Ian Ayre is the CEO of Nashville SC of Major League Soccer and a former chief executive officer and main board director of Premier League club Liverpool. Career. Leaving school at age 16, he joined the Royal Navy. After leaving the senior service, he then undertook various roles in business in Asia, eventually becoming chief executive of Pace Systems. Liverpool FC. On 15 October 2010, NESV completed its £300m takeover of Liverpool, at which time the club's existing Managing Director Christian Purslow stepped down. The club's owners, Fenway Sports Group, led by John W.
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