- Adam Pearson
Adam Pearson (born
8 April ,1964 inHarrogate ,England ) is Chairman of theCoca-Cola Championship football clubDerby County F.C. Pearson left his position as Leeds United's commercial director in 2001 to purchase Hull City and take over as Chairman.cite news
title = Hull bounce back from the brink
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/1216281.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2001-03-12
accessdate = 2007-06-19] At the time, Leeds were one of the country's most ambitious, big-spending Premiership clubs, while Hull were in administration and languishing at the wrong end of the bottom division ofthe Football League . But by the time Pearson left Hull in 2007, he had seen Hull promoted twice, moving up to the Championship, and Leeds relegated twice, dropping down to League One, the division below.Pearson was also Head of the Stadium Management Company, which operates the
KC Stadium (Kingston Communications Stadium), the home of Hull City andrugby league sideHull FC . But on11 June 2007 at 12:00 midday, it was announced at a press conference broadcast live onBBC Radio Humberside that Pearson had sold the club and the SMC to a consortium consisting ofPaul Duffen ,Russell Bartlett andMartin Walker . It was confirmed that Paul Duffen would take over as Chairman, but Pearson would remain on the board of directors to provide continuity. [ [http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10338~1034818,00.html Statement from Adam Pearson] ] However, on31 July 2007 he resigned from the board thus severing all ties with the club.cite news
title = Pearson quits City board
url = http://www.sporthull.co.uk/football/hull_city/tigers_news/displayarticle.php?ID=1755
publisher = Hull Daily Mail
date =2007-07-31
accessdate = 2007-07-31]Pearson had been linked with a bid for Leeds United, following the club being put up for sale.cite news
title = Pearson set to make Leeds offer
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/6281628.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date =2007-07-08
accessdate = 2007-07-08] Though he did not bid, he indicated that he does want to own a football club again. In October 2007 he tabled atakeover bid worth more than £3 million for Huddersfield Town, the club he has personally supported all his life, but it was rejected. [cite news
title = Pearson opts to call off bid for Terriers
url = http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/Pearson-opts-to-call-off.3397861.jp
publisher =Yorkshire Post
date =2001-10-20
accessdate = 2007-10-24]On
29 October 2007 Pearson was named as the executive chairman of Derby County Football Club after buying the majority share holding fromPeter Gadsby . [cite news
title = Club statement from Derby County
url = http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1154486,00.html
publisher = Derby County Football Club
date =2007-10-29
accessdate = 2007-10-29]References
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