Karren Brady Steps Down As West Ham Vice-chair After 16 Years On Board

Karren Brady has stepped down arsenic vice-chair of West Ham. She joined nan club’s committee successful January 2010 and has announced her departure nan greeting aft West Ham drew astatine Crystal Palace to beryllium 2 points supra nan Premier League’s relegation zone.

Brady and nan co-owner David Sullivan person been nan target of instrumentality anger. In a connection to the Times, Brady said: “It has been a privilege to activity alongside nan board, management, players, unit and supporters astatine West Ham United.

“Together we person achieved singular milestones, but nan item for maine will ever beryllium lifting nan Uefa Europa Conference League trophy — a infinitesimal that will enactment pinch maine forever. I americium profoundly grateful for nan relationships, challenges and opportunities that person shaped my clip astatine nan club.

“While this section closes, my passion for shot and committedness to supporting nan adjacent procreation of leaders remains undiminished. I wish West Ham United each occurrence for nan early and look guardant to pursuing their continued achievements pinch pride.”

Brady was appointed managing head of Birmingham City successful 1993, astatine nan property of 23, and sold nan nine successful 2009 earlier joining West Ham, again moving alongside Sullivan.

West Ham’s joint-chair Daniel Kretinsky said: “Her publication to West Ham United’s growth, specified arsenic nan semipermanent statement for nan London Stadium, shareholders modulation and nan British grounds transportation of Declan Rice, has been perfectly basal and not ever afloat appreciated.”