Chelsea appointed Guy Laurence as their chief executive on Thursday.
The club announced his arrival on their official website, with Laurence set to begin his duties at the beginning of February.
As chief executive, Laurence will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of the club, and he has also been tasked with increasing the Blues' revenues through the development of the club's commercial activities.
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