Rick Parry was born on 23 February 1955 and is the current chairman of the EFL, the former chief executive of Liverpool, the original CEO of the Premier League and a board member at New York Cosmos.
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10 Facts About Rick Parry
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Rick Parry's experience is not confined solely to football, having prepared Manchester's bid for the 1992 Olympic Games in 1985 and later advised the Birmingham Olympic Games Council on financial matters.
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When Manchester secured the British nomination to bid for the 1996 Olympic Games, Rick Parry was seconded to the bid committee for two and a half years as full-time Director supervising, amongst other responsibilities, the planning of a £750 million Olympic Centre.
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Rick Parry was appointed as chief executive at Liverpool in July 1998 by then chairman David Moores.
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On 18 June 2007, Rick Parry was called to give evidence to the arbitration panel investigating the validity of an earlier tribunal decision regarding West Ham United's signing of Argentinian Internationals Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.
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Since leaving Liverpool Football Club, Rick Parry has taken on a number of roles as an independent consultant, most recently sitting on the UEFA investigatory panel of club financial fair play cases and as a member of the Board of the ICSS-Sorbonne sporting integrity programme.
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On 19 September 2019, it was announced that Rick Parry would be taking over as Chair of the English Football League, subject to approval.
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In 2020 Rick Parry criticised EFL clubs for suggesting the need for Premier League financial support during the coronavirus crisis.
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