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Chief Executive

Liz Nicholl OBE

The Chief Executive is responsible for leading the organisation as it works to maximise British athlete success at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as seeking to ensure that both the best structure and resources available to high performance sport are in place in the years beyond.

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Performance

Director of Performance: Peter Keen

The Performance work area is concerned with UK Sport's primary goal of supporting world class performance. Alongside the money that goes directly to the sports through their respective World Class Performance Programmes, the Performance Directorate leads and develops areas which have been identified as having an influential impact on a sportsman or woman's performance; performance solutions, athlete development and research and innovation. This is done using a ‘No Compromise’ philosophy which targets investment at those most likely to deliver medals at Olympic and Paralympic level.

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International

Head of International Development and International Inspiration Programme Director: Debbie Lye

The International Development work area is concerned with the UK Sport's goal of supporting worldwide impact. UK Sport also plays a key role in the global development of sport through the support of projects overseas, exchange visits and information sharing with other nations. The largest single element of the international team’s work is currently International Inspiration – an Olympic-related initiative. UK Sport is the lead agency for this project which aims to deliver on the ‘Singapore Vision’ – the promise made by the London 2012 bid team to ‘reach young people all around the world and connect them to the inspirational power of the Games so they are inspired to choose sport’.

  

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Business Support

Director of Corporate Development: David Cole

UK Sport's Corporate Development work area provides essential support to the organisation in the areas of human resources, information technology, facilities, legal advice, corporate planning/risk management and project management. The team also manages UK Sport’s corporate relationship with the DCMS, co-ordinating the production of the organisations’ Funding Agreement, as well as responsibility for the organisation’s Business Plan for the London Olympiad cycle.
The role of UK Sport's Governance work area is to ensure that the two funding streams managed by the organisation - Lottery and Exchequer - are delivered to sports in the most effective way.

 
  

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Finance

Finance Director: Chris Walker

The Finance team manages UK Sport’s Lottery and Exchequer incomes, investing and managing it so as much as possible can be distributed to sport. The Finance team is structured around two distinct functions – management accounting and financial accounting to optimise the ability to manage risk in challenging economic circumstances.
The role of UK Sport's Investment work area is to ensure that the two funding streams managed by the organisation - Lottery and Exchequer - are delivered to sports in the most effective way.

 

 

 

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Major Events and International Relations

Director of Major Events and International Relations: Simon Morton

The Major Events and International Relations team is responsible for co-ordinating the bidding and staging of major international sporting events across the UK and developing the UK’s international sporting relationships.
The team works in partnership with sporting and regional partners to ensure that strategically important international events are staged in the UK, to a world-leading standard.

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