PEOPLE
CHESTER JOINS SPORT
ENGLAND AS COO
Rona Chester, group finance director at
the Law Society, has been appointed to
the newly-created role of chief opera-
tions officer (COO) at Sport England.
Chester, who will take up her posi-
tion on 1 March, will be responsible for
the organisation’s functional areas of
finance, business planning, information
technology and grants management.
Sport England CEO Jennie Price says:
“This role sits at the heart of our organi-
sation. With Rona’s considerable experi-
ence in both the public and private sec-
tors, I’m confident that we’ll build upon
the standards and momentum we’ve
established over the past two years.”
HOLL IS CEO AT
SCOTTISH ATHLETICS
Nigel Holl, director of netball at
Sir Craig Reedie advises the UKAD
England Netball has been appointed
chief executive of Scottish Athletics.
Sir Craig Reedie, one of the UK’s top- He replaces Geoff Wightman, the
ranking international sports officials, former British international mara-
has been appointed as a special advisor thon runner, who is leaving to take
by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), the new up a new role as the first managing
independent drugs panel. director of British Road Running.
Reedie, a member of the International Holl, who has represented Scot-
Olympic Committee’s ruling Executive land in international ultra-marathon
Board, chair of the World Anti-Doping events, helped to set up and estab-
Agency’s (WADA) Finance and Adminis- lish the Scottish Institute of Sport,
tration Committee and former chair of where he became programme
the British Olympic Association, will offer manager. He has also worked for
advice and guidance to the new agency. British sport well and remove any per- England Hockey and the All England
Reedie said: “The establishment of ceived conflict of interest. I look forward Women’s Hockey Association as
an independent national anti-doping to helping progress this important part director of coaching.
organisation within the UK will serve of the overall sport infrastructure.”
SPORT AWARDED IN NEW YEAR HONOURS
A number of people involved in the at the Ipswich Gymnastics Centre also
sport industry have been recognised in received an MBE for his services to sport.
the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Another MBE recipient was six-times
The list of notable sports figures is World Canoe Champion Anna Hem-
headed by Ian McGeechan, the former mings. She was told she would have
Scotland and British Lions rugby coach, to retire from elite sport in 2003, after
who was knighted; while Phillip Darn- being diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue
ton, the chair of British Cycling was given Syndrome, however she resumed train-
an OBE for services to transport, as was ing two years later and went on to win
John Derbyshire, the racing manager National, European and World titles be-
and performance director of the Royal fore retiring from the sport last year.
Yachting Association. Jean Pickering, the 1946 European
Gymnast Beth Tweddle (left) was long jump champion and Olympic 80m
awarded an MBE for winning her second hurdles bronze medalist in 1952, was
World Gymnastics title and Andrew awarded an MBE for services to athletics
Wood, the manager and head coach and the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund.
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