Peter Moore is leaving his role as Chief Competition Officer at Electronic Arts to become CEO of Liverpool Football Club.

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The news first broke in a press release posted on Liverpool FC's website . Moore will take up his new role in June, and will be reporting directly to the club's owners."The 61-year-old is currently chief competition officer at Electronic Arts, based in the United States, and will move to Liverpool to join the club in the summer" read the release. "His nearly 10 years at EA have seen him in a number of leadership positions, including chief operating officer and president of EA SPORTS."In an update on EA's website , CEO Andrew Wilson spoke of Moore's lifelong passion for the club."Passion is essential for all of us at Electronic Arts," wrote Wilson. "It’s what gets us up in the morning and drives us to do extraordinary things. And if you’ve ever met Peter Moore, you know that he quite literally wears his passion for Liverpool FC on his sleeve. So it’s with great excitement that we congratulate Peter on following his dream to become the next CEO of his beloved Liverpool Football Club."Moore joined EA in 2007 to head up the company's sports division. Prior to that he had been President of SEGA America, and Vice-President of Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. In 2011 he was appointed COO at EA before taking on the title of Chief Competition Officer of EA's eSports division."I believe deeply in following our passions and dreams in life," Wilson continued. "Spend every moment doing something that you love. We’ve been fortunate to have Peter doing that with us here for almost a decade. We could not be happier to see him take the helm at Liverpool, and I personally could not be more honored to call Peter a dear friend for life."Moore has yet to make an official statement on his move. We wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors.

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