| The five board members involved in Liverpool FC power struggle The key players at the heart of the struggle to sell the club to John W Henry's New England Sports Ventures groupTom Hicks co-ownerThe 63-year-old Texan businessman owns 50% of the club. The most unpopular and vocal of the co-owners whose son was removed from the board for sending a supporter an abusive email.George Gillett co-ownerHas not coped well with the anger of fans directed towards him and his family and has had a fractious relationship with Hicks having reportedly been keen to sell his shares in 2008.Martin Broughton chairmanA lifelong Chelsea fan and chairman of British Airways, Broughton was appointed as the club's independent chairman in April this year with the task of overseeing the sale process.Christian Purslow managing directorHarvard-educated, he replaced Rick Parry in June 2009 and together with Ian Ayre and Broughton, he outvoted Hicks and Gillett in favour of selling the club to John W Henry. The American co-owners tried to replace him on the board.Ian Ayre commercial directorAppointed by the club's former chief executive Rick Parry in 2007 he helped to seal a four-year sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered Bank and, like Purslow, he was one of the board members whom Hicks and Gillett tried to oust.LiverpoolGregg Roughleyguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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