The FA's new man Martin Glenn is a Wolves fan!
The Football Association's new chief executive Martin Glenn is a Wolves fan.
An FA level one qualified grassroots coach, the 54-year-old was a non-executive director at Leicester City from 2002-06 and is a Molineux season ticket holder.
The father-of-three hails from Aldridge and attended St Francis of Assisi Comprehensive in the town before studying at Merton College, Oxford.
Now living in Twickenham, he combines watching Wolves with marathon running.
The 54-year-old, who replaces executive secretary Alex Horne, will join The FA on May 18, leaving his current role as chief executive at United Biscuits.
He came to prominence during his time at Walkers Snack Foods in 1992, enlisting Gary Lineker to play the 'bad guy' in marketing campaigns and the England legend is now a close friend.
Glenn was chief executive at Walkers for 14 years after a stint as marketing manager UK and Germany for Mars Petcare between 1988-92.
Having increased Walkers' market share from the mid-20s to more than 60 per cent, he became company president in 1998 and ran the business until 2006, when he joined Birdseye.
In 2003, he was awarded Marketing Week's CEO of the Year, and in 2004 was voted the UK's most influential marketer by Marketing Magazine.
Glenn said: "I am incredibly proud to have been chosen to play my part in shaping the future direction of the FA.
"There are few more important and interesting places to work than Wembley Stadium and St George's Park and I am very much looking forward to meeting the staff and leading them into an exciting new period.
"I have coached football at grassroots level, have sat on the board of a Premier League football club and have spent my time on the terraces at Molineux where I have a season ticket.
"I hope this informs my work at the FA as we look to inspire everyone to be involved in what is the nation's most watched and played team sport.
"I very much hope my personal experience of operating in highly competitive global markets will help the FA in its own drive to promote greater success for our all of our national teams in international tournaments."
FA chairman Greg Dyke said: "I know, as a football fan, he will take great pride in the job and he will be an asset to the FA.
"He will lead the organisation through a significant period of change. Martin came through a highly competitive process and we are delighted he has chosen to join us.
"He is a natural leader and I look forward to working with him."
Glenn has also worked for Cadbury Schweppes, Mars and Deloitte and is president of the Marketing Society, having started a two-year term in January 2014.
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