Carson Yeung adds another key man to his Birmingham City revolution

Sep 30 2009 by Colin Tattum, Birmingham Mail

THE new-look regime at Blues continues to take shape as we can today reveal Peter Pannu as one of Carson Yeung’s key personnel.

The 46-year-old, a British citizen, is to join Sammy Yu in the Blues chain of high command when Yeung’s takeover is complete next month.

Pannu will oversee financial and executive matters at St Andrew’s with Yu concentrating more on the football side, dealing with clubs and helping to negotiate transfers and contracts, in the way that Karren Brady did. Pannu is also currently sifting through the candidates for a chief executive officer – effectively a ‘new’ Brady, but with lesser powers – who will report to him and Yu.

He is ideally seeking someone with Premier League experience for the post, and hopes to present his top choice for Yeung’s approval within weeks.

As Grandtop International Holdings shareholders yesterday gave the thumbs-up to Yeung’s buy-out of Blues at an extraordinary general meeting, the Hong Kong tycoon’s camp are wasting no time in stamping their mark.

Pannu is a bright and engaging character with an interesting and colourful background.

He went to Hong Kong when it was still a British colony and worked in the Royal Hong Kong Police as a senior officer.