Strange Rumour - Finances

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Clever Fox said:

Why would it be a joke. Nearly 80 % of those attending games each week are Male. Thats a fact.

It's only in the last decade or so that younger women have shown a real interest in football.

The majority of match-going football fans are male ≠ we should be worried about Top being "outnumbered in the boardroom" by women

[Clever Fox]

1 hour ago, taupe said:

I  can see that interpretation 100% The only thing I would say is that we don't know the composition of the board at KP.

 

We (i.e. the club) could well be seen as outside the core business interest of KP (particularly in light of the last year) and the board might be keen to remove the burden. Top might  be looking to broker a deal that takes the club out from under the wing of KP.. That is a possibility but it really does depend on his influence/power within KP.

 

I've honestly no idea. 

You're spot on in your assessment and this part of my point, Maybe I didn't put it across as elegantly as you have.

KP is still the parent company and whatever the makeup of the Board we could quickly be seen as a drain on resources.

Top could be out voted by the Board or he could be trying to do as you say.

 

None of us know what is going on behind the scenes and unlikely to know until it happens.

[TrentFox]

30 minutes ago, Bordersfox said:

 

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[Clever Fox]

10 minutes ago, Smudge said:

Maybe that's why women stay away. 

It might have something to do with it. It certainly did in my younger day when they didn't like being squeezed or crushed in the crowds on the Terraces. Nowadays it's a bit more civilised as we have Seating.

[Clever Fox]

1 hour ago, taupe said:

Depends which boardroom we're taking about; the club or KP. 

 

If KP is the majority voice at the club, and Top is the representative of KP then he rules the roost. The question (as I see it) is how much control he has at KP. 

 

Your right again. He'd likely still only have 2 votes as Chairman. His own Vote and a Casting vote.

Unless it's done by percentages which might complicate things further.

[AmyLGK]

45 minutes ago, Clever Fox said:

Why would it be a joke. Nearly 80 % of those attending games each week are Male. Thats a fact.

It's only in the last decade or so that younger women have shown a real interest in football.

There are many fans that don't attend games. I know more women that support football than I do men, but only a few can go to games for various reasons.

[Clever Fox]

36 minutes ago, AmyLGK said:

There are many fans that don't attend games. I know more women that support football than I do men, but only a few can go to games for various reasons.

Of course you are right but they are still in the minority even with the recent growth in the Womens game.

I've had many a girl / Woman tell me Men were stupid for chasing a bag of wind around a football pitch and they were entitled to that opinion. 

Thankfully women are more enlightened now with the success of the England ladies team.

[Smudge]

1 hour ago, AmyLGK said:

There are many fans that don't attend games. I know more women that support football than I do men, but only a few can go to games for various reasons.

My mother, wife, daughter, daughter in law and granddaughter are/were avid football fans. They are far more comfortable watching games on TV where they are not witnessing loutish behaviour and the facilities for their comfort/needs are not hard to find.

Edited 1 January 2023 by Smudge

[st albans fox]

3 hours ago, taupe said:

I  can see that interpretation 100% The only thing I would say is that we don't know the composition of the board at KP.

 

We (i.e. the club) could well be seen as outside the core business interest of KP (particularly in light of the last year) and the board might be keen to remove the burden. Top might  be looking to broker a deal that takes the club out from under the wing of KP.. That is a possibility but it really does depend on his influence/power within KP.

 

I've honestly no idea. 

It’s on public record - Google it 

[splinterdream]

1 hour ago, Smudge said:

My mother, wife, daughter, daughter in law and granddaughter are/were avid football fans. They are far more comfortable watching games on TV where they are not witnessing loutish behaviour and the facilities for their comfort/needs are not hard to find.

Loutish behaviour? What would that be, jumping up and down, clapping, swearing, singing football songs, taking your shirt off?
 

[Smudge]

1 hour ago, splinterdream said:

Loutish behaviour? What would that be, jumping up and down, clapping, swearing, singing football songs, taking your shirt off?
 

I could guess but try asking a female what she regards as loutish behaviour instead of me, maybe you might learn something

[TJQuik]

5 hours ago, Bordersfox said:

 

Cute!

