Tom Wagner (financier)
Tom Wagner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Allen Wagner III[1] July 1969 (age 55–56)[2] |
| Nationality | American[3] |
| Education | Villanova University[4] Columbia Business School[4] |
| Occupation | Financier[5] |
| Known for | Co-founder of Knighthead Capital Management[4] |
| Co-owner – Birmingham City | |
| Assumed office 13 July 2023[5] | |
Thomas Allen Wagner III (born July 1969) is an American financier who is best known as the co-founder and co-CEO of Knighthead Capital Management.[4][5]
He is also the current co-owner and chairman of association football club Birmingham City.[5]
Career
Education
Wagner graduated from Villanova University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He later graduated Beta Gamma Sigma from Columbia Business School in 1999.[4][6]
Knighthead Capital Management
In 2008, he co-founded Knighthead Capital Management LLC alongside Ara Cohen.[4][7] The company is an investment firm that specialises in "fundamental analysis, operational and financial turnarounds and risk management".[8]
Birmingham City
On 13 July 2023, Shelby Companies Limited (SCL), a subsidiary of Knighthead, became co-owners of association football club Birmingham City.[5] SCL currently own 45.96% of the EFL Championship side.[9] As a result of the takeover, Wagner became the club's chairman.[9] A month later, on 3 August 2023, former NFL player Tom Brady "entered a partnership" with SCL as a minority owner of Birmingham City.[10]
Since the takeover, plans to replace the club's current home of St Andrew's have been in the works. On 9 April 2024, SCL acquired a plot of land in Bordesley Green to use for a new stadium.[11][12] The proposed New Birmingham City Stadium will host 62,000 spectators and be surrounded by a "Birmingham Sports Quarter", which will be used by all of the club's teams.[13][14] The project has an optimistic completion date of 2029.[15]
Despite relegation from the EFL Championship in Wagner's first season at Birmingham City,[16] the club was promoted straight back up as champions of EFL League One the following year.[17]
References
- ^ "Tom Wagner - almajir.net". almajir.net. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Allen WAGNER". gov.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Tom Wagner - Latest news, reaction, results, pictures, video". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Team - Knighthead Capital Management". Knighthead Capital Management. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Birmingham City: Shelby Companies Limited completes takeover". BBC Sport. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "How exactly did Birmingham City's owner Tom Wagner make his cash?". FootballLeagueWorld. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Who is Tom Wagner? The man behind Birmingham City takeover". Birmingham Mail. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Profile - Knighthead Capital Management". Knighthead Capital Management. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Birmingham City Football Club - Board Management". Birmingham City F.C. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Tom Brady: NFL legend becomes minority owner of Birmingham City". BBC Sport. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Birmingham City owners complete purchase of new stadium site". BBC Sport. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Knighthead acquires 48-acre in East Birmingham". Birmingham City F.C. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "How Birmingham City, Luton Town and Oxford United's new stadiums will all compare in size". FootballLeagueWorld. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Birmingham City new stadium - what the Sports Quarter could look like and Tom Brady effect". Birmingham Mail. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Tom Wagner reveals timeline for new Birmingham City stadium as Knighthead pledge billions". Birmingham Mail. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Birmingham City 1-0 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Birmingham win League One title after Wrexham draw". BBC Sport. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.