FOLLOWING Colin Weir's acquisition of Partick Thistle on Wednesday evening, the Maryhill side have announced a new interim board.
The Three Black Cats (TBC), the new owners of Thistle for whom Weir is a director, have unveiled an interim boar dthat willtake charge of the club until ownership passes to supporters by the end of March 2020.
Colin Weir, Dr Charan Gill MBE, Ian Dodd, Alan Caldwell, Andrew Byron and John Penman have all been confirmed, with one additional board member still to be appointed.
Thistle manager Ian McCall and chief executive Gerry Britton will also attend board meetings but there is no club chairman: board members will take turns chairing meetings on a rotational basis.
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A spokesman for TBC said: "We are grateful to the Directors for agreeing to take on their roles at this important time for the Club. They were selected for the skills they can bring to Thistle. After a period of uncertainty, it’s time to put the focus back on the football and support the management team in the key January window.
"We are also pleased that these two fans groups will come together, to work with fans, to prepare for what will be the most significant period in the Club’s history with fan ownership. We will offer any support they may need to deliver this within the agreed timescales, including funding legal work that may be required."
All of the interim board members have ties to Partick Thistle: Colin Weir has been a long-standing benefactor of the club; Dr Charan Gill, an entrepreneur who owns the Ashoka restaurant, used to sponsor the club's shirt; Ian Dodd joined the Thistle board in 2010; Alan Caldwell is vice-chair of the Partick Thistle FC Trust; Andrew Byron is a current PTFC Trust trustee and former chair; and John Penman is a lifelong supporter.
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