Ed Woodward Net Worth

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Ed Woodward Net Worth, How did the English accountant and investment banker amass his wealth? Check this article to find out more about Ed Woodward Net Worth and his career.

Ed Woodward Early Life

Ed Woodward is an English accountant and investment banker. He attended Brentwood School in Brentwood, Essex from 1983 to 1989. He also study Physics at the University of Bristol graduating in 1993. Woodward later qualified as a chartered accountant in 1996.

Woodward started working for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the accounting and tax advisory department in 1993, before joining J.P. Morgan & Co. as an investment banker in the mergers and acquisitions department in 1999.

Ed Woodward Career

Edward Gareth Woodward was born on 9th November 1971, in Chelmsford England. He is the executive vice-chairman of Manchester United F.C., and effectively the chief executive overseeing the club’s operations.

Even in 2005, Woodward advised Malcolm Glazer and the Glazer family during its successful takeover of Manchester United. However the Glazer family then recruited Woodward to join the club in a ‘financial planning’ role.

Also in 2007, he was given charge of the commercial and media operations of Manchester United and it was in this role that Woodward is credited for United’s success in folding essential sponsorship deals with companies around the world. 

Even 2005, the club’s commercial revenue was £48.7 million. In 2012, it stood at £117.6 million. In 2012, Woodward was appointed to the board of directors and named executive vice-chairman of Manchester United.

The following year, Woodward was promoted to the top operational role at Old Trafford in a restructuring of the club’s boardroom after the retirement of CEO David Gill. He was succeeded by Richard Arnold as the club’s commercial management director.

Also In August 2016, Woodward secured the transfer of Paul Pogba for a record breaking fee of €105 million, making him the world’s most expensive footballer at the time.

Ed Woodward Net Worth

Ed Woodward Net Worth as of today is £10 Million. Ed Woodward Net Worth is earned from his career as an accountant and investment banker.

Summary: 

Edward Gareth Woodward accountant and investment banker. He is the executive vice-chairman of Manchester United F.C., and effectively the chief executive overseeing the club’s operations.

Woodward was promoted to the top operational role at Old Trafford in a restructuring of the club’s boardroom and he was succeeded by Richard Arnold as the club’s commercial management director.

As of 2020, Ed Woodward’s net worth is £10 Million.