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Denise Barrett-Baxendale

Energizer · DISC type I
Chief Executive Officer at Everton Football Club
📍 Greater Liverpool Area, United Kingdom

Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale is the celebrated former CEO of Everton Football Club, recognized with an MBE for her community work. An alumna of the University of Manchester with a Doctorate, she now applies her expertise in governance and commercial growth as a partner at an elite sports consultancy firm.

A lifelong, passionate Evertonian, her connection to the club and city is deeply personal, with her family being season ticket holders. She dedicates time to civic and charitable causes, serving as a Deputy Lieutenant for Merseyside and has been a patron for educational charities.

In 2017, she was invited by the Pope to be the sole international representative of football at the Vaticans inaugural Sport for Humanity Foundation.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Liverpool Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Denise shows up

Informal
Big Picture Person
Enthusiastic

They excel at seeing the bigger picture, and the long-term impact of their decisions. They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Priorities

Topics Denise cares about

Community Engagement
Transformed Everton's official charity, Everton in the Community, into an internationally acclaimed organization using sport for social good.
Football Governance
Was appointed to the UK government's high-profile Fan-Led Review of Football Governance, indicating a deep interest in the sport's regulation and future.
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Career

Work history

6-2018
Chief Executive Officer
Everton Football Club
In the press

Media appearances

Everton Football Club - Community video featuring Chief Executive Dr Denise Barrett‑Baxendale MBE. Featured in Facebook
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EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB SHOW STRONG SUPPORT FOR .... Featured in YouTube
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Education

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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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