Bill Kenwright to stay on as Everton chairman despite supporter protests

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has spent 19 years in his current role (Peter Byrne/PA)

Bill Kenwright will stay on in his role as Everton chairman, the Premier League club have announced.

Following the departures of chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale, chief finance officer Grant Ingles and non-executive director and former striker Graeme Sharp last week, the future of long-serving chairman Kenwright had appeared in doubt.