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title: "Everton: Denise Barrett-Baxendale could now follow Marcel Brands out the door"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Everton"
published: "2021-12-06T11:08:33Z"
modified: "2021-12-06T11:08:56Z"
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# Everton: Denise Barrett-Baxendale could now follow Marcel Brands out the door

**Everton CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale is lining up her departure, according to Twitter insider [The Bobble](https://twitter.com/ElBobble/status/1467523433663807495?s=20).**

### The lowdown

Barrett-Baxendale features on [Everton’s Board of Directors](https://www.toffeeweb.com/club/business/boardroom.php), along with chairman Bill Kenwright, majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri and finance director Grant Ingles.

[She helped Everton secure the greenlight](https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2211582/everton-ceo-hails-proud-and-momentous-day) to build a new 52,888-seater stadium at Bramley Moore Dock. That was [described as](https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2211582/everton-ceo-hails-proud-and-momentous-day) a feat 30 years in the making, and drew immense praise from supporters.

Director of football Marcel Brands was also on the board before he officially [left the club by mutual consent](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-marcel-brands-leaving-everton-25621444) over the weekend.

### The latest

[The insider says](https://twitter.com/ElBobble/status/1467523433663807495?s=20) Baxendale is ‘looking for alternative employment’ and has been for a ‘number of months’ now – she even has the board’s blessing.

That process is said to be ongoing, indicating that Brands may not be the only high profile figure to leave Goodison Park.

### The verdict

A lot of Everton fans will be sad to see Barrett-Baxendale go, when she does eventually find a new role.

The [‘brilliant’ (via The Times’ Henry Winter)](https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1270483140176424960) CEO [won praise from plenty of supporters](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/everton-fans-hail-denise-barrett-baxendale-demands-apology-liverpool-man-united/) after demanding an apology from Liverpool and Manchester United over ‘Project Big Picture’ and [was also applauded](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/denise-barrett-baxendale-premier-league/) after winning Business Woman of the Year in 2020.

And worryingly, BBC Sport’s chief football writer Phil McNulty noted even before this news emerged that Everton’s board of directors had a [‘very, very lightweight appearance’](https://twitter.com/philmcnulty/status/1467525633945264131) post-Brands.

If the CEO does indeed follow the Dutchman in departing, some new appointments will need to be made as quickly as possible with the January window looming.

**In other news, [fans fumed over this managerial update](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/everton-manager-news-jose-mourinho-roma-premier-league/).**