Talk:Richard Arnold (executive)

Contested deletion
This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because... First of all, the page is currently under creation and was marked as such. Richard Arnold is a notable Company Director of the world's largest sports franchise, Manchester United FC. His work has been heavily documented in the British sports and business media, and the page will be supplied with a number of references to reflect this. His work includes a $600 million USD world-record sponsorship of Manchester United by General Motors (Chevrolet) and the negotiation of a $1 Billion plus 10-year equipment contract with German clothes manufacturer Adidas, and this has been of note in British, European and world sports and business press. Please do not delete this page, it will include an infobox, career and education history and notable acts as Group Managing Director of Manchester United F.C. Thank you. --IrishSpook (talk) 23:46, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

LGBT+ ally / suggested addition
In each of 2017, 2018 , 2019 and 2020 , Mr. Arnold has been named as an LGBT+ Executive Ally by the charity OUTstanding, in recognition of the work he has done to progress LGBT+ inclusion at Manchester United for employees and supporters. In addition to this, Mr. Arnold was named as Diversity Ally of the Year at the European Diversity Awards in 2019.

Please note that I am a paid employee of Manchester United FC.

Tamla23 (talk) 14:12, 19 November 2021 (UTC)


 * ❌ Citations are to primary sources. If the award is notable, it should be noted in secondary sources. Z1720 (talk) 20:11, 25 November 2021 (UTC)