PREMIER - Everton can confirm the appointment of Sarvar Ismailov and Grant Ingles to its Board of Directors

Everton have confirmed the appointment of Sarvar Ismailov and Grant Ingles to its Board of Directors.

Mr Ismailov  - the nephew of Alisher Usmanov, a long-time business partner of Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri - joined Everton in 2019 as Global Commercial Consultant before becoming Everton Women’s first Sporting and Commercial Director and a member of the Everton Women Strategic Leadership Team in 2020.

In his role as Sporting and Commercial Director he has overseen significant progress for Everton Women both on and off the pitch, including strong commercial growth and improvements to on-field performance, with the side reaching the final of the 2020 FA Cup and finishing fifth in the WSL in 2021.

Mr Ismailov will retain his role at Everton Women and will also remain on the club’s Stadium Board – a post he took up in 2019. He will join Sasha Ryazantsev as owner’s representative on the Board.

Mr Ismailov said: "It’s an honour and a privilege to join Everton’s Board of Directors. It is a big responsibility which I will not take lightly. I want to thank our Board and our Majority Shareholder for giving me this opportunity and placing their faith in me."

| Everton Football Club can confirm the appointment of Sarvar Ismailov and Grant Ingles to its Board of Directors.

— Everton (@Everton) July 14, 2021