Newcastle United announced the appointment of senior backroom staff.
Brad Miller has been named as the new Chief Operating Officer of NEWCASTLE UNITED. Miller will collaborate with the current operations team members and oversee the club’s capital investment strategy. Miller will answer to Darren Eales, the CEO of Newcastle. Prior to this, he worked in a variety of senior leadership and consulting positions, mostly in the real estate and aviation industries.
He travels from Ferrovial Vertiports, a division of the world’s largest infrastructure operator Ferrovial, which runs important airports all over the world, to St. James’ Park. Miller is a chartered surveyor by training, and over his career, he has led a number of significant transformational projects. While working with the Manchester Airport Group (MAG), he oversaw the £1.3 billion renovation of Terminal 2 at Manchester Airport.
Miller had a number of executive roles with MAG, including managing director of East Midlands Airport, chief operating officer of Manchester and London Stansted airports, and managing director of MAG’s digital and e-commerce division. In addition, he assisted in starting MAG’s North American branch.
“He has a proven track record in both operational and developmental projects, and we will greatly benefit from his creative, collaborative, and strategic leadership as we pursue best-in-class performance in all that we do.” “I am looking forward to working alongside such dedicated and passionate people and helping Newcastle United move forward with its ambitious, sustainable development plans,” Miller continued. For everyone associated with the club, this is an exceptionally thrilling and singular moment.
Dan Ashworth, who expressed interest in taking on a similar post at Manchester United, is still on gardening leave while Newcastle looks for a new sporting director. Dougie Freedman and the Magpies had lengthy discussions, but the Scot chose not to come to Tyneside and instead inked a new contract with his current employers, Crystal Palace. The executives of Newcastle have also had discussions with Johannes Spors, the global sporting director of 777 Group, which owns Vasco da Gama, Hertha Berlin, Standard Liege, and Genoa among other teams worldwide.
The talks have been deemed “productive.” Spors has prior experience working in recruitment for Vitesse Arnhem, RB Leipzig, and Hoffenheim. Ashworth’s situation won’t change until Newcastle names a replacement since Manchester United and the former FA chief haven’t been able to come to an agreement on a compensation package.