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[Northstandboy]

Oxford United Confirms Board and Chair Update | Oxford United Football Club

Oxford United can confirm changes to its Board, with the appointment of two directors and a new Chair.

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Oxford United Football Club has confirmed changes to its Board, with the appointment of Rudi Laksmana and Dusan Bogdanovic as directors, effective immediately.

As part of the changes, Dusan Bogdanovic has been appointed Chair, succeeding Grant Ferguson, who steps down from the role after four years but will remain on the Board. The Club thanks Grant for his leadership and contribution during a period of significant progress.

The appointments reflect Oxford United’s continued focus on strengthening leadership, governance and long‑term strategy as the Club looks positively to the future.

Following these changes, the Board comprises Anindya Bakrie, Grant Ferguson, Rudi Laksmana, Dusan Bogdanovic (Chair) and Sumrith “Tiger” Thanakarnjanasuth.

Who is Dusan Bogdanovic - New Chairman

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Dusan Bogdanovic is an international sports executive and football‑industry specialist with extensive experience across club governance, player representation and strategic sports management.

Bogdanovic has built his career in professional football management, having held senior roles with sports agencies and management groups operating across Europe and Asia. He has worked as Head of Sports at Level Up Asia and later as Owner/CEO of Level Up Asia, overseeing football‑related commercial strategy, player pathways and partnerships.

He has also served in executive positions at SB Sport Agency and Playerhunter Indonesia, organisations involved in player representation, talent development and club services, giving him hands‑on experience across recruitment, performance structures and football operations.

Bogdanovic is a multi‑lingual executive educated in business management and sports business, including study at the Sports Business Institute in Barcelona, strengthening his governance, commercial and regulatory expertise within elite sport.

Who is Rudi Laksmana

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Rudi Laksmana is an Indonesian business executive with extensive experience in media, finance and corporate governance. He is a senior leader within Mahaka Group, a major Indonesian media and investment group of which Erick Thohir is the founder.

He has been involved as a director of Oxford Park Developments Limited, the company connected to Oxford United training ground and infrastructure projects.

 

[Northstandboy]

See the opening post for more info on the newbies.

 

[Manorlounger]

Dusan Bogdanovic has been involved with Thohir in the past.

https://www.instagram.com/dusan.ph/

 

[Northstandboy]

Can we post about the board changes here, posts will get moved:

https://yellowsforum.co.uk/threads/major-board-changes-grant-moving.13775/

 

[Basham Wonderland]

I'd say that was an understatement. Increasingly worried that our new, Indonesian-based football agent/Chairman is going to be about as effective as Ole Romeny. Hopefully, I'm proven wrong.

I'd feel a little more relaxed if a highly experienced MD/Director of Football is announced.

You would certainly hope he's not the man behind our mounting pile of failed Dutch / Indonesian signings...

He's got to be in it for Oxford United - not himself (or his "clients").

 

[Shosho]

So, we have Fernindan’s agent as the chairman now.

 

[JC_Yellow]

Tim Williams not listed in that press release.

Does that mean he's quietly left or just not considered part of 'The Board'?

 

[Manorlounger]

Tim Williams not listed in that press release.

Does that mean he's quietly left or just not considered part of 'The Board'?

He never was part of the board. His role is CEO.

 

[CaptainOx]

So, we have Fernindan’s agent as the chairman now.

He doesn't own the agency any more but is he still an agent?

 

[Essexyellows]

You get the hint that the football club is a fairly small part in a far bigger project with the stadium and the opportunities it will provide for folk to make some serious £££`s.

Get the right people in and if it all clicks it`ll be a hell of a ride or collapse like a deck of poorly stacked cards.

We don`t do "mediocre", its part of the fun.

 

[SwissYellow]

Both worked for big Erick at DC United and Inter Milan. The same group own two clubs in Indonesia. Would be rather splendid if they bought some of our players for bank....

Both worked on the DC United Stadium and Inter Milan re-finance and sale.

Expect - Shiny exotic players. Not much mention of hot dogs.

I think this is down to the relegation, rumours of budget mishandling this end may be true. lots of whispers during the closing moments of the season over disquiet on the budget vs final league place. This could be that, or it could be planned anyways. Who knows? I don't

 

[carefreeoufc]

Both worked for big Erick at DC United and Inter Milan. The same group own two clubs in Indonesia. Would be rather splendid if they bought some of our players for bank....

