Karren Brady quits as West Ham vice-chair after 16 years

SportFootballKarren Brady quits as West Ham vice-chair after 16 yearsKarren Brady has been in her vice-chair role at West Ham for over 16 years but is now walking away from the clubJamie Gardner Tuesday 21 April 2026 10:41 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961688","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/karren-brady-west-ham-vice-chair-resigns-b2961688.html","title":"Karren Brady quits West Ham after 16 years"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-11084","index":0}Karren Brady is leaving West Ham (Zac Goodwin/PA) (PA Archive)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Karren Brady is stepping down as vice-chair of West Ham after more than 16 years in the role, the club has announced. The 57-year-old Baroness, widely recognised for her advisory position to Lord Sugar on the BBC’...