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Kensell Departs Hibernian FC

Hibernian FC today confirms the departure of Chief Executive Ben Kensell.
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Hibernian FC today confirms the departure of Chief Executive Ben Kensell.

Kensell joined in July 2021 and helped the Club evolve significantly.

During his tenure, Hibernian FC increased its commercial revenue and overall turnover. Kensell was instrumental in the delivery of the Easter Road Stadium infrastructure investment project which now delivers a first-class matchday experience. He also played an integral role introducing Black Knight Football to Hibernian FC - a first of its kind of partnership in Scottish football.

On Kensell’s departure, the Gordon Family commented:

“We’d like to thank Ben for all his hard work and leadership over the last three-and-a-half-years, and we will be forever grateful for the support he provided our family after Ron’s passing. As a club, we have made positive strides forward under Ben’s guidance, and he will be leaving the Club in a better place.

"We’re always looking at the future of the Club, and after discussions with Ben, we mutually decided that it was the right time to part ways. We wish him nothing but the best moving forward.”

During the recruitment process for a new Chief Executive Officer, Hibernian FC will continue to be led by its Board of Directors, with the Senior Management Team looking after the day-to-day operations.
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One less member of the quadrant of leadership, must be a triangle now. Wonder if he will reappear at Sevco. Would anticipate new CEO will be a choice heavily influenced by Black Knights
 
Minty said:
One less member of the quadrant of leadership, must be a triangle now. Wonder if he will reappear at Sevco. Would anticipate new CEO will be a choice heavily influenced by Black Knights
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FWIW He openly told a family member of mine in the last month he'd been approached by Sevco but wouldn't be going there.
 
One thing I've always wondered. Was the reported £350k a year salary fact, or internet legend? Honestly don't know
 
Something inherently dysfunctional about a club papping out the door its CEO (the guy who did the negotiations & concluded deals) with only 8 days to go in a transfer window particularly as we've signed nobody.....

He brought a lot of the stick he got upon himself as he was obviously free & easy with his mouth at times. Nonetheless off the park the club is in a better place than when he arrived and some of the personal criticism was i feel unjustified.
 
From his LinkedIn

“It’s with a real sense of pride, achievement and satisfaction that after over three and a half years leading this great club as CEO I am leaving Hibs on very good and amicable terms by mutual consent.

Simply put, I’ve done everything the club has asked me to do and more. I wish the inspiring Ron Gordon was here to see it and enjoy the highs and lows and successes we’ve achieved. The Gordon family are fantastic owners and I can’t speak highly enough of them.

Together with the staff, players and support of sponsors, suppliers, corporate guests and the brilliant fanbase we have transformed the club off the pitch, doubling turnover with incredible, unrivalled commercial growth, building a fantastic staff culture across both HTC and Easter Road and improving the stadium and training ground so it’s unrecognisable from when I arrived in July 2021.
There was a clear strategic plan and it’s been delivered over this time.

Easter Road as a match day experience is best in class now and I take great pride in having delivered that and it generating the revenues and experiences it now does for everyone to enjoy.

Bringing Black Knight Football Group on board for a first of its kind investment and partnership in Scotland was also a big achievement which will benefit Hibs on the pitch for years to come and on top of this we have managed to achieve millions in player sales through my negotiations and I leave the club with the men’s and women’s team on fantastic form with brilliant management in place across all areas.

I wish we could have had more success on the pitch despite the semi finals and one Premier Sport cup final and the one season in Europe getting knocked out by Aston Villa but that’s football for you.
I have so much confidence that with the solid foundations now in place this club will go on to achieve great success because it deserves it.

Thank you to everyone for their hard work, efforts and support and there are too many to mention but I will forever be a Hibs supporter because it’s just a wonderful football club in a brilliant city with fantastic people at the heart of it. It was an absolute honour to lead Hibernian FC”
 
Smurf said:
From his LinkedIn

“It’s with a real sense of pride, achievement and satisfaction that after over three and a half years leading this great club as CEO I am leaving Hibs on very good and amicable terms by mutual consent.

