Newcastle United confirm the arrival of former Arsenal key figure

Newcastle United have confirmed Peter Silverstone’s appointment as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Silverstone has almost two decades of commercial experience in football, seven years of which were spent at Premier League rivals Arsenal.

Silverstone, Glasgow-born, joined the Gunners in 2015 as Business Development Director before moving over to the executive team as Commercial Director and then Chief Commercial Officer.

During his time at the Emirates, Silverstone led several successful commercial initiatives, including the club’s partnership with Adidas, the Visit Rwanda sleeve sponsor, as well overseeing the rapid growth of Arsenal’s e-commerce business.

He also drove the commercial focus on the Arsenal Women’s team and the initiative to bring an increased number of women’s matches to the Emirates Stadium during the 2021/22 season.

Establishing partnerships and growing Newcastle United Women are two huge focuses for sporting director Dan Ashworth and chief executive Darren Eales, so both will benefit from Silverstone’s arrival.

Silverstone has experience on various Premier League, Football Association and European Club Association groups and committees. Prior to joining Newcastle, he was Senior Vice President of Global Development at OneFootball, the world’s largest football media platform.

Comments from Peter Silverstone and Darren Eales

“I am delighted, and honoured, to join Newcastle United as the club embarks on its exciting journey to build a sustainable, leading, Premier League and European club,” Silverstone said. “Achieving that position will reward the unrivalled passion and loyalty of the incredible Newcastle United fans.

“I am committed to immersing myself in the heritage and culture of this giant club, and the vibrant city of Newcastle, while building and leading a talented and diverse commercial operation that will deliver the commercial success vital to power the fans’ and the club’s ambitious growth plans.”

Eales added: “We are delighted to announce Peter Silverstone as the club’s new CCO. After an extensive recruitment process, we are confident we have found the right person to work with our team to deliver our commercial growth plans.

“He will be a key member of the club’s executive team as we look forward to delivering on the club’s commercial potential.”

Silverstone will be task with generating funds to help increase Newcastle’s spending power spending in the transfer market in line with Financial Fair Play rules.