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Times
5 days ago
- Business
- Times
How can Aston Villa crack the elite? This man thinks he has the answers
A soft but dogged rain is falling at Bodymoor Heath but Francesco Calvo eschews an umbrella. He's giving a tour of the latest improvements to Aston Villa's training ground and his fine, Italian suit and shoes are getting wet. But no matter. The last thing he wants to be seen as is 'Calvo the foreigner' and he's immersing himself in it all: the club, Birmingham and its people and — now literally — the English weather. He's good company, Aston Villa's president of business operations, newly arrived from Juventus, having also driven revenue at Barcelona and Roma and worked in Formula 1. Certain executives get giddy working in the Premier League and there was one who liked to bustle about in a training top bearing his initials, yet with Calvo, 48, there's no pretence.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Official: Aston Villa announce appointment of former Juventus director Calvo
Premier League side Aston Villa have officially announced the appointment of former Juventus director Francesco Calvo as the club's new President of Business Operations. Calvo resigned from his position as Juventus's Managing Director of commercial and institutional relations with two games of the 2024-25 season left to play in order to facilitate a move to Aston Villa, where he will officially begin work from July onwards. Advertisement Juventus, meanwhile, have recently confirmed the appointment of former Toulouse President Damien Comolli as the club's new general manager, while Giorgio Chiellini will also assume some of Calvo's responsibilities in a slight restructuring of the Bianconeri senior management. Calvo comments on Aston Villa role after Juventus departure EMPOLI, ITALY – MAY 22: Francesco Calvo of Juventus during the Serie A match between Empoli FC and Juventus at Stadio Carlo Castellani on May 22, 2023 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by) 'It is a great honour for me to join this Club at such an exciting time. Everyone in football knows the history of and passionate support for Aston Villa,' Calvo said in a statement on the Aston Villa website. 'In the past few years, we've seen this begin to be matched by success on the pitch and progress off it under the ambitious ownership of V Sports. Advertisement ' I look forward to working with the Chairman, the Board, Unai Emery and everyone at Aston Villa to continue driving this great institution forward.' Calvo left Juventus after two separate spells, during which time he served in a number of roles, including as Commercial Director and Chief Revenue Officer. He also held directorship roles with both Barcelona and Roma, before returning to Juventus in 2022.
New York Times
02-06-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Aston Villa confirm ex-Juventus exec Francesco Calvo as president of business operations
Aston Villa have confirmed the appointment of Francesco Calvo as president of business operations. The Athletic revealed in April that Calvo's predecessor, Chris Heck, was leaving the club at the end of the season. Heck officially left his role at the end of May. Calvo, meanwhile, is set to join in July and will be responsible for leading the club's off the field commercial and business strategy, and tasked with increasing the club's overall revenue. Advertisement Calvo joins Villa after resigning from his position as chief football officer at Juventus in May, having first joined the Italian club in 2011 as commercial director before being promoted to chief revenue officer in 2014. From 2015 to 2018, he held the same position at Barcelona but then moved to Roma, where he briefly worked with Villa's president of football operations, Monchi. The pair will reunite in the Midlands and enjoy a strong working relationship. Calvo's experience across some of Europe's biggest clubs appealed to Villa, alongside his strong track record for working with fanbases. The aim is to build a stronger relationship between the football and business departments. 'It is a great honour for me to join this club at such an exciting time,' Calvo said. 'Everyone in football knows the history of and passionate support for Aston Villa. 'In the past few years, we've seen this begin to be matched by success on the pitch and progress off it under the ambitious ownership of V Sports. I look forward to working with the chairman, the board, Unai Emery and everyone at Aston Villa to continue driving this great institution forward.' ()
