David French has been announced as Rangers new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Ibrox after leaving his role at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
French left his role in the Irish capital in early 2025 helping organise matchday events for both the Irish Football and Rugby teams, along with handling non-sporting events such as concerts that were held at the stadium.
Before settling in Ireland, French had worked as the Director of Venue at Manchester United and was also the General Manager of the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Shanghai, China.
He is described as a “commercially focused leader with extensive experience in finance and commercial roles.” This is according to his professional LinkedIn profile.
The CCO position at Ibrox had been empty since Sean Jefferson left the club at the end of last season, who had the role on an interim basis.
This comes as Rangers chairman Andrew Cavanagh and vice-chairman Paraag Marathe have taken a more hands-on approach to running the club since the failures of Russell Martin, Kevin Thelwell and Patrick Stewart earlier on this season.
Danny Rohl has taken over as Rangers head coach from Martin, and we at SNN Sports announced that Stig Inge Bjørnebye had arrived at Rangers as a football consultant, a role similar to the director of football title held by Thelwell.
It is unknown when a successor to Stewart as CEO will be announced however French as CCO will be tasked with using Ibrox and neighbouring Edmiston House to drive up revenue with both footballing and non-footballing ventures for the club.
It is also believed that over the past few weeks Cavanagh and Marathe have started to get towards the end of their recruitment process for the various empty roles in the Rangers boardroom.
It is anticipated that there will be more movement on this front from Rangers in the near future as the club continues to rebuild itself on and off the pitch after the disastrous state the club was in just a number of months ago.
Read our article on Rangers’ announcement of Stig Inge Bjørnebye here:
Rangers Announce Stig Inge Bjørnebye as Football Advisor
