Sporting director Nestor named West Brom president

Andrew Nestor said he was "proud" to become West Bromwich Albion president

West Bromwich Albion have named sporting director Andrew Nestor as the club's new president.

Nestor, who was appointed to his current role last summer, will now be responsible for "all club functions" as he combines both jobs in a restructured leadership team.

The Championship club have also appointed chief operating officer Ashish Patel as chief marketing officer and Ethan Gobetz as chief financial officer in the new set-up.

Nestor, a former director at Italian side Bologna and president, chief executive and general manager of the Tampa Bay Rowdies, is CEO of Bilkul Football Group, Albion's parent club, and was involved with owner Shilen Patel's takeover of Albion in February 2024.

He was also a key figure in the recruitment of current head coach Ryan Mason in June.

"Andrew has led significant organisational change across our sporting department through achieving better alignment, increased emphasis on analytic and data-led approaches, and improvements to squad value whilst substantially benefitting club finances," Patel said in a statement.

The owner added he was "more excited by the future than ever" with Nestor more involved and looked forward to him delivering "the positive culture he has grown within [the] sporting [department] to the whole business".