Jez Moxey | |
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Born | Jeremy Derek Moxey April 1963 Hemel Hempstead, England |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Chief executive of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. |
Predecessor | John Richards |
Board member of | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. |
Jeremy Derek "Jez" Moxey (born April 1963) is the Chief executive officer of Premier League football club Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]
Moxey, a basketball player in his youth, ran a sports marketing business, a basketball franchise, spent five years as general manager of Partick Thistle F.C., and worked with Rangers F.C., before his appointment as Chief Executive of Stoke City F.C. in 1995. He was responsible for the construction of and move to the Britannia Stadium in 1997, and led the negotiations which saw an Icelandic consortium purchase a controlling interest in the club.
Moxey joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. as Chief Executive in June 2000, a role he has remained in ever since.[1][2]
Moxey and American-born wife Babette have four children.[1]
On 26 October 2010, Moxey criticised Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, on BBC Radio 5 live, in the process telling him to "keep his mouth shut" regarding tough tackling in the premier league.[3]