David Gold, a British businessman, was born on September 9, 1936, and died on January 4, 2023. Until 2009, he was the chairman of Birmingham City Football Club. He was the joint chairman of West Ham United from 2010 until his death in 2023. Gold Group International (GGI) is the parent company of Ann Summers and the lingerie chain Knickerbox. GGI was co-owned by Gold and his brother Ralph until Gold purchased Ralph’s share in 2008.
Gold was a former chairman of Birmingham City Football Club. In 2007, the Gold brothers were rumored to be in the process of selling their stake in Birmingham City, following the club’s relegation and lower-than-expected profits. Gold was quoted as saying he was considering stepping down as Birmingham City’s joint chairman after the club was relegated to the Championship in May 2008. In 2009, he sold his Birmingham City shares.
David Gold’s funeral, burial service, pictures, date, time, venue
There is no information about David Gold’s funeral arrangement yet (burial service, date, time, pictures, and venue are not fixed yet according to the family members).
Gold paid £488,620 at auction in May 2005 to prevent the second FA Cup trophy from being purchased by an overseas buyer. Gold and David Sullivan purchased a 50% stake in West Ham United in January 2010, giving them complete operational and commercial control of the club.
They were made joint chairmen. They paid £8 million to increase their stake in the club to 30% each in May 2010. His tenure as chairman of West Ham had been notable due to a number of incidents.
After West Ham’s 3-0 defeat, his Rolls-Royce Phantom car was attacked by Aston Villa fans outside a pub near Villa Park in August 2010. The car was damaged to the tune of £8,500.
