Hibernian have confirmed Bill Foley has joined the club's board following Black Knights' investment - and he will be accompanied by Ryan Caswell and Leslie Robb as directors.
The American businessman is believed to have invested over £6million into the Edinburgh-based outfit over the past year and his ambitious intentions was made official at the Hibs AGM last month.
Now the US tycoon, who is also involved at English Premier League side AFC Bournemouth, has officially been made executive director at the club. He makes up a new-look boardroom anchored by CEO Ben Kensell.
Announcing the changes, a Hibernian statement read: "Hibernian FC can confirm that Bill Foley, Ryan Caswell and Leslie Robb have joined the Club’s Board.
"Following Black Knight Football Club’s (BKFC) acquisition of 25% of Hibernian FC’s shares, Bill Foley and Ryan Caswell will now become Directors.
"Bill Foley has significant experience and success running best-in-class sports franchises, large enterprises, and publicly traded companies. He is the Founder and General Partner of Black Knight Football Club, a global multi-club operator of football clubs.
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"Foley led BKFC’s acquisition of AFC Bournemouth, and their 40% acquisition of FC Lorient of the French Ligue 1. In November 2023, the Australian A-Leagues officially awarded an A-Leagues expansion football club in Auckland, New Zealand to Mr. Foley, expecting to begin playing in the 2024/25 season.
"Alongside this, he also owns and operates several successful entertainment properties that include the likes of the Vegas Golden Knights (a National Hockey League team), the Henderson Silver Knights (an American Hockey League team), the Vegas Knight Hawks (an Arena Football League team) and much more. Mr. Foley was the first person to bring professional sports to Las Vegas in 2017 and in 2023 the Vegas Golden Knights (which Mr. Foley formed as an expansion team in 2017) won the Stanley Cup Championship in just their sixth season since inception.
"Outside of sports and hospitality, Bill Foley also holds leadership positions at a number of large publicly traded companies. These are multi-billion-dollar public companies across a wide range of industries which have experienced significant success.
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"Foley is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point New York, and received a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Seattle University and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Washington. In 2016 Foley became ‘A Distinguished Military Graduate’ from the United States Military Academy awarded to an individual who exemplifies the principals of Duty, Honor, Country. Less than 150 graduates have received this recognition in the 261 years of the existence of the United States Military Academy."
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