Cunnah Quits As Wembley Chief

The chaos that has surrounded the building of the new Wembley Stadium has
finally proved too much for the project’s chief executive Michael Cunnah who has
resigned with immediate effect.

Cunnah, who has been chief executive of Wembley National Stadium Limited for
the past four years, has overseen one of the most turbulent projects in sporting
history as the construction of the new arena was consistently hampered by a
spiralling budget, building delays and a major court case with Multiplex – the
firm hired to build the stadium.

The new Wembley Stadium is scheduled to open next year in time to stage the
season-ending FA Cup Final in May.

In announcing his departure Cunnah stated: ‘I am proud and delighted to have
helped bring the Wembley dream to reality. It has been a privilege to assemble a
dedicated team of people whose hard work, commitment and loyalty have brought
Wembley Stadium to life. The stadium is now virtually complete and looks
magnificent.

‘The future now looks good for WNSL and I know the team will make this the
best stadium in the world. We have started to put in place an exciting calendar
of events for next year and the sale of Club Wembley seats and boxes has been so
successful that we are sold out in almost every part of the stadium.’

WNSL is a wholly owned subsidiary of The FA. The FA and WNSL boards will look
to appoint a new managing director for the stadium in the New Year as the
project moves into the next phase.

In the interim, FA group finance director Alex Horne will assume Cunnah’s
responsibilities and look to ensure a smooth handover early next year from
constructors Multiplex.