OFFICIEL MEDDELELSE
Bo Bay Hougaard stopper som direktør i FC Helsingør
Efter to intense år på posten som direktør for den professionelle fodboldklub i hans barndomsby, har Bo Bay Hougaard besluttet sig for at sige sin stilling op og kaste sig over nye udfordringer.
– Jeg har sagt op, fordi der skal ske noget nyt i mit liv. Der skal nye kræfter til at komme videre med projektet og jeg føler, at jeg har givet alt, hvad jeg har i mig, siger han om sin beslutning.
Udfordringer i klubben har der ellers været nok af, siden Bo i 2023 kom ind i klubben fra højre. Her driblede han videre med bolden efter Lasse Lindblads feberredning af en klub i frit fald efter et mislykket amerikansk ejerskab.
Der var meget at tage fat på og det viste sig sværere end forventet at rejse den fornødne kapital lokalt til at drive klubben videre.
Under Bo’s ledelse lykkedes det dog at indgå en strategisk aftale i form af spanske NSN, som ellers havde håbet, at samarbejdet ville fortsætte.
– Vi er kede af, at Bo har valgt at sige op. Uden ham var vores dansk-spanske projekt aldrig blevet en realitet. Hans indsats for klubben, kan ikke undervurderes, siger Ion Bilbao som talsmand for de nye ejere.
Indtil en permanent afløser på direktørposten bliver fundet, vil Ion Bilbao fungere som konstitueret direktør.
– Heldigvis efterlader Bo en velstruktureret organisation med dygtige medarbejdere. Og med den stærke lokale opbakning der er omkring klubben, skal vi nok holde skibet sejlende indtil vi har fundet Bos afløser, fortsætter catalonieren, som har deltaget i klubbens ledelse i trekvart år.
FC Helsingør ønsker Bo Bay Hougaard alt det bedste i hans fremtidige projekter og takker ham for hans store indsats for klubben!
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Bo Bay Hougaard resigns as CEO of FC Helsingør
After two intense years as director of the professional football club in his childhood town, Bo Bay Hougaard has decided to resign from his position and throw himself into new challenges.
– I have resigned because something new has to happen in my life. New strength is needed to move forward with the project and I feel that I have given everything I have in me, he says about his decision.
There have otherwise been plenty of challenges at the club since Bo joined the club from the right in 2023. Here he dribbled on with the ball after Lasse Lindblad’s feverish save of a club in free fall after a failed American ownership.
There was a lot to get to grips with and it turned out to be more difficult than expected to raise the necessary capital locally to run the club further.
On Bo’s watch, however, they managed to enter into an strategic agreement in the form of Spanish NSN, which had otherwise hoped that the collaboration would continue.
– We are sorry that Bo has chosen to resign. Without him, our Danish-Spanish project would never have become a reality. His contribution to the club cannot be underestimated, says Ion Bilbao as spokesman for the new owners.
Until a permanent replacement for the CEO position is found, Ion Bilbao will act as acting CEO.
– Fortunately, Bo leaves behind a well-structured organization with skilled employees. And with the strong local support around the club, we will probably keep the ship sailing until we have found Bo’s replacement, continues the Catalonian, who has participated in the club’s management for three-quarters of a year.
FC Helsingør wishes Bo Bay Hougaard all the best in his future projects and thanks him for his great efforts for the club!