PEOPLE
Tim Hollingsworth named BPA CEO
T e British Paralympic Association (BPA) has appointed former UK Sport chief operating offi cer, Tim Hollingsworth, as its CEO. He was chosen for his business acumen,
leadership skills, knowledge of the sporting landscape and experience in managing and infl uencing complex stakeholder relationships, gained through his previous roles at UK Sport, Granada Media and the Confederation of British Industry. Hollingworth says: “With not much more
than a year to go before London 2012, there’s a tremendous opportunity to maximise our athletes’ success and drive a step-change in Paralympic sport and its ability to impact on attitudes and change people’s lives.”
New events director for Olympic legacy
T e Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) has appointed Clive Little as its new director of events and programming. Reporting to executive marketing and
communications director Karen Webb, Little will be responsible for a range of activities earmarked for the Olympic Park from 2013. He joined the OPLC from his previous
role as global events director at Cake – an ideas and experiential events agency, part of the Havas Sports and Entertainment Group. Little said: “We have already begun to
map out opportunities so we can have a fantastic programme of activities when the park re-opens in 2013.
“T is summer we will be calling for
applications of expressions of interest to host events ranging from major events to local community festivals on the park.”
Newton to review British Fencing
Alex Newton, the fi rst person to take the full-time role of performance manager at British Fencing, has pledged a fundamental review of the sport in the run up to London 2012. Newton, who brings experience of
both the Sydney and Beijing Olympic Games, says she will be reviewing the whole performance programme – including science and medicine, competitions and training programmes to ensure the focus is on the right things and the right athletes. She has been appointed in time to
oversee athlete qualifi cation for 2012 and the senior European Championships – held in Sheffi eld in July.
Reed chairs Sport and Recreation Alliance
Andy Reed has been appointed as the new chair of the Sport and Recreation Alliance. He succeeds Brigid Simmonds OBE who will step down at the organisation’s AGM in July, having reached the end of a maximum of three two-year terms of offi ce. Reed has a strong background in the
sector, having served arguably the UK’s sportiest constituency – Loughborough – for 13 years. As an MP he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Kate Hoey while she was Sports Minister and also introduced the 10 Minute Rule Bill for Community Amateur Sports Club legislation. Now director of his own advocacy company, he leads his local county sports partnership, is chair of the voice
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of sports volunteers (SSPV) and of the Volleyball England Foundation, as well as a board member of Special Olympics GB and of the ASA. He also continues to turn out for Birstall Rugby Club where he has played for the last 25 years. “I’ve got to pay tribute to the work of the
current chair, Brigid Simmonds. She has led the Sport and Recreation Alliance from the front and, like nearly every volunteer in sport, has rarely had the plaudits she’s deserved. T e Alliance does its best work out of the public eye – building bridges and opening doors – and Brigid has played a massive part in that. I know, having seen that work in and around parliament over the last few years from the inside,” says Reed.
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