Maurice Smith (businessman)

Maurice Smith
Born	Maurice Alan Smith [1] 1960
Occupations	Businessman Producer Media Consultant

Maurice Smith (born 1960) is a Scottish businessman and a previous director of professional football club Livingston.

Career

During his career, Smith has worked as a media consultant and businesss editor with BBC Scotland. ^{[2] [3]}

In May 2005, Smith was part of the Lionheart consortium, along with Pearse Flynn and Tony Kinder, which completed a takeover of Scottish club Livingston. The club had previously been in administration, with the takeover ensuring they avoided a points deduction in the 2005-06 season. ^{[4] [5]} However, he resigned from his role with the club in November 2008. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Smith was the executive producer on a documentary titled ‘Linoleum: The Sweet Smell of Success’ in 2017. The documentary makers were TVI Vision, of which Smith is a director. ^[10]

References

1. "Maurice Alan Smith". Companies House.
2. "Pearse Flynn red cards his 4% Celtic stake". Irish Examiner. 6 March 2007.
3. "Maurice Smith: Why we should produce a Scottish Six". Herald Scotland. 17 September 2016.
4. "Livingston out of administration". BBC. 13 May 2005.
5. "White knights struggle in battle to rescue a club in crisis Lionheart have much work to do as the future of players and manager remains uncertain, reports Stewart Fisher". Herald Scotland. 20 February 2005.
6. "Scottish Power could pull plug on Livingston over £50k debt". Daily Record. 21 November 2008.
7. "Fifa threat to Hoolahan bid". Pink Un. 13 June 2008.
8. "Paul Lambert: The making of a winner". BBC. 1 June 2012.
9. "'He sees where O'Neill is and I think he thinks: 'I've got to get cracking. And he's not finished yet…' Be warned, Villa fans". norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com. 2 June 2012.
10. "The town's queer like smell that led to a lifetime in lino for Fifers". Fife Today. 15 September 2017.