Premier League hires David Pemsel as chief executive

LONDON (AP) — David Pemsel has been hired to lead the Premier League as chief executive.
The 51-year-old Pemsel’s appointment a long search to find a successor to executive chairman Richard Scudamore.
Scudamore drove the league’s huge commercial success over 20 years before retiring in November 2018.
The Premier League restarted its search for a chief executive in December after Susanna Dinnage withdrew from the job before starting work.
Pemsel will take up his new role no late