As the Premier League’s chief executive, Susanna Dinnage will be one of the most prominent female executives in sports. Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for Discovery, Inc.
LONDON — Susanna Dinnage, a senior executive at Discovery Communications, was named the next chief executive of the Premier League on Tuesday, a position that will make her one of the most prominent women in professional sports.
Dinnage will replace the Premier League’s outgoing executive chairman, Richard Scudamore, who is stepping down later this year after nearly two decades leading the organization. Scudamore’s job will be split in two in a new structure, the league said, with Dinnage as chief executive alongside a nonexecutive chairman.