Manchester City Football Club is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board of Directors of Alberto Galassi, Chief Executive Officer of Piaggio Aero Industries.

Mr Galassi, who previously served on the Executive Committee of Piaggio Aero as Board Member responsible for Marketing and Sales, is attorney at law specialised in International commerce and arbitration. He has been a member of the Bar since 1996.

He joins Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and fellow board members, Simon Pearce, Martin Edelman, Mohamed Al Mazrouei and John MacBeath as non-executive director with immediate effect.