Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[London Villan]

More likely he's going to hit the £400m revenue target and he can leave with a bonus and a massive tick on his CV.

[DB]

Of course he will but it doesn’t mean there aren’t other ways of making omelettes.

You still need to  break eggs.
I doubt much will change whoever comes in from a fans perspective anyway.

[Clampy]

No one is calling him a hero and no-one is thinking he is Richard Branson. That's exactly what I mean when I said some people take it the wrong way.

[Nev]

Can we go back in the Holte Suite next season then??

[SaddVillan]

His replacement will have a tough job on their hands to oversee the sorts of revenue increases he has done.  Not that I'm condoning him, but as said earlier, he's done what he was hired to do.

Yes. Some don't like hearing that and take it the wrong way but it's true.

It’s not true, it’s absolute bollocks

The reason revenues are going to be record levels is not because of Chris heck it’s because of Unai Emery
Champions League alone must’ve brought in 100 million quid

Anyone can charge high prices for Champions League games, but you’ve got to be in the Champions League in the first place and that had fuck all to do with Chris heck
All he did was oversee a ground which was never sold out because he had too many hospitality seats that didn’t sell
He surfed an easy wave of Villa success on the pitch which had nothing to do with him and people on here think he’s Richard Branson

He did nothing but upset the traditional fan base, rinse our pockets because he could, and at the first opportunity piss off
He’s no hero who was just doing his job, he got the fan base wrong, and he got hospitality wrong
He won’t be missed by me

Champions League income
                                                       RUNNING TOTAL
Participation         €18.6m            18.6
Young Boys (W)     €2.1m             20.7
Bayern (W)              €2.1m             22.8
Bologna (W)           €2.1m             24.9
Club Brugge  (L)     €0.0m             24.9
Juventus (D             €0.7m            25.6
RB Leipzig (            €2.1m             27.7
Monaco (L)             €0.0m             27.7
Celtic  (W)               €2.1m             29.8

Top 8 bonus             €2.0m            31.8
League position       €7.975m       39.775
Last 16                      €11.0             50.775
Quarter finals           €12.5             € 63.275   = £54.25m

6 Home games @£3.75m            £22.5m                             
TOTAL                                            £76.75m

We'd need to on additional merchandise and commercial income and also sponsorship bonuses. Do we get anything from the broadcasters?

[PeterWithe]

Is there any more to this than a rumour?

[Chip Butty 111]

Being reported in the NYTimes? If true, aside from increasing prices, what has he implemented that has raised our revenue significantly,  just playing Devils Advocate here btw

[Tuscans]

Is there any more to this than a rumour?

Hardly a rumour.

[Border villan]

Like most fans I will have got over his leaving already.

[Toronto Villa]

https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/1917564748775727555?s=46

Heck gone at the end of the season

[DB]

Is there any more to this than a rumour?

Hardly a rumour.

It's now on the OS.

[Olneythelonely]

Is there any more to this than a rumour?

It’s official

[Drummond]

The whole commercial operation has improved massively. The shop is a prime example, the kit/training gear etc offer is vastly improved. The ground including seats, layout, LEDs etc are all improved. The kits are way better, the sponsors are still shit but pay loads more.

We're making more money, on the back of the team's improved performance, but more nonetheless. He's done what he's been paid to do whether we like it or not.

[Tuscans]

Aston Villa Football Club (AVFC) has today announced that Chris Heck, President of Business Operations, has made the decision to move back to the United States to be closer to his family at the end of the 2024/25 season and will not renew his contract with AVFC.

Heck joined Aston Villa in May 2023, bringing 30 years of sports industry experience to the Club, including 9 years as President of the Philadelphia 76ers, a National Basketball Association franchise. Heck has played an important role in driving the growth of Aston Villa’s business and commercial operations.

Nassef Sawiris, Chairman of AVFC said: “We would like to thank Chris for his vision and leadership over the last two years.

"Through strategic partnerships, sponsorships, refurbished hospitality spaces and much more, he has helped establish AVFC as a world-class operation and commercial success. We wish him all the best in all his future endeavours.”

Chris Heck said: “Aston Villa is one of the best clubs in the world, and I am grateful to have had an opportunity to contribute to their success over the past two years.

"From the beginning, we laid out a clear strategic road map, and I am so happy with the unrivalled progress we have made on that plan. In doing so, we have built a world-class team off the pitch to match the one that Unai Emery has built on it. I am an Aston Villa fan for life and look forward to seeing the Club continue to make history.”

Heck will remain in his position as President of Business Operations until the end of the season. The Club has started the search for Heck’s successor with a new appointment expected ahead of the commencement of the 2025/26 season.

[DB]

The whole commercial operation has improved massively. The shop is a prime example, the kit/training gear etc offer is vastly improved. The ground including seats, layout, LEDs etc are all improved. The kits are way better, the sponsors are still shit but pay loads more.

We're making more money, on the back of the team's improved performance, but more nonetheless. He's done what he's been paid to do whether we like it or not.

Agreed.