Steve Hollis on his bike

Hollis

Steve Hollis is no longer Aston Villa's executive chairman ahead of new owner Tony Xia’s boardroom reshuffle.


The troubleshooter was brought in by former owner Randy Lerner in January and was pivotal in negotiating the sale of the club to Xia.

His departure from Villa Park was expected following the completion of the takeover earlier this week, with Xia planning to appoint a new board, though that is still subject to Football League approval, which has been delayed.

Hollis announced he was "not a football man" after replacing Lerner as the club's chairman and his tenure saw Villa lose their place in the Premier league, after doing fuck all in the January transfer window.

Wyness

Hollis oversaw the departures of chief executive Tom Fox and sporting director Hendrik Almstadt, and swung the axe at the club's staff axing around 500 full, part time and matchday staff.

Incoming chief executive Keith Wyness now takes the reins.

Wyness said: "Steve has been great, he did a very necessary job. He’s the first to admit he’s not a football man, but he’s done a very good job corporate restructuring.

“He’s been a pleasure to deal with and very professional.”