Todd Boehly has responded to allegations of a toxic environment in Chelsea’s marketing team by promising all employees there will be sweeping changes to the club’s culture.
Chelsea’s co-owner has sent a letter to staff saying there will be a zero-tolerance approach to bullying after it emerged that Richard Bignell, a former head of the club’s television channel, had taken his own life in January and that a coroner’s report found he had been “deeply troubled by anxiety, depression and despair following the loss of his job”.
The New York Times reported that Bignell, who worked at Chelsea since 2009, was sacked last September a day after returning to work following a period of medical leave. The paper sai…