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Rangers CEO Quits As Ashley Agrees Bailout
Newcastle United and Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has won his fight to remove the chief executive of troubled Rangers Football Club.
It was confirmed on Monday that Graham Wallace had quit after the club agreed a £2m interest-free loan with Ashley, who gets to appoint up to two directors to the board in return for the cash.
Ashley, who owns almost 9% of the voting rights of Rangers, had previously been calling for a shareholder meeting to oust Mr Wallace and financial consultant Philip Nash.
Rangers said it had launched a search for Graham Wallace’s replacement
Mr Nash resigned last week.
The latest boardroom drama follows years of financial upheaval at the club.
It has climbed back to within one division of the top flight of the Scottish game after its 2012 collapse under a mountain of debt, which forced it to relaunch from the fourth tier.
However, its progress on the pitch has been marred by boardroom infighting and further financial losses.
It is understood Ashley wants to increase his stake and there is press speculation he could even launch a bid to take control.
The billionaire has recently pulled off a string of surprise moves, including a put option agreement last month on a small stake in Britain’s biggest grocer Tesco and a move to increase his stake in Debenhams.
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