Reports of new board: HSV publicly hits back! | OneFootball

Reports about a possible expansion of HSV’s executive leadership are causing plenty of discussion. The club has now even issued a public response.

The background: Just a few days ago, the Hamburger Abendblatt reported that the supervisory board was planning, in the medium term, to install a third board member. According to the report, a specific profile had already been agreed upon: the new executive would be responsible for marketing, communications, and fan-related matters.

However, supervisory board chairman Michael Papenfuß has now spoken out publicly and clearly contradicted these claims. In an interview on HSV.de, the head of the oversight body said: “What is true is that the descriptions published most recently do not reflect the actual situation. They are not accurate; they are false.” According to Papenfuß, the supervisory board had not even been contacted before the article was published.

Papenfuß comments on HSV’s plans

His remarks therefore stand in clear contrast to the recent rumors. These had suggested that not only had the creation of a third board position already been decided, but that the job profile had also already been defined. It was also reported that the role would be filled externally and that one candidate would combine responsibility for marketing, communications, and fan communication.

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However, Papenfuß did not want to comment specifically on possible considerations within the supervisory board. Instead, he pointed to the confidentiality of its internal work. “We do not take part in public speculation,” the 71-year-old made clear, while also emphasizing that personnel, structural, and strategic issues are of course discussed regularly.

“We are capable of acting and competing; we are self-determined,” said Papenfuß. At the same time, he added that it is part of the supervisory board’s duties to continuously discuss “how we as HSV can become even better.” For the moment, however, that seems possible even without a third board member.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.