The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has extended
the second terms of Sally Bolton OBE, Annie Panter, and Martyn
Worsley.
Sally Bolton OBE
Sally was appointed Chief Executive of the All England Lawn
Tennis Club in August 2020, having been Strategic Planning &
Operations Director since 2018. Prior to joining the Club in
2016, Sally spent two years as Managing Director of the
Organising Committee for the London double header of World
Athletics Championships in 2017. Sally assumed this role having
led the team that delivered a highly successful Rugby League
World Cup in 2013, a role for which she was recognised with the
award of an OBE.
Prior to this Sally was the Rugby Football League's Director of
Projects & Planning and played an integral part in the Rugby
Football League team that won the rights to stage the 2013
tournament. Prior to joining the RFL, Sally held a number of
other roles in sports administration at club and Governing Body
level including a period as Chief Executive of Wigan RLFC and
Orrell RUFC. In addition, Sally has worked in the highly regarded
sports consulting group at Deloitte and runs her own sports
consulting business.
Annie Panter
Annie is a two-time Olympian, who competed in the 2008 Beijing
and 2012 London Olympic Games where she won a bronze medal in
women's hockey with Team GB. During much of this time, Annie was
combining her sporting career with studying for a BSc in
Mathematics and Economics at the University of Nottingham.
Following her retirement from hockey in 2012, Annie pursued a
career in finance with Goldman Sachs for several years, before
moving back into the sports industry via TRM Partners in 2018 to
lead the commercial programmes of premium sports properties.
Following an acquisition, Annie is currently Managing Director at
the sports marketing agency Two Circles.
Whilst at Goldman Sachs, Annie stayed closely involved with high
performance sport. Between 2016-2019 Annie chaired the Athletes'
Committee and was an Executive Board member of the
International Hockey Federation (FIH). Prior to her initial
appointment to the UK Sport Board in 2018, Annie had been a
member of the UK Sport Mission 2016/18 Panel and the British
Cycling Independent Review Panel. She is currently a member of
the UK Sport Major Events Investment and Assurance Panel.
Martyn Worsley
Martyn grew up in the West Midlands and was educated at The
Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School before going to the
University of Southampton where he gained a BSc Hons in
Geography. He started off his career in 1997 as a graduate
trainee at Lloyds TSB before spending time in a variety of
organisations including BT Group, BNY Mellon, SAB Miller and Tate
& Lyle undertaking Business and Human Resource roles globally
until he joined Lockton Companies as Chief People Officer in
November 2020. Martyn is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of
Personnel and Development and also a Fellow of the Royal
Geographical Society.
Martyn has had a life-long passion for both playing and being
involved in sport including latterly coaching the Rugby Football
Union for Women's (RFUW) Academy for 5 years before being a
non-Executive Director of the RFUW supporting the integration of
the Women's game into the Rugby Football Union. Martyn has
completed the Trans- Atlantic Yacht Race, the London Marathon and
undertaken multiple overseas expeditions whilst also being a
Trustee for the London Youth Games. His other hobbies include
skiing, sailing, mountaineering and spending time with his young
family.
Sally Bolton, Annie Panter and Martyn Worsley's second
terms have been extended to July 2026.
Remuneration and Governance Code
UK Sport Board Members are remunerated at £218 per
day. These appointments have been made in accordance with
the Cabinet Office's Governance Code on Public
Appointments. The appointments process is regulated by the
Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any
significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the
last five years must be declared. This is defined as including
holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or
candidature for election.
Sally Bolton, Annie Panter and Martyn Worsley have declared
no political activity.
Notes to Editors
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