Simply put, I’ve done everything the club has asked me to do and more. I wish the inspiring Ron Gordon was here to see it and enjoy the highs and lows and successes we’ve achieved. The Gordon family are fantastic owners and I can’t speak highly enough of them.

Together with the staff, players and support of sponsors, suppliers, corporate guests and the brilliant fanbase we have transformed the club off the pitch, doubling turnover with incredible, unrivalled commercial growth, building a fantastic staff culture across both HTC and Easter Road and improving the stadium and training ground so it’s unrecognisable from when I arrived in July 2021.
There was a clear strategic plan and it’s been delivered over this time.

Easter Road as a match day experience is best in class now and I take great pride in having delivered that and it generating the revenues and experiences it now does for everyone to enjoy.

Bringing Black Knight Football Group on board for a first of its kind investment and partnership in Scotland was also a big achievement which will benefit Hibs on the pitch for years to come and on top of this we have managed to achieve millions in player sales through my negotiations and I leave the club with the men’s and women’s team on fantastic form with brilliant management in place across all areas.

I wish we could have had more success on the pitch despite the semi finals and one Premier Sport cup final and the one season in Europe getting knocked out by Aston Villa but that’s football for you.
I have so much confidence that with the solid foundations now in place this club will go on to achieve great success because it deserves it.

Thank you to everyone for their hard work, efforts and support and there are too many to mention but I will forever be a Hibs supporter because it’s just a wonderful football club in a brilliant city with fantastic people at the heart of it. It was an absolute honour to lead Hibernian FC”
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Somebody put that up mate.
 
Smurf said:
Something inherently dysfunctional about a club papping out the door its CEO (the guy who did the negotiations & concluded deals) with only 8 days to go in a transfer window particularly as we've signed nobody.....

He brought a lot of the stick he got upon himself as he was obviously free & easy with his mouth at times. Nonetheless off the park the club is in a better place than when he arrived and some of the personal criticism was i feel unjustified.
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Or has he already been out the door for a bit but only just formally announced hence the slow window?
 
Smurf said:
From his LinkedIn

“It’s with a real sense of pride, achievement and satisfaction that after over three and a half years leading this great club as CEO I am leaving Hibs on very good and amicable terms by mutual consent.

Simply put, I’ve done everything the club has asked me to do and more. I wish the inspiring Ron Gordon was here to see it and enjoy the highs and lows and successes we’ve achieved. The Gordon family are fantastic owners and I can’t speak highly enough of them.

Together with the staff, players and support of sponsors, suppliers, corporate guests and the brilliant fanbase we have transformed the club off the pitch, doubling turnover with incredible, unrivalled commercial growth, building a fantastic staff culture across both HTC and Easter Road and improving the stadium and training ground so it’s unrecognisable from when I arrived in July 2021.
There was a clear strategic plan and it’s been delivered over this time.

Easter Road as a match day experience is best in class now and I take great pride in having delivered that and it generating the revenues and experiences it now does for everyone to enjoy.

Bringing Black Knight Football Group on board for a first of its kind investment and partnership in Scotland was also a big achievement which will benefit Hibs on the pitch for years to come and on top of this we have managed to achieve millions in player sales through my negotiations and I leave the club with the men’s and women’s team on fantastic form with brilliant management in place across all areas.

I wish we could have had more success on the pitch despite the semi finals and one Premier Sport cup final and the one season in Europe getting knocked out by Aston Villa but that’s football for you.
I have so much confidence that with the solid foundations now in place this club will go on to achieve great success because it deserves it.

Thank you to everyone for their hard work, efforts and support and there are too many to mention but I will forever be a Hibs supporter because it’s just a wonderful football club in a brilliant city with fantastic people at the heart of it. It was an absolute honour to lead Hibernian FC”
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The accounts will come out soon and they will be dreadful. Ben told shareholders they’d be very good. So off the park we are loosing millions . He’s to spend other people’s money tarting up corporate. But the reality we are a badly run business
 
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