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The Newcastle United Chief Commercial Officer, Peter Silverstone (pictured above on the left), is set to leave St James’ Park.

The Mail have an exclusive and state that he has been placed on gardening leave ahead of his exit.

Peter Silverstone was appointed (see below) just over three years ago.

Craig Hope at The Mail states that Silverstone will now; “…pursue an opportunity overseas.”

Newcastle United official announcement – 17 October 2022:

Newcastle United is delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Silverstone as the club’s new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

Peter joins the club from OneFootball, the world’s largest football media platform, where he was Senior Vice President of Global Development, responsible for OneFootball’s clubs, leagues, federations and players network and partnerships division.

Peter brings almost two decades of commercial experience in the football industry that will be critical to delivering the club’s ambitious commercial growth plans.

Prior to OneFootball, Peter spent almost seven years at Arsenal FC, leaving his role as Chief Commercial Officer in February 2022. Peter initially joined Arsenal in 2015 as Business Development Director before becoming a key member of the Arsenal executive team in 2018 in the roles of...