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Ajax announces resignation of supervisory board
The Amsterdam giant has announced that Johan Cruyff, Edgar Davids, Steven ten Have, Paul Romer and Marjan Olfers will leave their posts shortly.
Feb 9, 2012 7:44:00 AM
By Stefan Coerts
Johan Cruyff - Barcelona
Ajax has announced on its official website that the club's supervisory board has agreed to step down as soon as the Amsterdam giant has found suitable replacements.
The supervisory board, consisting of club icon Johan Cruyff, Edgar Davids, Steven ten Have, Marjan Olfers and Paul Romer, was appointed on July 25, 2011, but has since failed to get things going at the Amsterdam ArenA.
The board mainly made the headlines for the disagreements between Cruyff and the remaining four commissioners, with the proposed appointment of Louis van Gaal as the club's new CEO as the absolute low in the relationship between the two parties.
Davids, Ten Have, Romer and Olfers appointed Van Gaal during a meeting in Nov, 2011 without properly informing Cruyff of the assembly and the appointment of Van Gaal. The legend consequently filed a lawsuit in order to have the decision reversed, and Van Gaal's appointment was prohibited by an Amsterdam court on Monday.
The supervisory board was expected to be disbanded during a shareholders meeting on Friday, but it has now thrown in the towel. Friday's assembly has consequently been cancelled.
The departing supervisory board will now invite the annual general meeting (AVA) and the Works council (OR) to suggest new supervisory board members.
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The supervisory board, consisting of club icon Johan Cruyff, Edgar Davids, Steven ten Have, Marjan Olfers and Paul Romer, was appointed on July 25, 2011, but has since failed to get things going at the Amsterdam ArenA.
The board mainly made the headlines for the disagreements between Cruyff and the remaining four commissioners, with the proposed appointment of Louis van Gaal as the club's new CEO as the absolute low in the relationship between the two parties.
Davids, Ten Have, Romer and Olfers appointed Van Gaal during a meeting in Nov, 2011 without properly informing Cruyff of the assembly and the appointment of Van Gaal. The legend consequently filed a lawsuit in order to have the decision reversed, and Van Gaal's appointment was prohibited by an Amsterdam court on Monday.
The supervisory board was expected to be disbanded during a shareholders meeting on Friday, but it has now thrown in the towel. Friday's assembly has consequently been cancelled.
The departing supervisory board will now invite the annual general meeting (AVA) and the Works council (OR) to suggest new supervisory board members.
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