Ken Dulieu
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Ken 'Mr Orange' Dulieu was chairman of Southampton Leisure Holdings plc
and of Southampton Football Club following the departure of Leon Crouch
. He stood down on 17 December 2007 after the shareholders rejected investment proposals to be replaced by Leon Crouch as acting chairman.
Southampton Football Club is a subsidiary of the plc
.
A resident of Portugal, he is the founder and Chairman of Capcon Holdings plc which carries out corporate investigations, business intelligence gathering, research and audit services. He is also a Non Executive Director of Vantis
plc, an accountancy and financial services business. Both of these companies are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market
. Prior to this he was founder and Chief Executive of Capitol Group plc, a security business that was fully quoted on the London Stock Exchange
. He was appointed as non-executive chairman of the Southampton Leisure Holdings plc in July 2006 but was soon given an executive role.
as Coventry City
chairman, with Ranson relinquishing all control of the club and leaving the club completely.
Since August 2011, Coventry City Fans have been protesting for owners SISU and chairman Dulieu to be removed from the club.
After a failed take over bid by Gary Hoffman, Dulieu is still chairman of cash-strapped Coventry City and it is alleged that he receives first-class return flights to Coventry from his mansion in Portugal, accommodation at the luxurious Coombe Abbey & a chauffeur driven car around the country. Despite the club losing 500K a month, Dulieu is alleged to continually live a life of luxury funded by the club.
Despite many questions asked of him in terms of the direction of Coventry City - the local newspaper - Coventry Telegraph - are now finally questioning the integrity and honesty of Dulieu. This follows on from the "SISU out" protests, and is now the opinion of the large majority of the Coventry fans who understand the club are now being used as a pawn to enable SISU to prepare an exit plan with limited damage, under a newly formed Company of which Ken is a director Otium Limited. His attitude to the supporters of Coventry City Football is also similar to that of the owners SISU. It is alleged that the receptionist who works at the HQ of the owners told a visiting supporter to 'f**k off', it appears that Dulieu also shares this attitude towards loyal supporters of the club.
Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC
Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC was the parent company of Southampton Football Club Ltd and was listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. The company was placed into administration on 2 April 2009.- Subsidiaries :...
and of Southampton Football Club following the departure of Leon Crouch
Leon Crouch
Leon Crouch is an English businessman, who was formerly chairman of Southampton Football Club.Crouch is the founder and chairman of the "Fullers Group" of companies which specialise in the manufacture, inspection and supply of precision engineered products, including machined components,...
. He stood down on 17 December 2007 after the shareholders rejected investment proposals to be replaced by Leon Crouch as acting chairman.
Southampton Football Club is a subsidiary of the plc
Public limited company
A public limited company is a limited liability company that sells shares to the public in United Kingdom company law, in the Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth jurisdictions....
.
A resident of Portugal, he is the founder and Chairman of Capcon Holdings plc which carries out corporate investigations, business intelligence gathering, research and audit services. He is also a Non Executive Director of Vantis
Vantis
Vantis plc was an accountancy firm based in London, England, providing accounting, tax and business advice to owner-managed businesses, listed companies, not for profit organisations, high net worth individuals and other professionals...
plc, an accountancy and financial services business. Both of these companies are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market
Alternative Investment Market
AIM is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange, allowing smaller companies to float shares with a more flexible regulatory system than is applicable to the main market....
. Prior to this he was founder and Chief Executive of Capitol Group plc, a security business that was fully quoted on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
. He was appointed as non-executive chairman of the Southampton Leisure Holdings plc in July 2006 but was soon given an executive role.
Coventry City
On 28 March 2011, Dulieu, nicknamed "Orange Ken", replaced Ray RansonRay Ranson
Raymond "Ray" Ranson is an English entrepreneur, former Chairman of Coventry City F.C., and a former professional footballer. He started his football career with Manchester City, and played for Birmingham City, Newcastle United and Reading. After his playing career ended, he amassed a multimillion...
as Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
chairman, with Ranson relinquishing all control of the club and leaving the club completely.
Since August 2011, Coventry City Fans have been protesting for owners SISU and chairman Dulieu to be removed from the club.
After a failed take over bid by Gary Hoffman, Dulieu is still chairman of cash-strapped Coventry City and it is alleged that he receives first-class return flights to Coventry from his mansion in Portugal, accommodation at the luxurious Coombe Abbey & a chauffeur driven car around the country. Despite the club losing 500K a month, Dulieu is alleged to continually live a life of luxury funded by the club.
Despite many questions asked of him in terms of the direction of Coventry City - the local newspaper - Coventry Telegraph - are now finally questioning the integrity and honesty of Dulieu. This follows on from the "SISU out" protests, and is now the opinion of the large majority of the Coventry fans who understand the club are now being used as a pawn to enable SISU to prepare an exit plan with limited damage, under a newly formed Company of which Ken is a director Otium Limited. His attitude to the supporters of Coventry City Football is also similar to that of the owners SISU. It is alleged that the receptionist who works at the HQ of the owners told a visiting supporter to 'f**k off', it appears that Dulieu also shares this attitude towards loyal supporters of the club.