Both worked on the DC United Stadium and Inter Milan re-finance and sale.

Expect - Shiny exotic players. Not much mention of hot dogs.

I think this is down to the relegation, rumours of budget mishandling this end may be true. lots of whispers during the closing moments of the season over disquiet on the budget vs final league place. This could be that, or it could be planned anyways. Who knows? I don't

How shiny and how exotic?!

 

[SwissYellow]

How shiny and how exotic?!

Gino Van Aveste Oledinho.

Probably players we've never heard of, who look great in punts and mortar boards.

 

[Yemi-God]

Feels very Watford.

 

[SirAndyOfCrosby]

Oversaw a promotion and a great deal of progress to the stadium despite his flaws

Those things also happened during Will Goodwin's time at the club but I won't be giving him the credit either.

 

[OUFCGav]

I'd question his influence on both those things but maybe I'm being harsh.

Its amazing that when it comes to blame he is responsible for everything (him or Ed Waldron).

 

[Stanford yellow]

Gino Van Aveste Oledinho.

Probably players we've never heard of, who look great in punts and mortar boards.

At Blenheim palace

 

[OUFCGav]

You would certainly hope he's not the man behind our mounting pile of failed Dutch / Indonesian signings...

He's got to be in it for Oxford United - not himself (or his "clients").

his agency represents Marcelino.

 

[SteMerritt]

Expect - Shiny exotic players.

Before you get over excited @Eric Blair , take a breath and read it again. That's 'exotic' with an 'X', not with an 'R'...

 

[GRB]

Its amazing that when it comes to blame he is responsible for everything (him or Ed Waldron).

Where did I say he's to blame for everything?

 

[JC_Yellow]

Expect - Shiny exotic players.

Can't we just have some good players instead?

 

[OUFCGav]

Where did I say he's to blame for everything?

not you directly.

 

[Stanford yellow]

Wasn't Rudi Laksmana part of Oxford park developments which was the company set up for stratfield brake

Married to Dennis Waterman

 

[SirAndyOfCrosby]

 

[Older Shotts]

So what do we think is the driver behind these changes?
And do we think it would have happened if we'd stayed up?

 

[Foley]

Interesting.
Very difficult to know what is going to happen from here and what that means for the management/ team.
Never boring being an Oxford fan.

 

[Older Shotts]

Interesting.
Very difficult to know what is going to happen from here and shat that means fof the management/ team.
Never boring being an Oxford fan.

Apart from last season between 3pm and 4:45pm

 

[ECYellow]

So what do we think is the driver behind these changes?
And do we think it would have happened if we'd stayed up?

A mixture of things, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if Grant was eased out the door, as a direct result of club performance in the season that has just concluded.

Despite what some would have you believe, our budget was most certainly not a relegation one, and our clusterfuc& of a summer ultimately resulted in us paying the upmost price - relegation.

If anyone of us were fronting £18,000,000 losses and a relegation, would you be happy to keep the man charged with Chairing the organisation in charge?

All that said, it could just be that he wants the new chap(s) expertise on the stadium build, given their involvement at DC United.

 

[carefreeoufc]

The good news is that our new Chair must be pretty decent if he managed to get Ferdinan a professional contract as a football player, let alone one in the fifth most competitive league in the world.

Excited to see GO’D at Man City next season.

 

[SteMerritt]

A mixture of things, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if Grant was eased out the door, as a direct result of club performance in the season that has just concluded.

Despite what some would have you believe, our budget was most certainly not a relegation one, and our clusterfuc& of a summer ultimately resulted in us paying the upmost price - relegation.

If anyone of us were fronting £18,000,000 losses and a relegation, would you be happy to keep the man charged with Chairing the organisation in charge?

All that said, it could just be that he wants the new chap(s) expertise on the stadium build, given their involvement at DC United.

Although this mostly makes sense, one thought I have is does the new chairman need to be cleared by the EFL's owners and directors test before being announced? If so, how long does that take? The changes could have been planned for a while.

 

[ECYellow]

Although this mostly makes sense, one thought I have is does the new chairman need to be cleared by the EFL's owners and directors test before being announced? If so, how long does that take? The changes could have been planned for a while.

It’s a fair point. Although you could argue that relegation has been on the cards for a while.