The first welcome arrival will be Kailesh Karavadra, a senior member of Ernst and Young Accountants in the United States. Born in Uganda and raised in both India and England, Kailesh now lives in California and is managing partner of EY’s West Region Growth Markets. Most of Kailesh’s childhood in this country was spent in Luton, and he still has many of his family living in the area.

The second addition, for whom it will be a return to the football club’s board as a director, is Rob Stringer. Rob is no stranger to many of his fellow supporters having been involved with the club for many years, most recently as a vice-president. Rob is CEO of Sony Music Entertainment and although he is based in New York, has continued to attend many Hatters matches each season.

The board are delighted that such luminaries in their own field are prepared to join us and invest in the club as we progress into the Sky Bet Championship.

It is with some sadness we announce that Mick Pattinson has left his position as an associate director, and has sold his shares in 2020.

Mick deserves a lot of credit for standing up to be counted at the inception of 2020, and he played a significant part in persuading the administrators that we were suitable candidates and had the wherewithal to commit to and complete our stated objectives.

Mick and his family are all life-long supporters, and we are delighted to report that we will continue to see them at games in the future.