Chelsea FC have announced that chief executive Peter Kenyon will leave his full time position?at the club at the end of October.
Kenyon has spent five and a half years at Stamford Bridge, having fulfilled a similar role at Manchester United.
Kenyon joined the club at the start of the Roman Abramovich era and has been instrumental in increasing the off-field awareness of the brand.
He will continue to represent Chelsea in a number of capacities and pronounced himself “delighted that our relationship is not ending and I can continue to make a contribution to keeping Chelsea in that position and to go back to visit friends.”
Chelsea's chairman Bruce Buck paid tribute to Kenyon, saying:
“Everyone at Chelsea thanks him for that contribution and although he will not be with us on a permanent basis he will have an important role to play as a non-executive director and in the various roles he holds in European football bodies.
“When Peter first joined us we knew we were recruiting a top executive from business generally, not just football. With that always came a certain inevitability he would eventually want to seek a new challenge and I am sure that is what he will do.”
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