Denise Barrett-Baxendale

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Denise Barrett-Baxendale

MBE , DL
Born1971
Liverpool
Alma mater Manchester Metropolitan University
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

Denise Barrett-Baxendale MBE , DL is the former director and chief executive officer of Everton Football Club. [1]

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Personal information

She was born in May 1971 in Liverpool [2] and studied at Riversdale College in Aigburth and Manchester Metropolitan University. She had roles at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester Business School and the University of Chester. She lives with her husband and two children in South Liverpool. [3]

Everton Football Club

Before joining Everton, Barrett-Baxendale worked for a small schools charity in Liverpool, called The Fiveways Trust. [4] [3] Her first role at Everton was in 2010 when she began leading the Club's charity, Everton in the Community. [5] In 2011, Barrett-Baxendale was appointed as Everton's Chief Operating Officer, and then Deputy Chief Executive in 2013. [5] In 2016, she joined the Board of Directors at Everton [6] and two years later, she replaced Robert Elstone as the Club's chief executive officer. [7]

She announced on 12 June 2023 she would be leaving Everton. This followed numerous protests over the previous season in which fans had called for the board to be replaced which, for a second consecutive season, Everton had been in danger of relegation and had appointed seven permanent managers in seven years.

Other roles

In 2016, Barrett-Baxendale was appointed as a board member of Sport England. [8] She is also a member of the Sport for Humanity Faith and Sport Leaders Council. [9] In March 2019 she was named chair of a commission to develop plans for a new Liverpool railway station. [10] In following April, she was named a Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside. [11]

When the COVID-19 pandemic set in, Denise was named a member of the national C19 Business Pledge, providing guidance to business owners navigating the COVID-19 crisis. [12]

Denise was a member of the review panel under the leadership of Tracey Crouch MP that was set up by the British Government to consider the regulation of football. [13]

Honours

In 2014, she was awarded an MBE for Services to the Community of Merseyside. [3] In 2016 she was awarded an Honorary Visiting Professorship from Liverpool Hope University, a title that she widely uses [14] as well as receiving an Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University. [15]

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  1. ↑ Hunter, Andy (2023-06-12). "Three Everton board members leave and Bill Kenwright expected to follow". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  2. ↑ Companies House entry for Everton Football Club Ltd, accessed 24 April 2021
  3. 1 2 3 Prentice, David (October 9, 2014). "Denise Barrett-Baxendale receives her MBE at Buckingham Palace". Liverpool Echo.
  4. ↑ "Everton Foundatiion appoints new chief executive, lifelong Blues fan Denise Barrett-Baxendale". Liverpool Echo. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Denise Barrett-Baxendale". EvertonFC.com. Everton Football Club.
  6. ↑ "Dr Denise Barrett-Baxendale M.B.E. Joins Everton Board – FC Business". 5 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Women in Football - Prof. Denise Barrett-Baxendale promoted to new CEO at Everton". www.womeninfootball.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Culture Secretary Appoints Six New Board Members at Sport England". GOV.UK.
  9. ↑ "Sport at the Service of Humanity". Sport at the Service of Humanity.
  10. ↑ Sholli, Sam (March 14, 2019). "Everton FC CEO to oversee development of £6bn Liverpool station".
  11. ↑ "Everton chief executive appointed as Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside". 9 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2021.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ↑ "Business Steering Group". C-19 Business Pledge.
  13. ↑ "Football will get independent regulator after fan-led review — Tracey Crouch MP". The Athletic Magazine. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool Hope University". www.hope.ac.uk.
  15. ↑ "Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale MBE". www.ljmu.ac.uk.
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