Lay Hoon or Lay Hoon Chan (born 1964) is a

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an sports executive and

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. She has twice been appointed the President of the

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club

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Early life and career

Chan was born in August 1964. She has a degree in accounting from the

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, and first worked in the UK as an auditor. Described as "Peter Lim's right hand man" and the "basic piece" of his business network, she has served the billionaire in different capacities including as

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to his business ventures, partner to the tycoon in the Meriton Holdings

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at Rowsley, executive chairperson of RSP Holdings, and from 2014 as

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of Valencia CF when Lim bought the club. In her first year, the club came fourth in their league but after that they were twelfth. The manager

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left in 2015 and he was replaced by

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for four months before he was sacked, with Chan citing a "language barrier".

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lasted six months, then

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was manager for three months until Salvador "Voro" Gonzalez took over. Chan left the club in June 2017. Valencia CF announced in April 2017 that Chan would be replaced by Anil Murthy. In June 2022 Anil Murthy left after reportedly insulting the club's owner. Peter Lim's sons became club directors and Chan returned as the club president. In February 2023 there were protests at a match where fans boycotted the first 20 minutes of the game to protest about Peter Lim's and Chan's leadership. The team was then 19th in the league. In the same month, her mother died and this was commemorated by her staff and reported by the press. The fans claimed that some players had not been paid but Chan was said to be living in a luxury house in Valencia.

References

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