Rangers appoint Fraser Thornton as new chair of Ibrox club

Rangers have announced that Fraser Thornton has been appointed as the club’s new chairman and will take up his new position after the Premier Sports Cup final.

The club say Thornton has “held many senior leadership and board positions throughout his career, in both private and public companies”. He is currently the interim chair of Scottish Golf.

Rangers say that he will bring “a vast range of experience in stakeholder engagement; spanning political, commercial and public interest groups” when he takes up the role next week, and “has extensive management experience across sales, brand marketing, strategy development and finance”.

Thornton will be the permanent successor to John Bennett, who stepped down from the role for health reasons in September. John Gilligan has been acting as interim chair since.

“On behalf of the board, I’m delighted to welcome Fraser to the club as chair,” Gilligan said.

“As a lifelong supporter and season ticket holder, he has a deep knowledge of the club which together with a highly successful executive track record and an impressive range of non-executive experience makes him an excellent fit for this role.

“We look forward to welcoming him, and our CEO Patrick Stewart to their new roles, on Monday.

“My time as interim chair of our club has been a wonderful and emotional experience. My sincere thanks goes to the board for their trust in me, and for their support during this time.”