Brendan Flood is an English businessman and entrepreneur.
From 2007 until January 2013 and from March 2014 until December 2020, Flood was a major investor and operational director of
Burnley Football Club
Burnley Football Club () is an English association football club based in Burnley, Lancashire, that competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, following relegation from the 2021–22 Premier League. Founded on 18 Ma ...
. In 2009, he published "''Big Club, Small Town and Me''", an autobiographical account of his experiences as a director of Burnley and their rise to the
Premier League. Flood founded
UCFB at Burnley's
Turf Moor in 2011, the world's first
higher education institution with university degrees in the football and sports industry.
He was also the co-founder of American
MLS team
Orlando City SC
Orlando City SC is an American professional soccer club in Orlando, Florida, that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC began play in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS, succeeding the USL ...
.
Flood was
Managing Director of Modus Properties, based in
Manchester. Modus specialised in
property investment and
shopping mall development. They were recognized as leaders in the field of urban regeneration. The development management team reformed as RED Partnerships Ltd in 2010, with Flood acting as chairman. Flood led the development of Jacksons Row Manchester which included the Reform Synagogue, with partners
Gary Neville and
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Giggs (né Wilson; 29 November 1973) is a Welsh association football, football coach and former player. Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Giggs played his List of one-club men in association football, entir ...
. Prior to Modus, Flood had career in banking with
Barclays PLC.
References
Living people
English football chairmen and investors
Year of birth missing (living people)
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