The club have today released a statement regarding the appointment of a new director at the club:
Lincoln City Football Club are today delighted to announce that Mr Greg Levine has joined the Board of Directors at Sincil Bank.
Greg joins the Football Club after working in a number of prestigious companies. He is currently working for Vitality Health and Life where he is the Distribution and Sales Director. Prior to this role he worked at McLaren where he was part of the core team which founded the McLaren Automotive Business serving as the Executive Director for Global Sales and Marketing. Prior to joining McLaren, he also held the positions of Operations Director at Audi UK and Managing Director of Audi South Africa.
Away from the automotive industry, Greg has driven numerous charity initiatives including being Chairman of the Roundhouse Development Committee in Camden and he is a key supporter of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.
However, in joining Lincoln City he is able to extend his work to now include his other passion, which is football, and he’s excited at the prospect of getting started in his latest role:
Greg said: “It’s really special to be part of Lincoln City Football Club at such an important time for both the club and the City. “The key challenge is to build a stable, sustainable and successful club. This will involve highs and lows but most importantly we’re looking at a trajectory that keeps the club moving forward.
This kind of approach will involve every person at Sincil Bank. “It’s important we all share the same determination, courage and challenging mentality that we see every week on the pitch. As a person, I am drawn towards organisations that challenge the “status quo”. Lincoln City is certainly a club that is doing that presently and will do so in the future.
“Lincoln City has strong leadership, excellent managers, a strong squad and most importantly a wonderful fan base. As a club it’s well positioned to grow and develop and I’m looking forward to contributing to this wonderful story.”
New investment isn’t always about the financial benefits to the club and perhaps this is the main aspect e should focus on in reading today’s news. Greg Levine may bring financial benefit, but looking down that CV of his, it is clear he brings so much more to the club than just pounds and pence. Look at what Clive brought, the additional know-how and the ability to look beyond the club for inspiration. I’ll never criticise Bob Dorrian, nor the local businessmen who have either been on the board or who are still there. Having local people who understand the club is as important as having businessmen who have been successful at a national and international level who come to Lincoln City not as fans, but as individuals with pure business acumen.
The right blend, in my opinion, is fans such as Bob and Roger Bates, along with the likes of Clive and now Greg who come externally with no preconception and crucially, no emotional attachment in the first instance. I believe it gives a more rounded feel to the board, but also allows both parties to look at situations from different angles too. I wish Greg all the best for the future and look forward to seeing his input help shape our future.
I’m guessing he’s another one of Clive Nates’ contacts, who is largely responsible for turning around our great club in such short order. As always, great kudos to him. What a story this is and yet to come. So proud!!
I haven’t forgotten that Bob kept us alive and I thank him sincerely for that, but he really needed assistance to take us to the next level and we now have it.
That is also a credit to Bob as he sought to bring somone in. He was also involved in setting up the holding company to make outward investment more attractive, took the grief for it, and then got what he wanted as it proved a success.