being results on the field in line with our objective off the field to achieve financial stability and create a platform upon which to build for the future," he added.
Ken Dulieu
KEN DULIEU has been named as Coventry City's new chairman.
The club announced today that Ray Ranson has resigned as the Sky Blues chairman and from the board of directors - four days after the Coventry Telegraph exclusively revealed his departure.
London-born Dulieu currently lives in Portugal and joined the board in November 2010. He is a former chairman of Southampton FC.
In a statement released today, the club says that Dulieu "has a strong track record in business including starting and building a security group which was subsequently floated on the London Stock Exchange, as well as being instrumental in bringing two other diverse businesses to the market."
Dulieu will work alongside a new chief executive officer at the club following on fom Ranson's three-year stint at the Ricoh Arena. He said: "I am delighted to be invited to become Chairman of Coventry City, a club which has a proud pedigree in football with an excellent stadium and loyal fan base.
"We are delighted that Ray has elected to focus all his energies and considerable football experience as football consultant to help ensure that we retain our Championship status.
"Ray and I have an excellent personal relationship and we very much complement each other in our respective working roles within the Club and I look forward to working with him in the future.
"On behalf of the board, I would like to thank him for all his efforts and hard work as the club’s Chairman over the past three years and more.
"We now move into a new chapter for the club with the first priority being results on the field in line with our objective off the field to achieve financial stability and create a platform upon which to build for the future," he added.