Connected to Ellis and based in Dallas. President of a Private Asset Management Company called Kitano Capital. (From Google.) It seems he was a critic of Keane and none too impressed by Bruce. I don't know when he was appointed to the Board of the Club. It looks like Ellis has brought in a pal.
In the Mirror a long time ago. His reasons for not rating Keane as a manager. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/new...y-led-to-Sunderland-failure-article34578.html
At first I thought that he might have been a Hans Christian type but that article about Keane shows he appears to have the clubs interests at heart over a long term.
Sounds like he knows his **** for a yank. I was especially interested in the bit about him advising Short on football related matters.