# West Ham leadership shake-up gathers pace amid Championship struggle

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/west-ham-leadership-shake-up-gathers-pace-amid-championship-struggle/
- Published: 2026-11-11T05:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T05:34:19+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/west-ham-leadership-shake-up-gathers-pace-amid-championship-struggle/
- Topics: Business, Football, Sport

## Key points

- James Taylor has been approved as West Ham’s new chief financial officer.
- The club is ninth in the Championship and winless in four matches.
- Scott Parker has drawn and lost his first two games in charge.

## Summary

West Ham have received approval from the Independent Football Regulator to appoint James Taylor as chief financial officer, continuing a series of senior departures and appointments at the club. The changes come as West Ham struggle in the Championship, where they are ninth and searching for form under new manager Scott Parker.

Taylor, a former Rangers and Mastercard executive, replaces Andy Mollett, who retired after overseeing the club’s finances through its move to the London Stadium, Europa League win and Declan Rice’s £105 million sale. Karren Brady left in April and David Sullivan resigned as joint-chair and director two months later; Sullivan denies historical sexual misconduct allegations and remains a co-owner. West Ham dismissed Nuno Espírito Santo after two wins in six games, and Parker’s first two matches brought a draw and a defeat.

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