Well, Tony could gift some of his shares in the club to anyone at any time*. PB doesn't need a title change to receive shares from Tony...
* subject to some minor legal stuff, and probably pre-emption rights not being enforced by other shareholders.
I wonder what activities the Deputy Chairman role carries that weren't previously being done by either the Chairman or the CEO. It's great that those things that haven't been getting done for the last 6 years will now be done. I mean, Tony strikes you as someone who's so hopelessly inefficient...