Former JP man signs for United
Thursday 21 February 2013 7:00
Manchester United's executive vice chairman Ed Woodward is to become the new chief executive of the football club this summer after David Gill’s decision to step down.
The ex-JPMorgan Chase & Co banker will have overall responsibility for the club, including, in facilitating transfer activity.
Mr Woodward, 40, was a banker on JPMorgan’s merger and acquisitions team from 1999 to 2005 before joining United.
At JPMorgan, Woodward helped United's owners, the Glazer family, secure a £790m leveraged buyout of the club in 2005.