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Team GB chief executive quits after 14 years to join private equity group
Team GB chief executive quits after 14 years to join private equity group

Daily Mirror

time10-07-2025

  • Business
  • Daily Mirror

Team GB chief executive quits after 14 years to join private equity group

Andy Anson will leave the BOA in October to take up a private equity role. Andy Anson is leaving his role as Team GB head honcho to take up a private equity role. Anson, 60, has been chief executive at the British Olympic Association for six years and oversaw 60-plus medal returns at both the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Games. He joined the BOA in 2011 as a non-executive director. But he will step aside in October before joining London-based firm bd-capital, who recently bought the Science in Sport brand. Anson will sit on the fuelling company's board and the former Manchester United director will continue to serve as chair of Lancashire Cricket Club. "I am proud to have led an organisation that I love and care for. Olympic sport is so important to our country, and I hope I leave it in a better place today,' Anson said. "Commercially, we have enjoyed our best ever period of success and sustained growth and with that we have been able to build a financially stable organisation, fit for the future. READ MORE: Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal in Gyokeres stalemate, Man Utd's Mbeumo talks, £25m Chelsea star to leave READ MORE: Double Olympic champion rushed to hospital after suffering freak injury in wave pool "None of this could have happened without the brilliant team around me who dedicate themselves to supporting the athletes at the Olympic Games. "I'd also like to thank the current and former Board members, and everyone at our member sports, that I have enjoyed working alongside, in particular, Sir Hugh Robertson who gave me the opportunity to lead this amazing organisation. "Finally, a thank you to the incredible Team GB athletes, without whom there would be no Olympic Games. Your dedication and professionalism never fails to inspire me, and I look forward to watching you captivate the nation with your performances in Milano-Cortina, Los Angeles and beyond." Dame Katherine Grainger has hailed Andy Anson's influence. BOA chair Dame Katharine Grainger hailed Anson for his work at the organisation. She said: "Andy's tenure at the BOA is one that he can look back on with immense pride, and he leaves with the gratitude of all of us – Board members, his wider team and of course the athletes who he and his team have served and supported so well. "The BOA is in a strong place both on the sporting front ahead of the Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games, and on the commercial front. I wish him well and thank him for everything he has done for the organisation." Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package Sky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle ahead of the 2025/26 season, saving members £192 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more. Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games next season, an increase of up to 100 more.

Olympics-Anson to step down as British Olympic Association CEO
Olympics-Anson to step down as British Olympic Association CEO

The Star

time10-07-2025

  • Business
  • The Star

Olympics-Anson to step down as British Olympic Association CEO

(Reuters) -Andy Anson will step down as chief executive officer of the British Olympic Association in October, ending a 14-year-long association with the organisation. Anson took on the CEO role in 2019 after serving as a non-executive director since 2011 and the 60-year-old will leave to join mid-market private equity firm bd-capital. During Anson's tenure, Britain secured more than 60 medals at both the 2020 Tokyo Games and the Paris Olympics last year, and delivered further success at the Winter Olympics and the European Games. "I am proud to have led an organisation that I love and care for. Olympic sport is so important to our country, and I hope I leave it in a better place today," Anson said in a statement on Thursday. "Commercially, we have enjoyed our best ever period of success and sustained growth and with that we have been able to build a financially stable organisation, fit for the future." Anson will stay in his role until October while the BOA begins the process of appointing his successor, with preparations already under way as Britain gears up for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics in February. "The BOA is in a strong place both on the sporting front ahead of the Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games, and on the commercial front. I wish him well and thank him for everything he has done for the organisation," BOA Chair Katherine Grainger said. (Reporting by Shifa Jahan in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)

Anson to step down as British Olympic Association CEO
Anson to step down as British Olympic Association CEO

Straits Times

time10-07-2025

  • Business
  • Straits Times

Anson to step down as British Olympic Association CEO

Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Andy Anson will step down as chief executive officer of the British Olympic Association in October, ending a 14-year-long association with the organisation. Anson took on the CEO role in 2019 after serving as a non-executive director since 2011 and the 60-year-old will leave to join mid-market private equity firm bd-capital. During Anson's tenure, Britain secured more than 60 medals at both the 2020 Tokyo Games and the Paris Olympics last year, and delivered further success at the Winter Olympics and the European Games. "I am proud to have led an organisation that I love and care for. Olympic sport is so important to our country, and I hope I leave it in a better place today," Anson said in a statement on Thursday. "Commercially, we have enjoyed our best ever period of success and sustained growth and with that we have been able to build a financially stable organisation, fit for the future." Anson will stay in his role until October while the BOA begins the process of appointing his successor, with preparations already under way as Britain gears up for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics in February. "The BOA is in a strong place both on the sporting front ahead of the Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games, and on the commercial front. I wish him well and thank him for everything he has done for the organisation," BOA Chair Katherine Grainger said. REUTERS

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