Hannah Forshaw Appointed Everton Women CEO As Club Eyes Bold New Chapter
Hannah Forshaw has been appointed CEO of Everton Women and will take up her new position for the 2025/26 Barclays WSL season.
Currently the Chief Operating Officer of The Jockey Club, Forshaw is a Chartered Accountant with a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Liverpool Business School and brings a wealth of experience from a range of senior roles across sport.
A Women in Football Committee member during her time as Vice President of Operations at Liverpool FC, Forshaw joined The Jockey Club in 2023 as Group Operations Director, after more than 12 years at Anfield. She became The Jockey Club’s COO in 2024.
Angus Kinnear, Everton CEO, said: “Hannah is an outstanding leader and the perfect person to guide Everton Women into an exciting new era, as Goodison Park becomes the largest dedicated women’s football stadium in the world. She brings with her a wealth of experience in driving growth and delivering notable change across football and in the world of racing.
“Those credentials will be crucial as the custodian of Goodison’s legacy, and in delivering the bold vision for our new home. Her skillset is exactly what is needed to ensure our ambitions can be fulfilled on and off the pitch, and we all look forward to her arrival.”
Everton announced earlier this month that, following the move to Hill Dickinson Stadium by the senior men’s side, Goodison Park will become the permanent home for the senior women’s team – a move described as “a landmark moment for the women’s game” by Nikki Doucet, the Chair of WSL Football.
Forshaw said: “It’s clear the Club’s owners, The Friedkin Group, have big plans for Everton Women, and the opportunity to lead the team tasked with bringing those plans to fruition is hugely exciting.
“Turning Goodison into the permanent home for Everton Women is a real statement of intent. The ambition is to build an Everton team in our new home that makes our fans proud and which challenges for honours. I’m looking forward to working with Brian Sørensen, the players and everybody at the Club as we strive to fulfil that vision.”
