Newcastle United official announcement – Change to board of directors | OneFootball

A change to the Newcastle United board.

This comes some three years and three months after the takeover.

An official club announcement revealing the Newcastle United board change.

With Jacobo Solis joining the board of directors.

Newcastle United official announcement – 9 January 2025:

‘Newcastle United today announced the appointment of Jacobo Solis to the club’s Board of Directors.

Solis is Head of Europe Direct Investments in the International Investments Division at PIF. He has been directly involved with Newcastle United since the acquisition of the club by an investment group led by PIF in October 2021 and is closely aligned with the club’s strategy and plans for the future.

Prior to joining PIF, Solis worked as an investment banker in the United States, and prior to that, as a lawyer in his native Spain. He also sits on the boards of LIV Golf, E1 Series, the all-electric powerboating championship, and POSCO E&C, the South Korean engineering company, all of which have received investment from PIF.