Roger Munby Explained

Roger Munby (1945 - 2022) was a British businessman and former chairman of Norwich City Football Club.

Biography

Munby was born in Hull and was a businessman in Norwich, England, when he became a director of Norwich City football club between January 1986 and September 1987 and again in May 1996.[1] [2] He took over as chairman from Bob Cooper in 2002 and served in that role until May 2009 when he and chief executive, Neil Doncaster, resigned following the club’s relegation from the English Football League Championship; Munby was then the longest-serving member of the board.[3] [4] He was inducted into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame in November 2009.[5]

Munby was a former marketing director at Colman's in Norwich and managing director of SMRC Ltd, a local marketing company, when he joined the board of the football club.[2] [6] After stepping down as chairman, he returned to marketing and was managing director of Saxlingham Associates, working on the marketing strategy for a new fried pasta snack, Pastinos. In 2016, he took on a role with a fundraising appeal for the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices charity.[7] Munby died in September 2022.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wise . Chris . Munby hopes to see City bounce back . Eastern Daily Press . 28 August 2020 . 23 September 2007 . Norwich City chairman Roger Munby is Hull born and bred.... https://web.archive.org/web/20200828205525/https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/munby-hopes-to-see-city-bounce-back-1-693139 . 28 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Meet the Board Roger Munby . Norwich City FC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080914032403/http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/StaffProfiles/0,,10355~1025334,00.html . 14 September 2008 . 9 September 2008.
  3. Web site: Slanging, Rucking, and Cracking News in brief . The Guardian . 28 August 2020 . 23 May 2002 . Norwich City have appointed director Roger Munby as their new chairman following the resignation of Bob Cooper.
  4. Web site: Norwich chairman and chief executive resign after relegation . The Guardian . 28 August 2020 . 12 May 2009.
  5. Web site: Norwich City Club History History NEW HALL OF FAME MEMBERS ENROLLED . 24 November 2009 . canaries.co.uk . 21 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180921154908/http://www.canaries.co.uk.p.preprod.performgroup.com/page/History/0,,10355~1840305,00.html . 21 September 2018 .
  6. Web site: Grimmer . Dan . Former Norwich City chairman: Where is he now and what is he doing? . Eastern Daily Press . 28 August 2020 . 13 October 2014.
  7. Web site: Carding . Nicholas . Hospice charity recruits former Norwich City chairman to help nook appeal . Eastern Daily Press . 28 August 2020 . 25 July 2016.
  8. Web site: City . Norwich . Roger Munby: 1945-2022 . 2022-09-17 . Norwich City . en.

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