Aston Villa’s finance director steps down
ASTON VILLA’S chief financial officer Robin Russell has stepped down from the club’s board after nine years.
Mr Russell joined the club in November 2006 to become one of Randy Lerner’s first senior appointments, joining at the same time as Richard FitzGerald was appointed chief executive. He also had a short stint as interim chief executive in the summer of 2014 before the arrival of Tom Fox.
The club has not announced the boardroom change, but documents filed at Companies House dates his resignation as a director and company secretary as February 11.
The board has recently been bolstered by the appointments of Steve Hollis as chairman and former Bank of England governor Mervyn King as a non-executive director.
It comes at a difficult time for the club, which is clinging to its Premier League status and is eight points from safety with 12 games remaining.
Mr Russell previously worked for Barclaycard and MBNA Europe Bank, where he was the chief financial officer for over 11 years. He is currently a board member of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.
