Maurice Smith (businessman)
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Maurice Smith (born 1960) is a Scottish businessman and a previous director of professional football club Livingston.
Career
During his career, Smith has worked as a media consultant and businesss editor with BBC Scotland.[2][3]
In May 2005, Smith was part of the Lionheart consortium, along with Pearse Flynn and Tony Kinder, which completed a takeover of Scottish club Livingston. The club had previously been in administration, with the takeover ensuring they avoided a points deduction in the 2005-06 season.[4][5] However, he resigned from his role with the club in November 2008.[6][7][8][9]
Smith was the executive producer on a documentary titled ‘Linoleum: The Sweet Smell of Success’ in 2017. The documentary makers were TVI Vision, of which Smith is a director.[10]
References
- ^ "Maurice Alan Smith". Companies House.
- ^ "Pearse Flynn red cards his 4% Celtic stake". Irish Examiner. 6 March 2007.
- ^ "Maurice Smith: Why we should produce a Scottish Six". Herald Scotland. 17 September 2016.
- ^ "Livingston out of administration". BBC. 13 May 2005.
- ^ "White knights struggle in battle to rescue a club in crisis Lionheart have much work to do as the future of players and manager remains uncertain, reports Stewart Fisher". Herald Scotland. 20 February 2005.
- ^ "Scottish Power could pull plug on Livingston over £50k debt". Daily Record. 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Fifa threat to Hoolahan bid". Pink Un. 13 June 2008.
- ^ "Paul Lambert: The making of a winner". BBC. 1 June 2012.
- ^ "'He sees where O'Neill is and I think he thinks: 'I've got to get cracking. And he's not finished yet…' Be warned, Villa fans". norwichcity.myfootballwriter.com. 2 June 2012.
- ^ "The town's queer like smell that led to a lifetime in lino for Fifers". Fife Today. 15 September 2017.