Newcastle have boardroom shake-up, as one director leaves and two join

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An update from Companies House has shown that there have been some changes at board level at Newcastle United with one director leaving and two coming in shortly after.

A Companies House update shows new directors at Newcastle United

It wasn’t too long ago that Newcastle United’s Companies House page was open on many a fan’s internet browser constantly being refreshed in the hope of catching a glimpse of some information that could relate to a takeover. These days an update from Companies House isn’t treated with the same amount of fanfare, but is still a good way to keep an eye on what’s going on in the corridors of power at St James’ Park.

An update was discovered today showing that Majed Al Sorour, who joined the board at Newcastle in May last year left his role on 14th December 2022, around the same time as he stepped down as CEO of the Saudi Golf Federation, although he remains on the board there.

In his stead, Newcastle have appointed two more directors, both with strong ties to the world of finance. Abdulmajid Ahmed Alhagbani and Asmaa Mohammed Rezeeq were appointed to the board on 23rd February this year.

Abdulmajid Ahmed Alhagbani, appointed as a ‘Senior Director’, has worked for HSBC and Kingdom Holding Co., a Saudi conglomerate holding company. Whereas Asmaa Mohammed Rezeeq’s title is ‘International Investment Professional’.

Chances are we will see and hear very little of what these new board members do for the club, much like with Al Sorour, who made a public appearance attending a game shortly after being appointed and was never heard from again. Amanda Staveley will continue to be the face of the club along with Yasir Al-Rumayyan and Jamie Reuben.

The faces of the club haven’t changed

Boardroom changes are fairly common in big companies, especially in the early stages of a project like the one PIF have undertaken with Newcastle. It’s all about getting the balance right. Whether or not there’s anything else to read into these changes remains to be seen, but my gut-feeling is this is just standard reshuffling.

If there were anything more to it the club would have made more of a big deal about it, announcing the changes before they were released via Companies House. I wouldn’t be expecting any big press release stating that Newcastle have a new sponsorship deal coming from these moves.