Rangers have sacked chief executive Patrick Stewart and sporting director Kevin Thelwell with immediate effect, with the Scottish Premiership club suggesting they “do not align with their vision for the next chapter”.
Both had been criticised by supporters following a poor start to the season that led to Russell Martin’s dismissal in October after just 17 games as head coach.
Former Manchester United chief executive Stewart only arrived at Ibrox in December, while Thelwell’s appointment was announced in April, although he did not take up post until leaving Everton at the end of last season.
Rangers have since been subject of a takeover from a US-based consortium led by Andrew Cavenagh, who has appointed director Fraser Thornton as interim chief executive while replacements are found.
“We’ve now had six months since we became part of Rangers to assess the club’s needs as well as to get to know Patrick and Kev a bit more,” chairman Cavenagh said in a club statement.
“And, simply put, when we think about what we need in both a CEO and sporting director today, it’s different than who we think Patrick and Kev are.
“We want people that align with the vision for the next chapter.”