The New Saints Appoint Commercial Director

Jonathan Martin, 39, Oswestry born and bred, has been a Director of the football club since the start of the 2007/08 season and has successfully established the TNS Business Club bringing local businesses into the football club and creating a networking group for both supporters and businesses alike.

Mike Harris, Managing Director of The New Saints, said today of Jonathan?s appointment ?I am very excited at Jonathan accepting increased responsibilities within The New Saints Board. He has already demonstrated in his short time at the club his abilities in bringing local business into the football club and his greater involvement within the overall Commercial activities of the Football Club will further strengthen our off-the field team as we develop The New Saints within our community and move forward with our plans.

Jonathan commented ?I am very proud and honoured to have been invited by Mike to assume greater responsibility for the commercial activities of the New Saints Football Club. With our new stadium at ?The Venue? we have excellent opportunities available for local businesses to advertise their services and also entertain clients, family or staff in high quality facilities and watch an excellent level of football at a highly competitive price. I am passionate that all our corporate supporters at whatever level of support they provide receive a value-for money service and are eager to recommend others to support this successful football club. Upon taking up this role, I have now created a range of hospitality and sponsorship packages which will cater for every businesses specific needs and budget and I would strongly urge all local businesses to see what we have to offer them?.

In addition to his new responsibilities, Jonathan will continue to run the TNS Business Club, which is based at The Venue and has been set up to create a networking group for local businesses and offers these businesses an insight into the running of a football club and provides them with an opportunity to advertise their services to supporters of the club via the club website and match-day programmes.

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