MAJOR EVENTS PANEL CANDIDATE BROCHURE - UK Sport
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MAJOR EVENTS PANEL CANDIDATE BROCHURE
UK SPORT UK Sport is the UK government’s high- performance sports agency, responsible for inspiring the nation through Olympic and Paralympic success. Since UK Sport was founded by Royal Charter in 1997 we have taken GB from 36th in the Olympic medal table at Atlanta to second in the Olympic and Paralympic medal table at Rio 2016. We know the power that sport has; we want to deliver extraordinary sporting moments that reach, inspire and unite people through: Success at the Olympic and Paralympic Games The staging of major international sporting events in the UK Our work to have a strong voice internationally Working with stakeholders to deliver meaningful social impact Ensuring sports are run with world-leading standards of culture, governance, equality and integrity
MAJOR EVENTS INVESTMENT
The Major Events team at UK Sport We strive for all major events
manages Exchequer and National to embed the brand values that
Lottery funding into major sporting demonstrate how the UK is a
events that take place right across world-class host:
the UK in Olympic, Paralympic,
Commonwealth and other sports. Quality
UK Sport is likely to invest almost Utilising our sound and strong
£30m of National Lottery funding system of venues and expertise
between 2017-2025 into two to deliver each event to a world-
investment programmes: class standard.
Prestige
Pinnacle Programme Every year the UK demonstrates
enables the most important its ability to deliver classic
global events in each sport to be international events with a modern
hosted in the UK to world leading event experience.
standards that promote UK
brand values as a host nation. Passion
We are an inclusive sporting
nation, excited to fill venues
Performance Programme and support events and athletes
enables Games qualification, across Olympic, Paralympic
classification and preparation and professional sports.
events to be hosted in the UK
to functional standards focused Innovation
on athlete services. We are driven to improve event
delivery and the spectator
experience to benefit the event,
sport and the industry as a whole.
THE ROLE THE MAJOR EVENTS PANEL
The Major Events Panel is a
combination of existing UK Sport
board members and independent
experts from the events sector.
The current panel members are;
WHAT YOU’LL DO WHO YOU ARE COMMITMENT Nicky Roche CBE Annie Panter Dave Gordon OBE
Chair (UK Sport board member) (UK Sport board member)
The Major Events Panel has Someone with experience of The UK Sport Major Events Panel Dave was Head of Major Events
two roles: delivering events large scale usually meets 4-6 times a year. Nicky Roche was a career civil Annie is a former athlete who at BBC Sport from 2001 to 2013
events, either from a strategic or servant with role including Director competed in the Beijing and and led the teams delivering BBC
Making investment operation perspective A term of office is usually 2-3 years. of Sport at DCMS and Director London Olympic Games winning Sport’s coverage of the London
recommendations to the of Operations in the Government a bronze medal in 2012 with the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
UK Sport Board OR Olympic Executive for the London GB women’s hockey team. Since He subsequently received the
WHERE WE ARE BASED 2012 Games. After leaving the civil retiring from hockey Annie has prestigious Lifetime Achievement
The Panel considers applications Someone with experience of a service she was the Chief Executive pursued a career in finance with Award from the Royal Television
for UK Sport financial support National Governing Body of Sport UK Sport is based in Bloomsbury of TdFHub2014Ltd, leading the Goldman Sachs, before recently Society at the 2012 Programme
towards the bidding and staging of or the UK Sporting system. in central London. Currently co-ordination of the first three days joining TRM Partners in the Awards.
strategically important major events meetings are being held virtually. of the 2014 Tour de France from commercial sports sector.
to be hosted in the UK. The main Previous board experience is Yorkshire to London. In summer He is now working as a Sports
focus of the Panel’s discussion not essential as we are keen to 2017, she chaired the independent Broadcasting Consultant; work
is to scrutinise the logistical and hear from people with current REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES panel supporting DCMS in Michelle Dite which has taken him to the Olympic
financial feasibility, plus the value experience of delivering major assessing English city bids to host Winter Games in Sochi, Olympic
for money of the proposed budget events in the UK. Training and UK Sport will offer to reimburse the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Michelle is Operations Director Summer Games in Rio, the
and business plan before making mentoring can be provided. panel members for the for the All England Lawn Tennis Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
an investment recommendation to performance of their services Nicky recently retired as Director Club. Previously she managed the and Australia, and the inaugural
the UK Sport Board. The UK Sport Major Events Panel of £218 per day, plus travel of Strategy at Sporting Assets, a event planning and delivery for UK European Games in Baku.
is keen to become more diverse. and expenses where appropriate. social enterprise which works with Athletics’ major televised events
Thus, we are particularly focused communities to use sport for wider for 12 years then transferred her
Monitoring investments on on achieving better representation social benefit such as employment, event knowledge and experience
behalf of the UK Sport Board of people with disabilities, people health and education. She has to other sports and events
from Black, Asian or minority ethnic been a UK Sport board member throughout her career. Highlights
The Panel has been asked by backgrounds and people from the since 2014. include the inception, feasibility
the UK Sport Board to review the LGBTQ+ community. and operational delivery of multi-
progress and provide assurance sport events including the inaugural
relating to events which have Sally Bolton OBE Invictus Games, British University
received a financial award of (UK Sport board member) Championships, Paralympic World
more than £2m. The aim of this Cup, School Games and National
assurance review is to provide Sally is CEO at the All England Paralympic Day.
oversight, challenge and support Lawn Tennis Club, having joined
to ensure that those events are the Club in 2016 and holding roles
delivered successfully, as well as as Strategic Planning & Operations Jon Dutton
to protect both public investment Director and Head of Corporate
and the UK’s hosting reputation. Affairs. Prior to this Sally spent Jon is the Chief Executive of
two years as Managing Director of the Rugby League World Cup
the organising committee for the 2021. Jon commenced his role
London double header of World in February 2018 leaving his post
Athletics Championships in 2017. as RFL Director of Projects and
People. Jon led the successful bid
Sally assumed this role having led for the tournament including
the team that delivered a highly a significant funding award from
successful Rugby League World HM Government.
Cup in 2013, a role for which she
was recognised with the award of
an OBE.
THE PROCESS
Application Deadline: Successful candidates will be Panel Dates - the successful
Thursday 10 December 2020 taken to the UK Sport Board candidate would then be invited
for approval on: to join panels on:
Interview Dates - interviews will Thursday 4 February 2021 Wednesday 13 January
be conducted virtually on: Wednesday 3 March
Wednesday 6 January 2021 Wednesday 14 April
Wednesday 16 June
Wednesday 15 September
Wednesday 3 November
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