Roger Munby

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Roger Munby (1945 - 2022) was a British businessman and former chairman of Norwich City Football Club.

Biography

Munby was born in Hull and was a businessman in Norwich, England, when he became a director of Norwich City football club between January 1986 and September 1987 and again in May 1996. [1] [2] He took over as chairman from Bob Cooper in 2002 and served in that role until May 2009 when he and chief executive, Neil Doncaster, resigned following the club’s relegation from the English Football League Championship; Munby was then the longest-serving member of the board. [2] [3] [4] He was inducted into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame in November 2009. [5]

Munby was a former marketing director at Colman's in Norwich and managing director of SMRC Ltd, a local marketing company, when he joined the board of the football club. [2] [6] After stepping down as chairman, he returned to marketing and was managing director of Saxlingham Associates, working on the marketing strategy for a new fried pasta snack, Pastinos. [6] In 2016, he took on a role with a fundraising appeal for the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices charity. [7] Munby passed away in September 2022. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Wise, Chris (23 September 2007). "Munby hopes to see City bounce back". Eastern Daily Press. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020. Norwich City chairman Roger Munby is Hull born and bred...
  2. 1 2 3 "Meet the Board | Roger Munby". Norwich City FC. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  3. ↑ "Slanging, Rucking, and Cracking | News in brief". The Guardian. 23 May 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2020. Norwich City have appointed director Roger Munby as their new chairman following the resignation of Bob Cooper
  4. ↑ "Norwich chairman and chief executive resign after relegation". The Guardian. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Norwich City | Club | History | History | NEW HALL OF FAME MEMBERS ENROLLED". canaries.co.uk. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  6. 1 2 Grimmer, Dan (13 October 2014). "Former Norwich City chairman: Where is he now and what is he doing?". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Carding, Nicholas (25 July 2016). "Hospice charity recruits former Norwich City chairman to help nook appeal". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  8. ↑ City, Norwich. "Roger Munby: 1945-2022". Norwich City. Retrieved 17 September 2022.


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