Celtic Plc announces Ian Livingston to step down from board after resigning as director
Lord Livingston of Parkhead, former BT Group chief executive and ex-group finance director of Dixons Group Plc, joined in October 2007
Scott McCulloch
Lord Livingston with Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell (Image: SNS Group)
Celtic Plc has announced Ian Livingston has resigned as a director and will step down from the board on June 30.
Lord Livingston of Parkhead, the former chief executive of telecoms giant BT Group, was appointed to the Celtic board in October 2007 and chairs the audit committee.
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He was previously group finance director of Dixons Group Plc and a non-executive director of Ladbrokes Plc.
Celtic said Lord Livingston, a chartered accountant, is stepping down to focus on his other board commitments, having recently taking over as chairman of Dixons Carphone Plc in addition to chairing Man Group Plc.
Sharon Brown, who joined the Celtic board in December 2016, will take over as chair of the Audit Committee.
Celtic chairman Ian Bankier said: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Ian for his insight, experience and commitment to the Club.
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"Ian is a highly-respected figure in business and public life and Celtic has been fortunate to benefit from his contribution during his time as a director."
Lord Livingston said: "Having stood in the Jungle as a boy, it was a great honour to be a director of Celtic.
"With the Club in a strong position, I look forward to Celtic's continued success in the future."
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