Three Manchester United executives, Annie Hale, James Holroyd, and Florence Lafaye, will leave the club this summer. Hale, responsible for overseeing a redundancy program, will exit after it concludes, while Holroyd and Lafaye are departing following organizational changes prompted by new leadership in the commercial division. Despite their departures, club sources clarify that these executives are leaving voluntarily. Their contributions to the club's growth, particularly in commercial revenues, have been significant, highlighting a notable shift in the club's strategic direction following recent ownership changes.
Hale, who joined United as human resources director in September 2019, has effectively worked with four chief executives and through a period of huge turbulence around the Glazer family's strategic review, which culminated in Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos group taking a near 30% stake in the club last year.
Holroyd and Lafaye have been viewed as key figures in United's expanding commercial arm, which has been widely praised, with commercial revenues rising from 153m in 2013 to 302.9m.
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