Ajax CEO Menno Geelen to leave in April 2027
The long-serving executive and the club have jointly agreed to part ways, with an external agency assisting the search for his successor.
Ajax have announced that general director Menno Geelen will leave the club in April 2027. According to Voetbal International, the decision follows discussions between Geelen and the supervisory board and was reached by mutual agreement.
The process of appointing a new general director has already begun. Ajax have brought in an external agency to assist with the search, while announcing Geelen’s departure well in advance to allow time for a successor to be identified.
Geelen has worked at Ajax since 2010. He became the Amsterdam club’s commercial director in 2016 before stepping up to the position of general director in 2024. By the time he departs, he will have held the top executive role for almost three years. His next move has not yet been disclosed.
Geelen said he would continue giving everything to Ajax over the coming months, with sporting success this season and further progress for the club among his immediate priorities. Supervisory board representative Lesley Bamberger thanked him for helping guide Ajax through difficult periods after being asked to assume the general director’s duties. Bamberger added that the board must now find a successor suited to the club’s further development.
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- Ajax en algemeen directeur Geelen nemen afscheid van elkaar— Voetbal International
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