Huddersfield Town announce departure of Jake Edwards
HUDDERSFIELD Town have confirmed that chief executive officer Jake Edwards has left his role by mutual consent.
Edwards joined the club in the summer of 2023 after eight years as president of the United Soccer League (USL) in the United States, where he oversaw the transformation of their professional divisions.
Manchester-born Edwards, 49, played nearly 300 games in his playing career in both the UK and US - representing a number of clubs including Wrexham, Exeter City and Yeovil.
After hanging up his boots, Edwards moved into executive roles at club level, earning his MBA at Warwick Business School and becoming a business strategy consultant at global sports marketing firm, Octagon, prior to joining the USL.
Town owner and chairman Kevin Nagle commented: "I would like to give my personal thanks to Jake as he leaves his role at the club today.
"Jake played a significant part in leading the club operation in many successful enterprises over our past three years. For that, I will always be grateful to him, and I will always consider him a friend."
Edwards added: “I would like to thank Kevin Nagle for putting his trust in me to lead this historic club over the last three seasons, which has been a tremendous honour.
"I am proud of the significant work we’ve done to acquire and transform Accu Stadium to redefine club business operations and to expand our football infrastructure from our new academy to the men’s and women’s first teams.
"The club is well positioned for an exciting future with much more to come. I wish Kevin, our dedicated staff, and our passionate supporters nothing but success moving forward."
The club’s day-to-day operation will be led by chief operating officer David Threlfall-Sykes.