Patrick Stewart: Rangers name former Manchester United chief as new CEO at Scottish Premiership club | Football News

Rangers have named Patrick Stewart because the membership’s new CEO.

The previous Manchester United chief will take up his function on December 16 – the day after Rangers’ League Cup ultimate towards Celtic.

Stewart replaces James Bisgrove who left the role in the summer for a move to Saudi.

Talks stay ongoing over a brand new everlasting chairperson, with Malcolm Offord within the body to completely change John Bennett, who stepped down for health reasons this season.

Stewart spent 18 years at Previous Trafford – most not too long ago as interim CEO – with the membership saying that have makes “him a wonderful match for his new function at Rangers”.

The previous lawyer – who additionally helped negotiate contracts at United and co-led on the creation of the ladies’s group – held varied roles on the Premier League membership.

He had additionally been a member of varied working teams throughout the FA, the Premier League and the European Membership Affiliation, and presided over a wide range of worldwide sports activities disputes as an arbitrator for the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport.

Rangers’ interim chairman, John Gilligan, mentioned: “On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to welcome Patrick to the membership as CEO. Patrick comes with a wonderful popularity and background, bringing in depth expertise of working at senior ranges throughout his 20-plus years in soccer.

“The Board continues in discussions with a number of glorious candidates for the function of Chairperson and anticipate to make an announcement of an appointment within the coming weeks”.

Talking exclusively to Sky Sports News in September, Gilligan revealed he would keep on as chairman “for so long as it takes” and his key precedence was to nominate a brand new CEO – including it was his “dream state of affairs” to have somebody within the function by Christmas.