England: Mark Bullingham succeeds Martin Glenn as CEO of The Football Association

Mark Bullingham, commercial and marketing director of The Football Association since August 2016, has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of The FA on 29/03/2019. Mark Bullingham will succeed Martin Glenn, CEO of The FA since May 2015, who announced that he would be stepping down from the position "at the end of the 2018-19 season," according to the FA on 13/12/2018.

Prior to his appointment as CEO, Mark Bullingham has also held post of chief commercial and football development officer since December 2018. "Bullingham's contribution to The FA to date includes: helping to grow annual FA revenue by 25%, key sponsorship deals with Nike and Barclays, record-breaking domestic and international Emirates FA Cup broadcast agreements, record viewership and engagement figures on FA digital channels, the successful 2021 UEFA Women's Euro bid, tripling Wembley Stadium concert revenue and restructuring The FA's Participation & Development programme," said the FA.

"This is an incredibly exciting time to be at The Football Association and I'm delighted to be given this opportunity…