Chelsea FC appoints Chris Jurasek as chief executive officer
30 MAY 2023
Chelsea FC has appointed Chris Jurasek as its new chief executive officer.
卻爾西足球俱樂部任命克里斯．尤拉塞克為新任執行長。
Jurasek will take responsibility for all the business areas of the club and will report to the board alongside co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, who will remain responsible for all the sporting activities of the club.
尤拉塞克將負責俱樂部的所有商業領域，並將與共同體育總監斯圖爾特和溫斯坦利一起向董事會報告，後兩者將繼續負責俱樂部的所有體育活動。
Jurasek said: 'I’m delighted to be joining Chelsea, a club which is loved and followed all over the world. I’m enormously proud to be leading it into the next chapter in its rich history. We have huge opportunities to grow on and off the pitch and to engage our exceptional fans both in London and wherever they are supporting us from. I’m looking forward to working closely with our owners, leadership and everyone around the club.'
尤拉塞克說： “我很高興能加入卻爾西，這是一家深受全世界喜愛和歡迎的俱樂部，我非常自豪能夠帶領卻爾西進入其豐富歷史的下一個篇章。我們有巨大的機會在球場內外成長，吸引倫敦和其它地方支持我們的優秀球迷。我期待著與老闆們、領導階層和俱樂部周圍的每個人密切合作。”
Chairman Todd Boehly and owners Mark Walter and Hansjörg Wyss said: 'Chris is an outstanding executive who will add significant value to Chelsea. A collaborative and senior leader with experience across a diverse range of companies, Chris is a fantastic addition to our team.'
俱樂部主席伯利和共同控股所有人沃爾特和魏斯說： “克里斯是一名傑出的執行長，他將為卻爾西帶來巨大的價值。他是一位具有合作精神的資深領導者，在不同的公司擁有豐富的經驗，是我們團隊的絕佳補充。”
Behdad Eghbali and José E. Feliciano, co-controlling owners, said: 'Chris’ skill and expertise will help us to drive the club forward in all areas, particularly in supporting our long-term plans for Chelsea.
共同控股所有人埃格巴利和費利西亞諾說： “克里斯的技能和專業知識將幫助我們推動俱樂部在各個領域向前發展，特別是在支持我們對卻爾西的長期計畫方面。”
'Our focus will continue to be on ensuring the club is competitive and sustainable both from a sporting and business perspective, with a talented and ambitious leadership team.'
“我們的重點將繼續是確保俱樂部在體育和商業方面都具有競爭力和可持續性，並擁有一支才華橫溢、雄心勃勃的領導團隊。”
Jurasek, a successful and experienced CEO, has over 25 years’ experience in leadership roles in global companies, as well as holding a number of board positions.
尤拉塞克是一位成功且有豐富經驗的執行長，擁有超過 25 年的全球公司領導經驗，曾擔任多個董事會職位。
Tom Glick, president of business, has decided to step down from his role to pursue other opportunities. He will be working closely with Jurasek in the coming months on the transition before departing the club.
商業總裁格利克已決定卸任，尋求其它機會。在離開俱樂部之前，他將在接下來的幾個月的過渡期裡與尤拉塞克密切合作。
Boehly, Eghbali, Feliciano, Walter and Wyss added: 'We’d like to thank Tom for all his efforts and support to us during the first year of our ownership and helping Chelsea position the club for future success.'
伯利、埃格巴利、費利西亞諾、沃爾特和魏斯補充道： “我們要感謝湯姆在第一年裡對我們的付出和支持，幫助我們卻爾西為未來的成功做好準備。”
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Glick to be replaced by Chris Jurasek as CEO in further upheaval for Chelsea
Jacob Steinberg - Tue 23 May 2023 21.00 BST
Chelsea’s upheaval is set to continue with the impending departure of Tom Glick as the club’s president of business after only 10 months in the role.
The club’s owners, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, are planning changes on the business side after a difficult first year in charge. Chelsea, who are close to appointing Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach, are bringing in Chris Jurasek as their new chief executive.
Jurasek’s arrival is expected to coincide with Glick leaving Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have not commented on whether Glick has resigned, but a source denied that the former Manchester City executive has been pushed.
As revealed by the Guardian this month, Chelsea brought in an external law firm to assess whether Glick acted appropriately when he told a female agent that her complaints to him about the behaviour of a club executive did not interest him and were not relevant to his job. The club sought outside help over Catalina Kim alerting Glick last year to historical messages of a sexual nature to her from Damian Willoughby, whose brief period as Chelsea’s commercial director ended last September with his sacking over the matter.
The episode was taken seriously by the hierarchy and the club offered safeguarding support to Kim. It is understood the law firm spoke to Glick and Kim this year. The firm has sent a report of its findings to Chelsea and a summary of the report to Kim. Chelsea have declined to comment on its contents.
Glick did contact Kim on 19 September to say Chelsea were investigating Willoughby’s messages. He also emailed Kim to thank her for bringing the matter to his attention.
Glick arrived at Chelsea last July and was charged with building the club’s commercial arm. The American had previously worked at Derby County and was president of the NFL team, the Carolina Panthers.
However Glick is set for a swift exit, with control of Chelsea’s commercial activities handed to Jurasek. It means there will be more change at Chelsea, who have struggled since being bought by Boehly and Clearlake last summer.
The west London club are set to finish in the bottom half of the Premier League despite spending almost £600m on new signings. Chelsea, who have had four managers this season, finish the campaign by visiting Manchester United on Thursday and hosting Newcastle on Sunday.
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待不到 11 個月就滾蛋，還真是穩定啊....
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