Source: Team_Talk
Mallett joins investment group
The Canadian-born entrepreneur is best known for helping build internet giant Yahoo! from its start-up phase, but was a keen footballer in his youth, where he captained the San Francisco State University team.[LNB]He also led a recent successful bid for a Major League Soccer franchise for the Vancouver Whitecaps.[LNB]On joining Derby, Mallett told the club's official website: "With its proud history, heritage and phenomenal supporter base, Derby County is a tremendous organisation to be part of.[LNB]"However, it's not the club's past that excites me most, it's our future and the part that we, as an ownership group, can play in helping the Rams reach their full potential."[LNB]Rams chairman Andy Appleby added: "To have a man of his calibre as part of our group is a tremendous endorsement for the vision we have for Derby."[LNB][LNB]
