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Everton to make statement over Bill Kenwright's future as three directors depart

Mr Kenwright purchased 68% of Everton from Peter Johnson in 1999

Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright(Image: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Everton are to make a statement on the future of chairman Bill Kenwright in the next 48 hours.

The Premier League club, who only avoided a drop to the Championship on the final day of the season, have also confirmed chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale, chief finance and strategy officer Grant Ingles and non-executive director Graeme Sharp are all to step down.

Mr Kenwright purchased 68% of Everton from Peter Johnson in 1999 and became chairman of the club in 2004. He then sold half of his stake to Farhad Moshiri in 2016.

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Everton returned a loss for the fifth successive year with the £44.7m deficit reported for the 2020-21 season taking their cumulative losses to more than £430m over the period.

A statement from the departing Directors reads: "We have all been fully committed during our time here and are disappointed to have made the decision to leave Everton.

"We have worked tirelessly alongside our chairman in what has been a challenging period to deliver some of the most significant projects in Everton’s history – projects that will safeguard and sustain the commercial future of the club for generations to come.

"We are proud of the commercial growth projects progressed during our time on the board, including the construction of the club's new waterfront stadium.