John Reid to become Chairman

No surprise there...

 

i'll definitely struggle to get a fly smoke at CP now:icon_mrgreen:

 

lol

 

board changes at celtic plc
Newsroom Staff
Celtic PLC has announced that Chairman Brian Quinn is to retire from his position at the club following the AGM at the end of November.

Mr Quinn (70) who has served as a director of the club for over 11 years and as chairman of the club for seven-and-a-half years will be succeeded by former Home Secretary, Rt Hon John Reid MP, (60) who will join the board next month as independent non-executive director and chairman-elect with effect from October 1, 2007.

He will be joined on the board by non-executive director Ian Livingston. Mr Livingston (43) is currently chief executive of BT Retail, the consumer and business division of BT Group in the UK and Ireland and an executive director of BT Group plc.

Mr Quinn said: “My involvement with and commitment to Celtic spans seven decades and to have served as Chairman is the greatest privilege of my life.

“However, all good things must come to an end and I felt that the time was right to pass on the baton. I am therefore, delighted that in John Reid we have a man with the club’s best interests at heart.

"Having gotten to know John well over many years during his frequent visits to Celtic Park, I have no hesitation in giving him my warmest congratulations at his forthcoming appointment.”

During Brian Quinn’s tenure as chairman, the club enjoyed huge success on the pitch, including five SPL titles, four Scottish cups, three League Cups, a run to the final of the UEFA Cup in Seville and last season Celtic reached the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

Off the field, the club’s financial performance has been equally impressive, culminating in the recent announcement of record-breaking profits and turnover for a Scottish club.

Mr Quinn added: “I have been very fortunate to have shared the Celtic boardroom with a number of exceptional business figures, not least, Dermot Desmond.

"I am also particularly proud of the efforts of our chief executive Peter Lawwell and his team in delivering so impressively off the field.

“The Celtic fans, too, have played a starring role during my time as director and chairman and it has been one of my greatest pleasures to have personally met many thousands of them during my tenure. They are, and always will be the heartbeat of the club.

“And of course I am extremely grateful to have worked with football managers of the highest calibre in Gordon Strachan and Martin O’Neill who have given me, along with my fellow Celtic fans, many, many unforgettable memories.”

Dr Reid, who has held many of the great offices of state in his political career, announced this month that he would be stepping down as MP for Airdrie and Shotts at the next election. He is a lifelong Celtic fan.

Dr Reid said: “Like every schoolboy who supported Celtic, I always dreamed of pulling on the Hoops and scoring at Celtic Park. I never made it as a player, but this is certainly the next best thing.

“It will be an honour and a privilege not only to take up this position, but also to follow in the footsteps of a man like Brian, whose reputation for integrity, achievement and commitment to Celtic is of the very highest order.

“He has left a proud legacy of sporting and financial success that stands comparison with anyone’s and I am looking forward immensely to continuing those traditions.”

Dr Reid will replace Mr Quinn in his role of non-executive chairman. The responsibility for running the company will continue to be headed by chief executive Peter Lawwell.

 

nice and democratic

 

here's hoping he does a better job than he did for the home office

 

Has he got a lot of money?

 

Hes a *

 

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11781_2762495,00.html

 

Does the chairman not put money into the club?

 

i dont think hes some multi billionair so i dont think so.

 

Good appointment IMO

 

Very profound. You know him then?

 

is lawell still gonna be there

 

Hes the EX Defence minister of Blairs government

He can stay away from celtic thats my opinion

Dont like it, tough !

 

Want to see how he does before i make my mind up about him!

 

John Reid, oh christ.

 

total *

 

he has daily record type political views. sort of guy who think Scots are too crap to govern themselves AND he was right hand man to Tory blair and this pretend Labour party. We will only have a socialist givernment when we are free from our far bigger right wing neighbour. All labours policies are modified and shunted to the right to keep English voters on board.