Tom Gorringe 11:10 - Mar 19 with 3125 views | Whiterockin | Now Chief Executive Officer. Swansea City is delighted to announce the promotion of Tom Gorringe to Chief Executive Officer of the club. Tom brings with him over 15 years of experience in professional football, the majority of which has been in the Premier League and Championship. He joined the club as Chief Operating Officer at the start of the year, and in his new role, will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the football club. Tom has a reputation for demonstrating strong financial management at his previous clubs, improving infrastructure, increasing revenues, driving the matchday experience whilst also ensuring operational efficiency. "I’m under no illusions that there is a lot to do, but I am excited to take on this role at the club. Since joining, I have been impressed with the staff and the vast potential at the club as well as the ambition of the ownership group. We have everything that we need here to be successful. We want to build on our strong foundations and drive the club towards sustainable success that gets us back to competing at the top of the division. The ownership group is fully committed to delivering success for this club, and I’m honoured to be the person that they’ve entrusted to deliver for them.” - Tom Gorringe, CEO |  | | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 12:05 - Mar 19 with 2827 views | Swans9 | 7 years at Bristol Rovers. Hopefully he will be in this position for a while so we can have some stability at the club. Let's hope things are going to improve off and on the field. We got alot of the teams below us so we should stay up. |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 12:09 - Mar 19 with 2805 views | ReslovenSwan1 | As predicted last week using the Resolven algorithms.. |  |
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Tom Gorringe on 12:52 - Mar 19 with 2699 views | QJumpingJack | His previous clubs include Cardiff, Portsmouth, Brighton and Bristol Rovers so lets see. |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 15:10 - Mar 19 with 2520 views | Whiterockin | "We met Tom in the winter of 2024, and we were immediately impressed speaking with him," said a joint statement from Swansea shareholders Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0q127z0qy1o So definitely a Cravatt and Cohen move. Looks like the new money is starting to flex it's muscle. |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 15:31 - Mar 19 with 2457 views | QJumpingJack |
Tom Gorringe on 15:10 - Mar 19 by Whiterockin | "We met Tom in the winter of 2024, and we were immediately impressed speaking with him," said a joint statement from Swansea shareholders Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0q127z0qy1o So definitely a Cravatt and Cohen move. Looks like the new money is starting to flex it's muscle. |
However much money we have - we have to work to PSR. |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 15:56 - Mar 19 with 2395 views | Whiterockin |
Tom Gorringe on 15:31 - Mar 19 by QJumpingJack | However much money we have - we have to work to PSR. |
An experienced football administrator will implement ways to counter the P&S rules. Other clubs in the championship have run up bigger losses than us over the 3 year cycle and have kept within the rules. Coleman has no idea about British football and made some terrible mistakes regarding this. Losses and debt are totally different things and need to be managed differently to comply with the regulations. Coleman either couldn't understand this or his hands were tied by Kaplan and Levien. Expect a totally different outlook going forward. |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 16:12 - Mar 19 with 2356 views | onehunglow | And yet, Man Utd, with billions of debt, huge wage bill, looking to build 100,000 stadium Nuts |  |
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Tom Gorringe on 16:44 - Mar 19 with 2274 views | Whiterockin |
Tom Gorringe on 16:12 - Mar 19 by onehunglow | And yet, Man Utd, with billions of debt, huge wage bill, looking to build 100,000 stadium Nuts |
Spending on stadiums doesn't come under P&S. Apparently they are looking to raise £2 Billion to fund the development. By the time they sort out a lease for what the football requires, then arrange an income from various units, throw in massive hospitality opportunities. They will probably make a profit out of it. |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
Tom Gorringe on 18:36 - Mar 19 with 2071 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
Tom Gorringe on 12:52 - Mar 19 by QJumpingJack | His previous clubs include Cardiff, Portsmouth, Brighton and Bristol Rovers so lets see. |
Let's hope he remembers Brighton best! |  |
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Tom Gorringe on 12:30 - Mar 20 with 1624 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
Tom Gorringe on 18:36 - Mar 19 by JACKMANANDBOY | Let's hope he remembers Brighton best! |
Judging by his CV he will not be around long. A couple of seasons maybe. The idea was to have an investor in charge to engender loyalty. |  |
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Tom Gorringe on 13:40 - Mar 20 with 1524 views | KeithHaynes |
