Three in for Foxes

07 December 2010 12:00
Leicester have made three additions to the club's board of directors. Vichai Raksriaksorn, father of executive director Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn, Supornthip Choungrangsee and Susan Whelan have all joined the existing board at the Walkers Stadium. Vichai Raksriaksorn is group chairman and chief executive of King Power, the Thailand-based company behind the Asia Football Investments consortium that owns 80 per cent of the club. Miss Choungrangsee is chief executive of Branded the Agency Co Ltd, Tippy Co Ltd and Working Diamond Co Ltd, while Miss Whelan is senior executive vice-president of King Power. A club statement read: "We are delighted to welcome Vichai, Supornthip and Susan to the board of directors and look forward to working together closely on the continued progress of Leicester City Football Club. "All three of the new directors will add a wealth of business knowledge and experience to the club's board. They join Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn, chief executive Lee Hoos, chief finance officer Mark Johnson and Malcolm Stewart-Smith to form the Leicester City board of directors."

Source: PA