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London: Investment banker Gary Hoffman was appointed chairman of the Premier League on Friday, working with chief executive Richard Masters. [caption id=“attachment_8013021” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representational image. Reuters[/caption] The Premier League said in a statement the 59-year-old would take up the role from 1 June after shareholders voted unanimously in favour. Hoffman, chairman of the Coventry Building Society and Monzo Bank, earlier served notice of his intention to resign as non-executive chair of Hastings Group Holdings before taking up the new role. The former chairman of the Football Foundation, who began his career at Barclays and was a chairman of Visa Europe, succeeds acting chair Claudia Arney.
The Premier League said in a statement the 59-year-old would take up the role from June 1 after shareholders voted unanimously in favour
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