Tom Gorringe on 12:30 - Mar 20 by ReslovenSwan1 | Judging by his CV he will not be around long. A couple of seasons maybe. The idea was to have an investor in charge to engender loyalty. |
Two seasons would be a remarkable success with the clubs track record on all employees appointed over the past five years. |  |
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Tom Gorringe on 15:37 - Mar 20 with 1400 views | QJumpingJack | Where does this leave Ken Gude and Chief of Staff? |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 18:18 - Mar 20 with 1218 views | QJumpingJack |
I would have expected Gude to become CEO with his business experience. Will Ken now report into Tom? |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 18:34 - Mar 20 with 1192 views | Whiterockin |
Tom Gorringe on 18:18 - Mar 20 by QJumpingJack | I would have expected Gude to become CEO with his business experience. Will Ken now report into Tom? |
That's the way I see it, with Richard Montague going chairman. I expected Gude to go back with Coleman if I am honest. |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 18:36 - Mar 20 with 1170 views | KeithHaynes | Gorringe is the ceo. |  |
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Tom Gorringe on 18:36 - Mar 20 with 1159 views | QJumpingJack |
Tom Gorringe on 18:34 - Mar 20 by Whiterockin | That's the way I see it, with Richard Montague going chairman. I expected Gude to go back with Coleman if I am honest. |
I would expect the next chairman to be one of the current investors. Montague does not have the experience to be chairman and his focus needs to be on squad improvement. |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 20:19 - Mar 20 with 1046 views | KeithHaynes |
Tom Gorringe on 18:36 - Mar 20 by QJumpingJack | I would expect the next chairman to be one of the current investors. Montague does not have the experience to be chairman and his focus needs to be on squad improvement. |
Will there be a Xhairman, is it written that a board of directors need one or can that be a ceo ? |  |
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Tom Gorringe on 20:45 - Mar 20 with 999 views | Whiterockin |
Tom Gorringe on 20:19 - Mar 20 by KeithHaynes | Will there be a Xhairman, is it written that a board of directors need one or can that be a ceo ? |
I don't think Trevor Birch was a shareholder when chairman although they included some shares in his package when he joined. As I remember it. |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 20:55 - Mar 20 with 970 views | QJumpingJack |
Tom Gorringe on 20:19 - Mar 20 by KeithHaynes | Will there be a Xhairman, is it written that a board of directors need one or can that be a ceo ? |
In some companies, you can have an executive chairman which is the CEO/chairman role combined. Ideally the CEO should not be chairing the regular board meetings. The Chairman can also act as a buffer between the CEO and the investors. And I think it is the chairman at each club who carries the vote at any EFL board meetings. |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 11:26 - Mar 21 with 652 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
Tom Gorringe on 18:18 - Mar 20 by QJumpingJack | I would have expected Gude to become CEO with his business experience. Will Ken now report into Tom? |
Ken will not stick around. |  |
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Tom Gorringe on 11:30 - Mar 21 with 638 views | Whiterockin |
Tom Gorringe on 11:26 - Mar 21 by ReslovenSwan1 | Ken will not stick around. |
True, golfing partner on his way out. |  | |  |
Tom Gorringe on 10:44 - Mar 23 with 276 views | guthrieintherain |
Tom Gorringe on 18:36 - Mar 20 by QJumpingJack | I would expect the next chairman to be one of the current investors. Montague does not have the experience to be chairman and his focus needs to be on squad improvement. |
Did Jenkins use to be chairnan and CEO. What's the difference. |  |
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Tom Gorringe on 11:00 - Mar 23 with 258 views | max936 |
Tom Gorringe on 11:30 - Mar 21 by Whiterockin | True, golfing partner on his way out. |
I'd be interested to know as to what he's achieved whilst he's been here, I doubt that we'll ever find out. But it's fair to say that the shambles at the club as got worse with Coleman and Gude here, at least the other investors have at last woken up to the situation. Just hope it's not to late, we need at least another two wins and we got a pretty tough run in, Derby and Plymouth are fighting for their Championship lives and history tells us that we don't really do that well when we play those sort of sides. |  |
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Tom Gorringe on 13:33 - Mar 23 with 134 views | TimBowen | My son was in Uni ( UWE) in Bristol, living in a HMO house with twin Bristol Rovers fans. When it was announced recently that Gorringe was going to be our CEO, they texted my son. To say how Gorringe, while at an executive position at Rovers, tried to have a stand built, but without applying for Planning Permission. They said Good Luck having him making decisions. |  | |  |
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