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Everton's new Chief Executive Officer, Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale, has announced her new leadership team - and the nine-strong line-up will be based in the club's new head office from next month at the city centre Royal Liver Building.

The reshuffle will feature two new appointments, six promotions, a transfer from neighbours Liverpool and will include a soon to be appointed Stadium Development Director.

A club statement declared: "The team will be responsible for the day-to-day operations across the Club, supporting the Club’s Board of Directors - and new Director of Football, Marcel Brands - to achieve Everton’s long-term ambitions on and off the field."

Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale said: "I am really pleased to be able to confirm what is an incredibly talented and ambitious team. The qualities of those people already present in the team are what we are looking for in the individual we will appoint to the remaining position.

"As a club, it is imperative that we move forward and grow – and I firmly believe this team will give us the opportunity to do that.

"This is a very experienced, very committed and very able team - a group of people that will be working hard each and every day to make sure we deliver on our Club standard of ‘nothing but the best is good enough’.”

The new Everton Leadership team is:

David Harrison - Director of Football Operations

Promoted from the position of Head of Football Operations, David, who also acts as Club Secretary, joined Everton in 1995 and is one of the club’s longest-serving members of staff.

He is the familiar face pictured smiling alongside every new arrival at Goodison Park, and as such has become something of a cult figure amongst Blues fans, but he is acknowledged as one of the leading football administrators in the Premier League and is well liked and enormously respected figure in football circles.

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He previously worked at Manchester United and has also been appointed a non-Executive Director of Liverpool County FA, a member of the European Club Association and is regularly called upon to attend Premier League working groups.

Richard Kenyon - Director of Marketing, Communications and Community

Another popular figure, Richard Kenyon's role has expanded.

In addition to his responsibilities for the Marketing and Communications, Richard will also take on the position of Chief Executive of Everton in the Community previously held by Barrett-Baxendale.

Richard was appointed Everton's Director of Marketing and Communications in January 2014 and has won a host of awards for the club in that role.

A lifelong Blue, he was thrust reluctantly into the spotlight last season by former manager Sam Allardyce's criticism of a fans survey which included a question asking supporters if they had "a high level of trust in the current manager and coaching staff."

The fall-out subsequently enhanced Kenyon's standing amongst the fans.

He previously worked for the PFA and MLS and acted as Interim Head of Marketing and Communications for The Jockey Club in the North West and the Grand National. He has also worked closely with the R&A on golf’s oldest major, the Open Championship.

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Grant Ingles - Finance Director

Grant has been lured back across the park from Liverpool FC, where he is currently Head of Finance, to resume a role he filled between 2013 and 2017.

He will restart with the Blues in July.

Earlier in his career Grant worked as a consultant in Deloitte’s Sport Business Group and also spent two years in Australia as Finance Director for Sydney FC.

Stadium Development Director

A club first, with the club explaining that "recruitment process for this final position is currently underway and will be completed soon."

Following Robert Elstone's departure to Rugby League, Deputy Chairman Dr Keith Harris was advertised as "taking the lead on the new stadium project."

But the new role will effectively act as a day to day stadium manager.

A hugely significant appointment, Everton are believed to be close to revealing the identity of the person to fill that role.

Alan McTavish - Commercial Director

Another promotion, Alan steps up from Head of Commercial to become an executive-director.

Alan joined Everton from Watford in 2015, initially as the Club’s Head of Commercial Partnerships, before becoming Head of Commercial in 2016 and has been responsible for securing the club’s record Main Partnership deal and its first Sleeve Partner contract.

He will work alongside Grant Ingles as part of the new Commercial and Finance team structure headed by Director Sasha Ryazantsev, who recently took on the role of Chief Finance and Commercial Officer.

Peter Shaw - Director of Operations

Another man crossing the park, by a circuitous route, Peter has extensive experience in senior operational, commercial and finance roles.

His experience includes 10 years at Liverpool FC – including as Assistant Executive Director between 2008 and 2014 - and as Chief Operating Officer at Tranmere Rovers FC from 2015 to 2017.

Joel Waldron - Academy Director

Another lifelong Blue, Joel has been with Everton in a full-time capacity since 2011 and was appointed Academy Manager in July 2017.

His promotion will expand his role, which currently oversees responsibility for the Academy and each of its Recruitment, Coaching, Sports-Science and Medicine, Education and Welfare, Operations, Analytics, and Safeguarding sub-departments.

Paul McNicholas - Director of Risk Governance

Paul joined Everton in 2016 as Head of Risk and Governance, having worked as Head of Risk for Manchester Airport Group for four years following more than a decade as a specialist in governance, risk management and internal audit for Deloitte.

Kim Healey - People Director

It's appropriate that the People's Club should have a People Director, and Kim Healey becomes the first person to hold that position at the club. With more than 14 years’ experience in leading HR functions at football clubs, including spells at Blackburn and Wigan, she has been Head of HR at Everton since 2015.

Richard Battle - Head of Football Strategy

Effectively Marcel Brands' right-hand man, the new Everton Leadership team will also be supported by a Head of Football Strategy.

Richard Battle will be promoted from his position as Head of Academy Performance to the role of Head of Football Strategy and will support Marcel Brands in embedding the Director of Football's philosophy across all aspects of the club’s football activities.

The club also intends to appoint a Head of Strategy soon.