West Bromwich Albion are delighted to confirm the appointment of Andrew Nestor as President.
Andrew will oversee a restructured leadership team, managing all club functions, alongside his existing role as Sporting Director, which he assumed in the summer of 2024.
The club can also announce the appointments of Ashish Patel as Chief Marketing Officer and Ethan Gobetz as Chief Financial Officer.
Andrew has built an extensive career in sport, beginning more than 16 years ago when he revived the Tampa Bay Rowdies, serving as President, CEO and General Manager – overseeing all aspects of the club as they claimed the 2012 League Championship in just their third season.
He was also a key player in the takeover by the current owners of Italian side Bologna FC 1909, where Andrew served as Director for two years during an operational transformation across sporting and commercial departments as the team secured an immediate return to Serie A.
He has also acted as an adviser for several other professional teams and ownership groups across the Americas and European football, alongside his own sports investment track record including co-founding Cerro Capital.
Ashish Patel specialises in strategic scaling of audience and driving subsequent commercial growth. He has significant experience in global sports IP, media and content, previously holding senior roles at Group Nine Media and VICE, which earned him a place on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list for Media. Ashish is also a co-founder of Cerro Capital alongside Andrew.
Ethan Gobetz has more than 20 years’ experience in various finance roles across the marketing, advertising and sports industries, and brings extensive knowledge and leadership in strategic planning and corporate mergers and acquisitions.
On the appointments, Chairman Shilen Patel said: “Andrew has led significant organisational change across our sporting department through achieving better alignment, increased emphasis on analytic and data-led approaches, and improvements to squad value whilst substantially benefiting club finances. I am confident he will deliver the same innovative strategies to drive continual growth to other areas of the club.
“His immense experience in all football club operations, from sporting to commercial, and everything in between, will stand the club in great stead for the future.
“With Andrew at the helm, I am more excited by the future than ever, and with the new executive team by his side, I look forward to seeing him deliver the positive culture he has grown within sporting to the whole business.”
President Andrew Nestor added: “I am proud to be taking on the role of President at the club. The goal is to establish the foundations on which our success here will be built – replicating the progressive principles installed on the sporting side over the past 18 months across all areas of the club to ensure competitiveness, commercial growth and sustainability going forward.
“My previous experience in other clubs has taught me there is no replacement for strong alignment and good people – and at The Hawthorns we have exceptional staff who have even greater potential. I am excited about what can be achieved at this great club, and what we can add to Albion’s rich history.”
