Russell Bartlett
Russell Bartlett is a businessman and property investor and the chairman and majority shareholder of Hull City football club.[1]
He purchased Hull City from Adam Pearson in June 2007 as part of a consortium with Paul Duffen and (reportedly at the time) Martin Walker.[2] They had made unsuccessful attempts to take over West Ham United and Cardiff City.[3] Bartlett and Walker jointly own the Fortis property company.[4] Duffen later stated, however, that Walker is not a shareholder in Hull City.[1]
On 29 October 2009, with the club reportedly in financial difficulty, Duffen left his position at Hull City following disagreements with Bartlett over the direction of the club.[5] Bartlett re-appointed Adam Pearsons Chairman on 2 November, with one of his objectives being to attract outside investment - Bartlett is reportedly willing to sell up to 20% of his stake in the club.[6]
Following Hull City's relegation from the Premier League in May 2010, a boardroom reshuffle took place at the club, seeing Adam Pearson step down as club chairman, a position which Bartlett himself then took up.[7]
Notes
- ^ a b Sutcliffe, Richard (2009-09-03). "We are still moving forward, insists Hull boss Duffen". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
- ^ "New owner takes over at Hull City". BBC Sport. 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "A Look At Paul Duffen". Vital Football. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ Miller, David (2008-05-28). "Russell Bartlett laying firm foundations at Hull". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ Bradshaw, Bill (2009-11-14). "No hell to pay at Hull". Sunday Express. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ "Bartlett happy to stay out of limelight". Hull Daily Mail: p51. 2009-11-04.
{{cite journal}}:|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ "Hull reshuffle board to deal with financial issues". BBC. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
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