With the club being run solely by volunteers, a call went out in May for new recruits to "bring new skills to the board" as part of plans to "help shape an exciting future".

As "new volunteer directors" were sought, at the time a club spokesman said: "This will help improve and expand the great work that has been done and take us forward."

With the voluntary community club - which is not owned - launching a recruitment process for new board directors back then, club officials have hailed the responses received.

And with four new recruits soon to be taking up their roles, subject to FA ratification, club officials hailed their expertise and "extensive CVs" that will prove "key" in helping Lowestoft Town FC in the future.

From major employers locally, regionally, nationally and internationally - the new recruits have worked with Amazon or are CEOs and chairman of major businesses.

A club spokesman said: "We are really pleased to recruit four new directors to our voluntary board.

"It is really exciting times.

"They all have extensive CV’s and key attributes and we have managed to recruit some of the highest calibre people we could have locally to help the club."

With all having a passion for football, combined with their major skills, business and finance experience, all are keen to give something back to the community.

The club spokesman added: "This is a real positive.

"It is great to have these new recruits, who are all knowledgeable about the club, supporting the great work of the existing board members."

A warm Trawlerboys welcome goes out to the following:

ABOUT THE NEW VOLUNTEER DIRECTORS

Jason M. Bristow is a retired executive with an extensive global background in finance.

He served as Group Treasurer of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), and as Senior Vice President of Finance for Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) as well as Chief Financial Officer for two privately held global technology companies.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Choice Bank, a privately held financial institution and C2FO, a financial services company.

Jason and his wife Heather, along with their two sons Callum and Lleyton, live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but Jason’s affiliation with Lowestoft is a long one.

His father Mike grew up in Lowestoft, and when Mike wasn’t attending matches at Carrow Road watching his beloved Canaries he was a frequent Lowestoft Town FC supporter.

After later moving to America and becoming President of his local youth football club, Mike arranged for football exchanges between America and England, including a long affiliation with Waveney Football Club.

David Gallagher is a former senior manager in local government, and he has 30 years experience of leisure management in the public, private and voluntary sectors, as well as a wide range of associates and clients.

He has worked in areas that include operational, project and contract management, and has led major work programmes in asset management, procurement and major building programmes.

David is still active as an independent consultant and specialises in developing alternative models to operate or improve services, particularly where there is demand for a broader mix or a collaborative approach including health and education elements.

As treasurer of the Lowestoft Voluntary Lifeguard Corps, David is a National Trainer Assessor with the Royal Life Saving Society where he is a Honorary Life Member and is a LA governor at Blundeston School and founder/trustee of the Brian Gallagher Community Football Fund - set up to raise and distribute funds to worthy causes.

He is chairman and a director of Leisure United, a national charity operating multiple major Football Hubs in Sheffield, Liverpool, Sunderland and Newcastle, with a developing portfolio currently in construction or in the planning stages.

He is a trustee of the National Football Trust, which has membership that includes the FA, Sport England and the Premier League and key partnership links with the Football Foundation.

Having grown up in Kessingland Nick Steven-Jones joined Aviva to train as an accountant.

Having spent 11 years there, working his way up to Head of Strategic Planning, Nick moved to Archant - which includes the EDP and Lowestoft Journal among its portfolio - to become CFO and later COO over six years, which included significant financial and corporate restructuring through Covid.

Nick saw the company through the sale process to Newsquest in 2022 before joining Jarrolds and becoming Group CEO earlier this year.

Born and raised in Lowestoft, Sarah Carter is currently an Executive Project Officer for a National Police Team dealing with serious crimes.

Prior to that she has been Business and Finance Manager for NSPCC and Business Manager for a trading firm in London.

Sarah brings project and event management skills, alongside excellent communication and leadership skills and experience of strategic planning.

With a love of being involved in the community, Sarah has a passion for football that has been enhanced over the last nine years through her son's involvement in grassroots and academy football.