[FoxyLeon]

6 hours ago, AmyLGK said:

This is a ****ing joke, yes?

 

Unfortunately, the evidence we have does suggest that attendance at games amongst amongst women is still really low, so it's not outrageous to claim that women lack interest in the Sport. Of course, you may argue that it could be for a variety of reasons, but what we do know, is that that games at all levels are still completely dominated in terms of attendance by Men. I've took my daughter to watch a couple of the LCFC women's games in the past year, and from those games specifically there were far more Dad's with their daughters/kids, than there were Mum's. That's without discussing the obvious lack of attendance in women's sports in general, despite women making up half the population and workforce, so the cost isn't an issue.

 

I actually think we're a bit of an exception to the norm, in terms of what the figures suggest, as across my years of attending we seem to have an abnormally high female supporter base, which is obviously great for the Club.

 

I will add though, that the idea 'Top is worried about being outnumbered by women' on the board is ridiculous. This is the man who appointed Rodgers, has continued to back him despite the fact he should have stepped in to prevent the mistreatment of Soyuncu, and the purchases of Vestergaard/Bertrand etc. He's also the man who took part in hiring the likes of Sven and Ranieri. Even though the latter miraculously worked, neither were exactly good appointments at the time based on 'Logical Football reasons', which I guess some are getting at when they're talking about him being worried about women on the board. That part is sexist.

[Sly]

http://story.kingpower.com/en/executives-en/
 

They have the group chairperson as Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha (Vichais late wife). 
 

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (Top) is Chief Executive Officer & Chief Commercial Officer.

 

What we have to remember is that the Srivaddhanaprabha family itself is now only valued at £1.7b as per the last Forbes evaluation, as Covid really hit them hard. 
 

We don’t know how King Power view LCFC as an asset. Vichai had a dream, however this may have changed with his passing. 

 

If the family choose to focus the core daily business on what they do best which is duty free, they may want to cut ties to a business 1000s of mikes away, if someone offered the right price. 
 

Anyhow, back to King Power, we’ve got:

Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha

Group Chairman

 

Sombat Dechapanichkul

Group Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer

 

Voramas Srivaddhanaprabha

Group Vice Chairman

 

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Commercial Officer

 

Pornsnan Gerdprasert

Chief Financial Officer

 

Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha

Assistant Chief Operating Officer

 

Aroonroong Srivaddhanaprabha

Assistant Chief Financial Officer

 

Angkhana Anantachai

Executive Vice President Group Accounting

 

Pichai Pitakchaisuk

Executive Vice President Group Merchandising

 

Siriporn Arayatakul

Executive Vice President Group Operations

 

Jinardith Charoensudjai

Executive Vice President Airport Commercial Group

 

Winid Youngsurakan

Executive Vice President Group Legal & General Administration

 

Kitima Pavareskul

Executive Vice President Group Finance

 

Cherngchai Ruengrit

Executive Vice President Group Digital Business Development

 

Ravi Itiravivong

Chief Executive Officer of Multiply by Eight Co.,Ltd.

 

Charnchai Cherdchoowongthanakorn

Chief Executive Officer King Power Click

 

Marc Begassat

Management Director King Power Mahanakhon

 

Ulhas Shetty

Hotel Manager Pullman Bangkok King Power

 

[Sly]

We are actually owned by the family and not King Power. 

 

The ultimate beneficial individual owners of Leicester City Football Club are as follows:

 

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha 55%
Voramas Srivaddhanaprabha 10%
Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha 10%
Aroonroong Srivaddhanaprabha 10%
Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha 15%

[st albans fox]

48 minutes ago, Sly said:

http://story.kingpower.com/en/executives-en/
 

They have the group chairperson as Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha (Vichais late wife). 
 

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (Top) is Chief Executive Officer & Chief Commercial Officer.

 

What we have to remember is that the Srivaddhanaprabha family itself is now only valued at £1.7b as per the last Forbes evaluation, as Covid really hit them hard. 
 

We don’t know how King Power view LCFC as an asset. Vichai had a dream, however this may have changed with his passing. 

