Overview

• Nick Cox has left Manchester United to join Everton as technical director with responsibility for medical, operations, facilities and player care departments.
• James Smith will arrive in September from City Football Group to take up the role of director of scouting and recruitment.
• Data specialist Chris Howarth, whose Insight Sport business was acquired by the Friedkin Group, will lead Everton’s football strategy and analytics operations.
• Nick Hammond, a former Leeds United and Newcastle United transfer consultant, has been appointed to direct the club’s player trading activities.
• The appointments mark the latest phase of restructuring under the Friedkin Group’s December takeover, supporting a flatter leadership framework alongside Angus Kinnear.