West Ham made a decision to terminate two contracts on 19 January, Companies House documents reveal.
The Hammers appear to be making some major moves behind the scenes in order to get things functioning better than they currently are.
Recently, a high-ranking official also left West Ham and was replaced by a former Tottenham Hotspur employee.
Would you take relegation if it meant that David Sullivan would leave?! 🤔
Not a nice position to be in – but what would YOU choose if you had to?
David Sullivan Jnr and Jiri Svarc contracts terminated by West Ham
Documents show that David Sullivan Jnr and Jiri Svarc’s contracts were terminated.
Svarc is a Daniel Kretinsky appointee, and he joined the club back in September 2022.
However, as noted by Claret and Hugh’s Sean Whetstone, they were then re-appointed a day later to the parent company, WH Holding Ltd.
The reason for this change has not been revealed, and it has been claimed that it could simply be an admin issue.
This is shocking! 😰 Relegation is going to be dire for West Ham…
What would YOU do to avoid this mess?
What role does David Sullivan Jnr play at West Ham?
David Sullivan Jnr was appointed to the board of directors by his father back in November 2021.
He plays a directorial role at West Ham, but he is not understood to be involved with the first-team operations and is primarily there in a non-sporting capacity.
There are times when he’s intervened to make specific transfers happen, but those instances are few and far between.
What is the current structure of the West Ham board?
David Sullivan and Vanessa Gold are the joint chairs of the Hammers board.
Vanessa is the daughter of David Gold and was appointed to the board back in 2023, post the passing of her father.
Karren Brady CBE is the vice-chair and is regularly spotted at the London Stadium watching West Ham games.
Andy Mollett is also on the board and is the club’s Chief Financial Officer.
He has been at the club since 2012, and his role is to act as the strategic partner to the board and the owners and to ensure that there is sustained commercial growth.
J Albert Smith and Daniel Harris are both non-executive directors but are also board members.
Nathan Thompson is the most recent addition to the board and is an executive director handling commercial, marketing, digital and content.
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