Manchester United is set to appoint Collette Roche as their first ever female chief operating officer.
Collette Roche will now join Darcie Glazer who is currently the only female director on the United board, but in a non-executive capacity, and who rarely operates around Old Trafford.
According to reports, Roche who is currently the executive director of the Manchester Airports Group will become the highest - placed female working at Old Trafford.
Roche will become the fourth in the Premier League to take a boardroom role, joining Karren Brady at West Ham, Marina Granovskaia at Chelsea and Susan Whelan at Leicester.
