Sunderland Women appoint Rehanne Skinner as technical director under new owners | OneFootball

Sunderland Women have appointed Rehanne Skinner as technical director, a significant hire under new majority owners Bay Collective, who assumed a majority shareholding earlier this month.

The club said in a statement that she will take charge of all sporting and football operations, oversee recruitment, align the first-team and academy pathway, and deliver the club’s footballing vision.

The former WSL head coach with Spurs and West Ham United arrives with a brief to build sustainable foundations on and off the pitch.

Skinner expressed strong belief in the owners’ project, calling Sunderland a club with a proud history, passionate support and major potential. She plans to work with Kay and the Bay Collective team to put the right structures in place for sustained success.

She highlighted the North East’s rich record for producing leading players and said the appointment carries personal meaning because her mother is from the region.

Bay Collective chief executive Kay Cossington hailed the hire, citing Skinner’s 25 years of top-level experience and alignment with a long-term, sustainable build, and described the prospect of her leading the vision on the ground as exciting.

Source: Sunderland Echo