Richard Masters was previously the Premier League's managing directorRichard Masters has been confirmed as the new permanent Premier League chief executive. Masters, who was previously managing director and has been with the Premier League for 13 years, had been interim chief executive following the resignation of Richard Scudamore last year. David Pemsel stepped down as Premier League chief executive in November - having been due to start in 2020However, the Premier League released a statement in late-November which read: "Following media disclosures earlier this week and discussions with David Pemsel, the Premier League has today accepted David's resignation and he will no longer be joining as chief executive." Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck, who also chairs the Premier League nominations committee, said: "Richard took on the role of interim chief executive a year ago. "As interim chief executive, he has faced challenges head-on and has proved himself.

Source: Sky sports December 12, 2019 14:09 UTC