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Your support makes all the difference.Ian McLeod is to stand down as chief executive of Celtic when his contract expires at the end of this month.
"I've been in discussion with the board in recent weeks and after careful consideration we have agreed that I will leave Celtic when my contract lapses at the end of April," McLeod said.
The news follows Celtic's decision to agree to play their derby against Rangers on Sunday on police advice, just three days after their Uefa Cup semi-final second leg against Boavista in Portugal.
McLeod had initially said he was "appalled" by the decision and had wanted to put the matter to a vote of the Scottish Premier League board.
But after holding talks with police last week Celtic agreed to accept the decision, despite feeling that it was unfair to play two major games within such a short space of time. Celtic trail Rangers by eight points with six games left to play.
"Ian has made a significant contribution to this club over the past two years and the board is grateful for his work during what have been challenging times," Celtic's chairman Brian Quinn said. "The search for a new chief executive is underway," he added.
Celtic said that temporary responsibility for McLeod's duties would be taken by the finance director Eric Riley.
Celtic meet Boavista in their Uefa Cup semi-final second leg tomorrow with the score level at 1-1, and their former player Tommy Gemmell is adamant that the Portuguese club will be no match for Martin O'Neill's team. "I've got every confidence they will go through because of the previous results they have had," he said. "They have proved away from home that they can do the business and the one thing they know is that they need to score a goal. That is the bottom line."
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