All change at the top for Everton F.C.

Article posted by Coliseum, March 20^th, 2025

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With Everton F.C. set to move into their new Bramley Moore Dock stadium soon, fans can expect some big changes at the club this year.

Everton News said It now looks all but certain that Everton will be in the Premier League once again next season, and there can now be a focus on planning for 2025/26.

The club will head into their new stadium after David Moyes was chosen as Sean Dyche’s successor in early January. A new director of football is on the cards too, as Kevin Thelwell is leaving, with Everton interested in Dan Ashworth.

And there is to be a new CEO. Angus Kinnear will become Everton’s new CEO, effective from 1 June 2025.

Kinnear will join Everton from Leeds United, where he has been CEO since 2017. Before Leeds, he held leadership roles at Arsenal and West Ham United.

Colin Chong will remain with the Club overseeing Everton’s new stadium and the regeneration of its surrounding area, as well the future of Goodison Park.

Chong said: “It has been an honour to serve as Everton’s CEO and to shepherd the Club through challenging times and into a bright new future under The Friedkin Group.

“I look forward to taking on this new role focusing on our new home and, just as importantly, the regeneration of the area around it.”

The 52,888-capacity Everton Stadium is a football stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock in Vauxhall, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom that will become the home ground for Everton F.C. ahead of the 2025-2026 season, replacing Goodison Park.

Everton said Director of Football Kevin Thelwell will continue to lead the sporting department until the new CEO is in place and then leave the Club when his contract expires at the end of the season.

The Club will transition from a single Director of Football to a wider sporting leadership team.

Chief Commercial and Communications Officer Richard Kenyon is also leaving the Club. Kenyon has served Everton for more than 11 years in a variety of senior leadership positions, including as CEO of Everton in the Community from 2018-2021.

His responsibilities will be divided between existing members of the Communications and Commercial Teams, and new senior appointments who will be announced in due course as part of a restructuring of the Executive Leadership Team.

Everton Executive Chairman Marc Watts said, “Angus is one of England’s leading football executives and brings a wealth of relevant experience. His appointment means Everton will go into the summer with a first-class leader.

“A warm thank you to Colin for his leadership in steering the Club through some of the most challenging times in its history. I’m delighted and comforted that he will remain with us in a vitally important role as we use the new Everton Stadium as a launchpad for regeneration of the local area.

“Kevin has been integral in ensuring Premier League survival in this difficult period. By resolving PSR issues through significant player trading we believe we have an extraordinary squad that can be the foundation for future success. This future success will also be supported by our talented sporting department assembled by Kevin. We are pleased Kevin will remain with us in this interim period.

“I also want to thank Richard for his many years of service to Everton and for his personal support to us at The Friedkin Group in our first months at the Club. He leaves having played a key role in the delivery of our new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, from the consultation process, through to the premium and Season Ticket sales as we prepare to move into our new home.”

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