Board Of Directors And Presidents
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN - STEVE MORGAN
Joined the Wolves Board August 2007
Steve Morgan is Chairman of the Bridgemere Group of Companies and Chairman of Redrow plc, which he founded in 1974 and grew into a highly successful FTSE 250 company.
Steve was also a Non Executive Director of De Vere Group plc in which Bridgemere was the largest shareholder until the group was sold in 2006 to AHG.At the time of the AHG takeover Steve took the opportunity to buy back Carden Park Hotel, the prestigious four star hotel and golf resort in Cheshire.
Born in Liverpool, Steve completed his education at Colwyn Bay High School, and started Flintshire-based Redrow at the age of 21 with the aid of a £5,000 loan from his father.
Under Steve's leadership Redrow became one of the UK's most successful homebuilders. In October 2000, after 26 years, Steve stepped down as Chairman, although he remained the largest individual shareholder. In 2009, Steve returned to Redrow as Executive Chairman.
Via his Bridgemere Group of Companies, Steve is involved in a considerable number of commercial property, housing and land remediation schemes throughout the UK, Europe and the USA.
In 1992 Steve was awarded the OBE for his services to the construction industry and in 2000 he became a Fellow of the Institute of Builders.He holds three Honorary Fellowships at John Moores University, Cardiff University and Glyndwr University.
In the year 2000 Steve set up The Morgan Foundation, which budgets to donate in excess of £1 million per annum in support of local children's and family charities throughout the North West and North Wales. Ten per cent of that budget is distributed to similar charities within the Wolverhampton area via Wolves Aid, part of Wolves Community Trust which is the club's charity.
Steve has five children and lives in Cheshire with his wife Didy, and their two young children.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE - JEZ MOXEY
Joined the Wolves Board June 2000
Jez joined Wolves from Stoke City Football Club, where he had held the post of chief executive since January 1995. Born in
Responsible for implementing the £14.74 million Britannia Stadium project in 1997, Jez also led the negotiations in the multi-million pound deal which resulted in an Icelandic consortium purchasing a controlling interest in
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Born in April 1963 - Jez is married to American-born Babette, and has four children.
DIRECTOR - JOHN GOUGH
Joined the Wolves Board July 2006
A local businessman, John is chairman of William Gough and Son, a construction company that has been employing people in Wolverhampton for over 100 years.
John is also Chairman of Gough Holdings Group Ltd.
DIRECTOR - JOHN BOWATER Joined the Wolves Board October 2006
A life-long Wolves fan, Black Country-born John is currently Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of Aggregate Industries Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swiss based Holcim Group. Aggregate Industries is a heavy building materials Group operating predominantly in the UK and US with annual sales in the region of £2.5 billion.
Prior to that, John was a Director of Tarmac plc, where he worked for 35 years. He is also on the Board of Governors at Thomas Telford School and the Black Country Consortium.
DIRECTOR - BOB LASLETT Joined Wolves Board January 2008
Bob Laslett is global chief executive of the Chaucer Group, who enjoyed a hugely successful five years as Wolves' sponsors between 2004 and 2009. Another life-long Wolves fan, his company took over as club sponsors in 2004.
Bob founded Chaucer Consulting in 1987 and since then the company has grown into an internationally renowned management consultancy with offices in North America, Europe, Middle East and the Asia-Pacific.
PRESIDENTS/VICE-PRESIDENTS
PRESIDENT - SIR JACK HAYWARD OBE (non board member)As a youngster, Sir Jack - born in Dunstall, 14 June, 1923 - recalls crawling under the turnstiles for a free look at his footballing heroes at Molineux. The famous home of Wolverhampton wanderers FC was only a short distance from his home.
He attended Stowe Public School and in 1941, at the age of 18, he joined the RAF. He soon obtained his wings and he trained in Canada and America before being posted to India where he volunteered as a glider pilot for the war against the Japanese on the Indo/Burmese border.
When he was demobbed, in 1946, he had attained the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
Sir Jack spent several years working in South Africa before being charged with extending his father Charles's business interests in the United States. The operation moved to The Bahamas, then part of the British Empire, and over the past five decades the once undeveloped land has been converted into a thriving economic community where Sir Jack owns, among other businesses, the airport, seaport, tanker terminal and the electricity and water companies.
Sir Jack married Jean Mary Forder in 1948. They have two sons, Rick and Jonathan, and a daughter Susan.
Amongst his benevolent gestures was the purchase of Lundy Island, off the coast of Devon, for the National Trust in 1969. He also funded the rescue of the first iron ship, Brunel's S.S. Great Britain, from the Falkland Islands so that it could be restored as a national treasure. It is now berthed in Bristol where Sir Jack was given the Freedom of the City in May, 2003. Sir Jack also paid £1million for a hospital in Port Stanley following the Falklands War, and made a hefty donation to the building of the first MCC indoor cricket school.
For his achievements in business and his good works, he was awarded the OBE in 1968, and was knighted in 1986.
In May, 1990, Sir Jack bought Wolves, the club he has worshipped since his childhood days, from Gallagher Estates for £2.1 million. In his first 10 years of ownership he spent £46 million on the club, helping rebuild Molineux to become one of the finest stadiums in the country. He decided he wanted to take a more active role in the running of the club and he succeeded his son Jonathan as chairman in September, 1997.
The dream of Premier League football was finally realised for the club's owner when Wolves won the play-off final beating Sheffield United 3-0. An emotional Sir Jack joined the players on the pitch to celebrate in front of over 30,000 euphoric Wolves fans at The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
During Wolves' first ever Premiership season, the chairman capitalised the club's debts and offered to give it away to anyone who would guarantee to invest £40mil in the team. There were no takers.
Sir Jack retired from the club's board and become life president at the end of 2003, handing the chairmanship of Wolves over to his eldest son, Rick, who held the post until July 2006.
In August 2007, Sir Jack finally 'sold' Wolves to Cheshire businessman Steve Morgan. He received just £10 for for the club plus a binding commitment from Morgan to invest £30mil into the business.
VICE-PRESIDENT - RACHAEL HEYHOE FLINT OBE (non board member)One of Wolverhampton's favourite daughters, Rachael first came to prominence as the captain of England's Women's cricket team. She became the first female member of the MCC in 1999 and went on to serve on the general committee.
A keen sportswoman, Rachael also represented her country at hockey, and played county level golf and squash. She was awarded the MBE in 1972 and an OBE in the New Year's Honours List of 2008.
After retiring from playing, Rachael, a former PE teacher, moved into journalism and then public relations and sports marketing.
A Wolves fan since 1950s she took on the role of public relations executive at the club when her long-time friend, Sir Jack Hayward, bought the Molineux outfit in 1990.
Appointed VP at the start of the 2005/06 season, Rachael had previously served on the board between 1997 and 2004. She is also president of the Lady Tarverners.
She is married to Derek Flint and has a son, Ben.
VICE-PRESIDENT - STEVE BULL MBE (non board member)
A striking legend at Molineux, Steve made 561 appearances for Wolves and scored 306 goals before injury forced his retirement in the summer of 1999. 'Bully', who joined the club in 1986, continued to work for Wolves in a PR role and Sir Jack named a stand after him in April 2003.
Steve was appointed VP in the summer of 2006 to mark his 20-year association with the club.
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