 

If the family choose to focus the core daily business on what they do best which is duty free, they may want to cut ties to a business 1000s of mikes away, if someone offered the right price. 
 

Anyhow, back to King Power, we’ve got:

Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha

Group Chairman

 

Sombat Dechapanichkul

Group Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer

 

Voramas Srivaddhanaprabha

Group Vice Chairman

 

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Commercial Officer

 

Pornsnan Gerdprasert

Chief Financial Officer

 

Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha

Assistant Chief Operating Officer

 

Aroonroong Srivaddhanaprabha

Assistant Chief Financial Officer

 

Angkhana Anantachai

Executive Vice President Group Accounting

 

Pichai Pitakchaisuk

Executive Vice President Group Merchandising

 

Siriporn Arayatakul

Executive Vice President Group Operations

 

Jinardith Charoensudjai

Executive Vice President Airport Commercial Group

 

Winid Youngsurakan

Executive Vice President Group Legal & General Administration

 

Kitima Pavareskul

Executive Vice President Group Finance

 

Cherngchai Ruengrit

Executive Vice President Group Digital Business Development

 

Ravi Itiravivong

Chief Executive Officer of Multiply by Eight Co.,Ltd.

 

Charnchai Cherdchoowongthanakorn

Chief Executive Officer King Power Click

 

Marc Begassat

Management Director King Power Mahanakhon

 

Ulhas Shetty

Hotel Manager Pullman Bangkok King Power

 

Look like they could probably defend a set piece better than our  lot ……

[Daggers]

12 hours ago, Smudge said:

Maybe that's why women stay away. 

Pretty sure the answer is simple: it’s Raj’s fault.

[taupe]

11 hours ago, st albans fox said:

It’s on public record - Google it 

OK. The board of directors at KP is easy enough to find..

 

http://story.kingpower.com/en/executives-en/

 

.. but clearly that won't tell the full story, and not just in voting rights etc. There's a consortium called Asian Football Investments (founded by Vichai) that bought the club from Mandaric. So KP don't (or didn't) directly own the club. What's the make-up of that AFI consortium? How much control does/did KP have over it? 

 

My point is, without spending hours and typing paragraphs, I don't think the chain of command, decision makers, etc is obvious to anyone on here. 

Edited 2 January 2023 by taupe

[taupe]

2 hours ago, Sly said:

We are actually owned by the family and not King Power. 

 

The ultimate beneficial individual owners of Leicester City Football Club are as follows:

 

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha 55%
Voramas Srivaddhanaprabha 10%
Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha 10%
Aroonroong Srivaddhanaprabha 10%
Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha 15%

Where did you get that info from? Asking out of genuine interest. Is that the AFI consortium I mentioned above? 

[Sly]

48 minutes ago, taupe said:

Where did you get that info from? Asking out of genuine interest. Is that the AFI consortium I mentioned above? 

It’s on the club website.

 

https://www.lcfc.com/club/company-details

 

Company Details

 

Leicester City Football Club Limited's immediate parent undertaking is King Power International Company LTD (KPI), a company incorporated in Thailand.

 

The ultimate beneficial individual owners of Leicester City Football Club are as follows:

 

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha 55%
Voramas Srivaddhanaprabha 10%
Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha 10%
Aroonroong Srivaddhanaprabha 10%
Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha 15%

 

Club Name: Leicester City Football Club

 

Company Number: 4593477 

 

Contact address and Registered office:

King Power Stadium, 
Filbert Way, 
Leicester,
LE2 7FL

[email protected]

 

VAT Registration Number: 801 1628 73

 

Trade bodies and/or professional association's memberships: The FA Premier League Ltd

[Sly]

if you follow the trail, 

 

Companies house the persons with significant control Listed as “King Power International Company Limited”

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04593477/persons-with-significant-control

[taupe]

10 minutes ago, Sly said:

if you follow the trail, 

 

Companies house the persons with significant control Listed as “King Power International Company Limited”

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04593477/persons-with-significant-control

Shilai Liu ?

 

https://golden.com/wiki/Shilai_Liu-DZ9MPN6

 

Quote

Liu Shilai’s business background is much harder to nail down. He is named in various sources as Chairman of the Jing Hung Investment Co Ltd or the Jing Jung Investment Company (Limited). There is little information surrounding either.

