Brighton chairman Tony Bloom has paid tribute to long-standing board members Ray Bloom and Peter Godfrey after they confirmed they will retire from the club's main board at the end of the 2025-26 season. Ray Bloom, Tony's uncle, has served as a director for 42 years - the longest in the club's history - and will be recognised with the title of honorary life president of the club, joining former chairman Dick Knight. Godfrey has spent 16 years as a director focusing on the clubs' commercial journey and was a key figure behind the American Express Stadium naming rights deal. "Ray and Peter have given so much to this football club for so many years, and we owe both a huge debt of gratitude," Seagulls chairman Bloom said on the departures. Long-serving non-executive directors Robert Comer and Adam Franks will become non-executive vice-chairs while Carina Bauer, currently chair of the club's Foundation and CEO of Brighton-based international travel event and exhibition business IMEX, will join the club's board as a non-executive director.

Source: Express April 02, 2026 17:20 UTC