Shaun Harvey
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Shaun Antony Harvey is a British
businessman and football executive. Harvey is the chief executive officer
of Leeds United
, as well as a club director. Prior to joining Leeds, Harvey was managing director at Bradford City
. In June 2011 Harvey was added to the Football League board of Directors.
where he achieved average results. After leaving school, he resigned from his job as a postman and took up at job at the Guardian Royal Exchange Insurance Company
. With his heart in sport, he then took up an administration job at Farsley Celtic F.C. which led to a chance meeting with Geoffrey Richmond
, the then chairman of Scarborough
. In February 1992, Harvey took up at job at Scarborough after having been personally invited by Richmond to the club. When Richmond became chairman of Bradford City
, Harvey followed him where he eventually became Managing Director and steered the club through two administrations.
as chief executive officer
. Harvey became part of the new management of Leeds which included Richmond who joined the club as a board advisor. In May 2007, the club were dragged in to administration. Harvey, along with former club chairman, Ken Bates
and former director, Mark Taylor, quickly formed a new company called Leeds United Football Club Limited and bought the club back. After months of legal and monetary disputes, Harvey, Bates and Taylor won back full control of the club. Harvey's investment in the new company has seen him become a club director and the company secretary. Since the ownership crisis of 2007, the club has made a healthy profit of £4.5 million.
In June 2011 Harvey was added to the Football League board of Directors.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
businessman and football executive. Harvey is the chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
, as well as a club director. Prior to joining Leeds, Harvey was managing director at Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
. In June 2011 Harvey was added to the Football League board of Directors.
Background
Harvey studied for his O Levels and A Levels at Hough Side High School in BramleyBramley, Leeds
Bramley is a district in west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is an old industrial area and home to a lot of 19th century architecture alongside 20th century council housing in the east and private suburban housing to the west. It has its own railway station which is on the Caldervale and...
where he achieved average results. After leaving school, he resigned from his job as a postman and took up at job at the Guardian Royal Exchange Insurance Company
Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance
Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance plc was a large British insurance company. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.-History:...
. With his heart in sport, he then took up an administration job at Farsley Celtic F.C. which led to a chance meeting with Geoffrey Richmond
Geoffrey Richmond
Geoffrey Richmond was a football chairman of Bradford City from 1994 to 2002, and previously chairman of Scarborough.-Biography:Richmond was born and raised in Leeds, where he attended Roundhay Grammar School...
, the then chairman of Scarborough
Scarborough F.C.
Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season...
. In February 1992, Harvey took up at job at Scarborough after having been personally invited by Richmond to the club. When Richmond became chairman of Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
, Harvey followed him where he eventually became Managing Director and steered the club through two administrations.
Leeds United
In June 2004, after ten years at Bradford, Harvey joined Leeds UnitedLeeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
as chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
. Harvey became part of the new management of Leeds which included Richmond who joined the club as a board advisor. In May 2007, the club were dragged in to administration. Harvey, along with former club chairman, Ken Bates
Ken Bates
Kenneth William Bates is a British businessman and football executive. The current chairman and now owner of Leeds United AFC, Bates was previously chairman and majority shareholder of Chelsea FC from 1982 until 2003....
and former director, Mark Taylor, quickly formed a new company called Leeds United Football Club Limited and bought the club back. After months of legal and monetary disputes, Harvey, Bates and Taylor won back full control of the club. Harvey's investment in the new company has seen him become a club director and the company secretary. Since the ownership crisis of 2007, the club has made a healthy profit of £4.5 million.
In June 2011 Harvey was added to the Football League board of Directors.