 

[taupe]

24 minutes ago, Sly said:

Leicester City Football Club Limited's immediate parent undertaking is King Power International Company LTD (KPI)

So the AFI consortium I mentioned above no longer exists? Dissolved and subsumed by KP?

[KFS]

3 hours ago, Sly said:

http://story.kingpower.com/en/executives-en/
 

They have the group chairperson as Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha (Vichais late wife). 
 

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (Top) is Chief Executive Officer & Chief Commercial Officer.

 

What we have to remember is that the Srivaddhanaprabha family itself is now only valued at £1.7b as per the last Forbes evaluation, as Covid really hit them hard. 
 

We don’t know how King Power view LCFC as an asset. Vichai had a dream, however this may have changed with his passing. 

 

If the family choose to focus the core daily business on what they do best which is duty free, they may want to cut ties to a business 1000s of mikes away, if someone offered the right price. 
 

Anyhow, back to King Power, we’ve got:

Aimon Srivaddhanaprabha

Group Chairman

 

Sombat Dechapanichkul

Group Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer

 

Voramas Srivaddhanaprabha

Group Vice Chairman

 

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha

Chief Executive Officer & Chief Commercial Officer

 

Pornsnan Gerdprasert

Chief Financial Officer

 

Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha

Assistant Chief Operating Officer

 

Aroonroong Srivaddhanaprabha

Assistant Chief Financial Officer

 

Angkhana Anantachai

Executive Vice President Group Accounting

 

Pichai Pitakchaisuk

Executive Vice President Group Merchandising

 

Siriporn Arayatakul

Executive Vice President Group Operations

 

Jinardith Charoensudjai

Executive Vice President Airport Commercial Group

 

Winid Youngsurakan

Executive Vice President Group Legal & General Administration

 

Kitima Pavareskul

Executive Vice President Group Finance

 

Cherngchai Ruengrit

Executive Vice President Group Digital Business Development

 

Ravi Itiravivong

Chief Executive Officer of Multiply by Eight Co.,Ltd.

 

Charnchai Cherdchoowongthanakorn

Chief Executive Officer King Power Click

 

Marc Begassat

Management Director King Power Mahanakhon

 

Ulhas Shetty

Hotel Manager Pullman Bangkok King Power

 

Gary linekar done alright for himself becoming the CEO of King Power click

[Sly]

6 hours ago, taupe said:

So the AFI consortium I mentioned above no longer exists? Dissolved and subsumed by KP?

It was fronted by King Power anyway. From memory they purchased around 80% originally, then the 20% at a later date.

 

6 hours ago, taupe said:

Shilai Liu ?

 

https://golden.com/wiki/Shilai_Liu-DZ9MPN6

 

 

https://www.lcfc.com/news/amp/434229
 

A Chinese entrepreneur and influential, successful businessman, Mr Liu’s extensive experience and knowledge will be of great value to the Club, along with a great sense of sportsmanship.

His appointment reflects the vision of Leicester City Chairman Vichai Raksriaksorn to strengthen the Club’s highly-valued domestic fan-base with an international following, recognising China as the largest potential fan-base in Asia.

Mr Liu will take up the position of Vice Chairman, alongside Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn and the Board of Directors.

Vichai Raksriaksorn, Leicester City Chairman, said: "I am delighted that Mr Shilai has accepted our invitation to join the Leicester City Board of Directors." 

Mr Liu Shilai said: "I am extremely proud to be joining an ambitious, progressive Club with the heritage and tradition of Leicester City and it is my intention to play a role in the Club's further development and growth."

Mr Liu's appointment to the Board of Directors has been fully ratified by the Football League and he will take up his position as Vice Chairman from 1 December, 2012. 

There will be no change to the ownership structure of the Club, which remains wholly owned by King Power International. 
 

—-////
 

He’s listed on the May 2021 accounts as well as, so assuming he’s still around.

 

https://resources.lcfc.com/leicesterfc/document/2022/02/17/f2667c95-4f4a-4799-b23f-76cde4ae021c/LCFC-Financial-Results-2020-21.pdf