• Head of Discovery’s Animal Planet will be new chief executive
The television executive Susanna Dinnage is to become one of the most powerful women in professional sport after being named Richard Scudamore’s successor at the Premier League.
Dinnage will take up her role as chief executive at the beginning of next year. She is currently the global president of Animal Planet, part of the Discovery group of TV channels. She replaces Scudamore, who will step down from his position as executive chairman after nearly 20 years in charge.
Written by Paul MacInnes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/13/premier-league-chief-executive-susanna-dinnage-richard-scudamore under the title “Dinnage will be one of most powerful women in sport as Premier League chief”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
