London Irish appoints new Chief Executive

London Irish has today announced that Brian Facer will be joining the club as the new chief executive.

London Irish president Mick Crossan says that Facer was the unanimous choice.
   
“This is an exciting time for London Irish with our return to the Aviva Premiership and we feel that Brian is the right person to lead the club as chief executive as we look to progress both on the field and commercially,” said Crossan.
    
“We were able to choose from some exceptional candidates for this role and Brian's depth of experience in sport made him the clear choice for the position.
   

After working for a number of blue chip companies, Facer joined Northampton Saints in 2006 as sales and marketing manager before being promoted to head of commercial operations in 2012 then to his current role as commercial director in 2014.