City Strengthen Board Of Directors

[davieG]

Posted on: Tue 11 Nov 2008

Leicester City's board of directors has been strengthened by the arrival of experienced businessman Atul Sharma.

Sharma is a UK based chartered accountant in the City of London who specialises in corporate finance with a focus on international tax planning and wealth management.

City's newest addition has an abundance of international experience and contacts in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Sharma said: "It is indeed a pleasure to be asked to join the Board of Leicester City; a progressive club with an excellent tradition.

"I particularly relish the opportunity to support Chairman Milan Mandaric in building a sustainable foundation both on-and-off the field that can help the club to achieve its targets and reach the Premier League.

"In fact I was born in Uganda and many of my family and friends moved to Leicester and now support the club.

"In a week of change in the world it is indeed welcome that myself, as an Asian and a keen football fan, has been given the chance to help this great club move forwards in a new direction."

Mandaric added: "I am delighted that someone with Atul's experience and understanding of business and football has agreed to join the club.

"We have big plans and ambition for this club and Atul's appointment is another step along the way to making Leicester City a major force once again."

Sharma joins Mandaric, Chief Executive Lee Hoos, Tony Lander, and Malcolm Stewart-Smith on the board and will attend this evening's League One fixture against Yeovil Town at the Walkers Stadium.

[Zingari]

hopefully some much needed business acumen will bring about a positive change at the club

[The People's Hero]

hopefully some much needed business acumen will bring about a positive change at the club

Don't be fooled.

He's the new manager in waiting.

<_<

[surrifox]

hopefully some much needed business acumen will bring about a positive change at the club

hmmm I wouldn't bet on it . You know the saying...

"an accountant is someone who advises you about a problem that you didn't know you had ..and then offers you a solution that you can't understand"

[Zingari]

Don't be fooled.

He's the new manager in waiting.

<_<

he's a bloody good bhangra dancer , even if the cameran is crap

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk7VWle2jk0

[Ultra]

Sharma is a UK based chartered accountant in the City of London who specialises in corporate finance with a focus on international tax planning and wealth management.

Obviously qualities far more suited for the post than a knowledge of football or the club...

[Fox in a Box]

A good accountant would be able to revise the cost of season tickets to a more manageable price.......

Just dont count on it!

welcome atul! all the same....

[andyh1884]

Obviously qualities far more suited for the post than a knowledge of football or the club...

Quite right - directors of football clubs should be fans, with absolutely no business sense at all, because as we all know, football clubs aren't like any other business, they rely on 'fans' with 'passion' and 'love' for the club to run them terribly & send them into Administration.....

I demand a board of directors, whose legal responsibilities are to run the business properly, that consists solely of 'the average football fan in the stands'

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[davieG]

He's there to find and arrange a buyer.

Yours sincerely

davieG

[Thracian]

He's there to find and arrange a buyer.

Yours sincerely

davieG

Interesting to see how far that ends up from the truth within a couple of years.

[Corky]

I have put in a bid and am set to buy the club.

Yours sincerely

davieG

Go on davieG, restore this club

[Lovejoy]

Quite right - directors of football clubs should be fans, with absolutely no business sense at all, because as we all know, football clubs aren't like any other business, they rely on 'fans' with 'passion' and 'love' for the club to run them terribly & send them into Administration.....

I demand a board of directors, whose legal responsibilities are to run the business properly, that consists solely of 'the average football fan in the stands'

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Like it or not, football clubs are businesses. Chances are that if we had fans in charge, the club would go down the pan before you can say "administration" .

[izzetafox?]

He's there to find and arrange a buyer.

Yours sincerely

davieG

I hope he uses his middle east contacts for this!!!!

[Fox You Forest]

He's there to find and arrange a buyer.

Yours sincerely

davieG

Exactly what i thought.

[Bellend Sebastian]

Like it or not, football clubs are businesses. Chances are that if we had fans in charge, the club would go down the pan before you can say "administration" .

Let's be honest, the fans are the daftest people in football. People say that managers and players are cretins, but they get paid tens of thousands pounds for doing a job regardless of how well they do it, whereas we pay a fortune to watch something that as often as not is shit

[chiefvole]

ok well he might be amazing at accounting

but he's not too good on geography

he said he was born in Uganda...... and then in the next paragraph says he's Asian???

ok well he might be amazing at accounting

but he's not too good on geography

he said he was born in Uganda...... and then in the next paragraph says he's Asian???

[Jon the Hat]

ok well he might be amazing at accounting

but he's not too good on geography

he said he was born in Uganda...... and then in the next paragraph says he's Asian???

ok well he might be amazing at accounting

but he's not too good on geography

he said he was born in Uganda...... and then in the next paragraph says he's Asian???

I think you should read up on your local history my friend.

[Zingari]

ok well he might be amazing at accounting

but he's not too good on geography

he said he was born in Uganda...... and then in the next paragraph says he's Asian???

ok well he might be amazing at accounting

but he's not too good on geography

he said he was born in Uganda...... and then in the next paragraph says he's Asian???

are you in an echo chamber ?

[surrifox]

ok well he might be amazing at accounting

but he's not too good on geography

he said he was born in Uganda...... and then in the next paragraph says he's Asian???

[Simi]

Think davieG has it spot on, with what he said about a buyer.

Can't say I like where this is heading.

[Thracian]

Let's be honest, the fans are the daftest people in football. People say that managers and players are cretins, but they get paid tens of thousands pounds for doing a job regardless of how well they do it, whereas we pay a fortune to watch something that as often as not is shit

....a thought I'm sure most of us have wrestled with on many occasions.

[Lovejoy]

....a thought I'm sure most of us have wrestled with on many occasions.

Wouldn't swap it for anything though !

[Webbo]

Think davieG has it spot on, with what he said about a buyer.

Can't say I like where this is heading.

Why?

[act smiley]

Selling the club? Surely merely a way of improving the backhander-to-transfer ratio?

[Lineker's Left Foot]

hopefully some much needed business acumen will bring about a positive change at the club

If he's Indian, he may know Anil Ambani, the Indian Billionaire.. could he be our new Roman Abramovich??