July 30 – Stewart Regan has quit his post as Yorkshire County Cricket Club chief executive to take up the same role at the Scottish Football Association (SFA).
The 46-year-old joins the SFA after four years at Yorkshire, returning to his football roots having previously been a director at the Football League.
He replaces Gordon Smith, who stepped down in April after almost three years in the post.
Regan oversaw a period of substantial change at Yorkshire including the redevelopment of their Headingley ground with new drainage and irrigation systems, a replay screen and the £21 million ($32 million) Carnegie Pavilion.
However, he also presided over the county’s disastrous decision to host Pakistan’s second Test match against Australia last week, in which they could lose as much as £750,000 ($1.1 million) following poor attendances.
The Yorkshire chairman Colin Graves will now take over his old duties.
Regan, who led the rebranding of the second tier of English football, spent 16 years in the brewing industry, including a spell as strategic planning director for Bass.
Regan said: “From my recent posts with the Football League and Coors Brewers, I have experience of working with a number of key stakeholders in Scottish football.
“Scottish football has not been immune to the difficulties of the current financial climate but the passion and commitment to the national game in this country remains unrivalled.
“It is this loyalty and dedication that will be essential to re-establishing the game.
“I am aware there is a great debate on the way forward for Scottish football and it is my intention to bring all the relevant parties closer together to achieve the obvious common goal of improving the overall standard of the number one sport in this country.”
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