{"id":23045,"date":"2021-09-10T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=23045"},"modified":"2021-09-12T10:26:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T14:26:41","slug":"dominic-mckay-stands-down-as-celtic-chief-executive-just-months-after-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=23045","title":{"rendered":"Dominic McKay Stands Down As Celtic Chief Executive Just Months After Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dominic McKay at Celtic Park (PA Wire\/PA Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dominic McKay has stood down as Celtic chief executive just months after joining the Parkhead club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former chief operating officer of Scottish Rugby began work at the Glasgow club on April 19th before officially succeeding the outgoing chief executive Peter Lawwell on July 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Celtic announced on Friday that McKay, who helped bring in new manager Ange Postecoglou, has stood down from his position for personal reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McKay told the club\u2019s official website said: \u201cI\u2019d like to thank the board and everyone at Celtic for their support and wish everyone at Celtic every success for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celtic chairman Ian Bankier said: \u201cWe thank Dom for his efforts on behalf of the club and everyone wishes Dom and his family very well for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celtic\u2019s director of legal and football affairs Michael Nicholson has been appointed to the board of Celtic plc as acting chief executive officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 45-year-old joined Celtic in 2013 as company secretary and head of legal and was promoted to director of legal and football affairs in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bankier said: \u201cIt has been my pleasure to work closely with Michael for more than eight years now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving been at the heart of the senior executive and reporting to the board, he has a solid grip on how to achieve our immediate and future objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMichael is an absolute team player and he will lead an experienced and talented team of executives and colleagues at Celtic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone at Celtic will of course work collectively and focus strongly on ensuring we continue to drive the club forward in every area, on and off the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe board, our management team and all our staff will continue to work together with the ultimate objective, as always, of delivering success for our supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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