Simon Blitz is an English

England

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 businessman who is the former chairman of Oldham Athletic

Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

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 of Football League One

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. He is one of three businessmen who purchased Oldham in 2003, along with Simon Corney and Danny Gazal. On 7 July 2010, he stepped down as chairman of Oldham, along with Gazal, citing personal and economic reasons for his departure. Corney took over as Chairman following his resignation.

Both Blitz and Gazal were founders of Cellular Network Communications Group, an American

United States

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-based mobile phone

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company. Corney would later join as a partner.