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24 Years Ago
QPR Official Site June 13, 2000
LOFTUS ROAD PLC ANNOUNCEMENT
This afternoon the following announcement was made by Loftus Road Plc, parent company of QPR:
LOFTUS ROAD PLC BOARD CHANGE
Loftus Road PLC, the AIM listed Queens Park Rangers and London Wasps sports Group, announces that chief executive Simon Crane has resigned from the Board to take up a new position as Head of Marketing of Jaguar Racing, the Formula One arm of the Ford Motor Company.
Simon will be replaced by David Davies, who joins Loftus Road from Ogden Entertainment, one of the world's largest venue management groups where he has been director of European operations since April 1998. He moved to Ogden from Contemporary Leisure Plc in 1994. Ogden was recently acquired by SMG Management Group.
David had day to day responsibility for all Ogden Entertainment Services interests in the UK and Europe including the management and financial development of :- the Manchester Evening News Arena, the largest and busiest indoor arena in Europe, the Telewest Arena, Newcastle, the Oberhausen Arena in Germany, Bridgwater Hall, the Manchester Storm Ice Hockey team, and numerous high profile sporting and musical concerts and events.
It is expected that Simon will leave on the 2nd July and David will start on 1 August 2000.
Chairman, Chris Wright, commented:
"We thank Simon for his commitment and hard work at Loftus Road and hope that he has a successful future career. We are delighted that David has agreed to join us, he has an impressive record of success with Ogden as a manager of leading national and international leisure facilities and brands. We look forward to benefiting from his experience, enthusiasm and ideas."
And a few days later on the Official Site
QPR Official Site - CRANE SAD TO BE LEAVING
CHIEF EXECUTIVE Simon Crane is leaving Loftus Road Plc this week to take up a new post. Simon has enjoyed his two years with the company and looks back on his involvement with fond affection.
He says: "I was offered a job by Jaguar Racing - the Formula One arm of the Ford Motor Company - about two months ago. So I went to see Chris Wright and had a conversation with him, and I've decided to take up that opportunity in terms of my own career development. But I'm very sad to be leaving Loftus Road.
"Business highlights have obviously been the sale of the Wasps ground at Sudbury, and just reconfiguring the way Loftus Road PLC behaves in terms of its customer and fan relationships.
"The sporting highlights clearly for me were the highs and lows of avoiding relegation and that wonderful game against Crystal Palace last year, Wasps winning two Tetley Bitter Cups and of course the marvellous work that Gerry has been doing with all his staff in turning around the fortunes of Queens Park Rangers.
"I feel very strongly that we have made a lot of difference over the last two years in terms of halting the downward decline. We've established a really good base to build on. So I wish my successor David Davies, who starts on Monday, a tremendous amount of luck in taking the club forward."
24 Years Ago
QPR Official Site June 13, 2000
LOFTUS ROAD PLC ANNOUNCEMENT
This afternoon the following announcement was made by Loftus Road Plc, parent company of QPR:
LOFTUS ROAD PLC BOARD CHANGE
Loftus Road PLC, the AIM listed Queens Park Rangers and London Wasps sports Group, announces that chief executive Simon Crane has resigned from the Board to take up a new position as Head of Marketing of Jaguar Racing, the Formula One arm of the Ford Motor Company.
Simon will be replaced by David Davies, who joins Loftus Road from Ogden Entertainment, one of the world's largest venue management groups where he has been director of European operations since April 1998. He moved to Ogden from Contemporary Leisure Plc in 1994. Ogden was recently acquired by SMG Management Group.
David had day to day responsibility for all Ogden Entertainment Services interests in the UK and Europe including the management and financial development of :- the Manchester Evening News Arena, the largest and busiest indoor arena in Europe, the Telewest Arena, Newcastle, the Oberhausen Arena in Germany, Bridgwater Hall, the Manchester Storm Ice Hockey team, and numerous high profile sporting and musical concerts and events.
It is expected that Simon will leave on the 2nd July and David will start on 1 August 2000.
Chairman, Chris Wright, commented:
"We thank Simon for his commitment and hard work at Loftus Road and hope that he has a successful future career. We are delighted that David has agreed to join us, he has an impressive record of success with Ogden as a manager of leading national and international leisure facilities and brands. We look forward to benefiting from his experience, enthusiasm and ideas."
And a few days later on the Official Site
QPR Official Site - CRANE SAD TO BE LEAVING
CHIEF EXECUTIVE Simon Crane is leaving Loftus Road Plc this week to take up a new post. Simon has enjoyed his two years with the company and looks back on his involvement with fond affection.
He says: "I was offered a job by Jaguar Racing - the Formula One arm of the Ford Motor Company - about two months ago. So I went to see Chris Wright and had a conversation with him, and I've decided to take up that opportunity in terms of my own career development. But I'm very sad to be leaving Loftus Road.
"Business highlights have obviously been the sale of the Wasps ground at Sudbury, and just reconfiguring the way Loftus Road PLC behaves in terms of its customer and fan relationships.
"The sporting highlights clearly for me were the highs and lows of avoiding relegation and that wonderful game against Crystal Palace last year, Wasps winning two Tetley Bitter Cups and of course the marvellous work that Gerry has been doing with all his staff in turning around the fortunes of Queens Park Rangers.
"I feel very strongly that we have made a lot of difference over the last two years in terms of halting the downward decline. We've established a really good base to build on. So I wish my successor David Davies, who starts on Monday, a tremendous amount of luck in taking the club forward."
