London 2012 Olympics: World Cup bid team leader Andy Anson joins British Olympic Association board
England 2018 World Cup chief executive Andy Anson has been appointed to the British Olympic Association as a non-executive director to boost its commercial acumen.
Main man: Andy Anson led 2018 bid team Photo: PA
By Jacquelin Magnay 10:01PM BST 16 May 2011
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As revealed by Telegraph Sport last month, Anson, the former commercial director of Manchester United and chief executive of tennis’s ATP Tour before leading England’s doomed bid, was selected to fill one of two independent director positions.
The other new BOA appointee is lawyer Denise Jagger, a partner with international law firm Eversheds and previously a director of Asda.
Anson’s appointment comes as the World Cup bid is under renewed scrutiny following Lord Triesman’s claim in Parliament that some Fifa members behaved improperly and demanded favours in return for votes. England attracted only two votes in the Fifa election.
Anson labelled Fifa’s decision to run bid processes for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments “a mistake” and criticised the fact that England’s excellent technical report had been overlooked. His move to the BOA also comes as the latter seeks to boost its finances in the pre-Olympic period following a climbdown in the dispute with London 2012 organisers over the distribution of any Games profit.
Anson said he was thrilled to be able to bring his experience to the organisation.
“It is an exciting moment in time to be involved with Olympic sport in the UK and I am thrilled to be able to add my commercial and sports management experience to the BOA board at the governance level to benefit Team GB athletes in London 2012 and beyond,” Anson said.
“I will use my global commercial insight from my work in football, tennis and the media to provide advice and guidance to support the wider family of Olympic sports and look forward to strengthening connections with the BOA’s key stakeholders.”
BOA chairman Colin Moynihan said the two new appointments have attributes which will strengthen the board.
“I am delighted that these two incredibly talented and experienced individuals have agreed to join the BOA board as independent non-executive directors,” Moynihan said.
“Both Denise and Andy bring strong assets to complement the existing skill set of the board.”
The pair have been appointed to their voluntary positions for a two-year term.
A third independent director will be appointed later this year to chair the BOA’s audit committee.
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