Norwich City confirm appointment of Webber as their new sporting director
Norwich City have confirmed the appointment of Huddersfield Town's Stuart Webber as their new sporting director.
The 33-year-old has been the Head of Football Operations at Huddersfield since 2015, and has previously worked at Liverpool and Wolves.
Norwich decided to change their structure to incorporate a sporting director following the resignations of two chief executives in less than a year.
Webber's first task will be to search for a new Head Coach, with caretaker boss Alan Irvine continuing to look after the team in the meantime.
He will also lead the club's recruitment strategy as well as overseeing the development of players coming through the academy.
"In terms of the next stage of my career, the opportunity to come to a club the size of Norwich was something which I couldn't turn down," Webber told the club's official website.
"The club are embracing how things are done in Europe, where it's been successful for a number of years. The attraction of having the remit to come in and massively affect the football department, from the tip of the iceberg with the first team right down to the academy, makes it an exciting challenge for myself.
"There's a real carte blanche to go and do it as I believe is right and you don't get many opportunities like that at big football clubs.
"To have that opportunity at a club the size of Norwich City, with a Category One Academy, fantastic facilities already in place and a great fanbase is quite unique and I'm very appreciative of that.
"I can't wait to get started. We've got a big job on our hands, which everyone knows, so let's stick together and get on with it."
Chairman Ed Balls believes that Webber will be an asset to the club moving forward, and has backed him to change the Canaries' fortunes on the pitch next season.