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UK Sport's Board meets six times per year to provide strategic direction to the organisation, as well as considering and making decisions on those recommendations put forward by UK Sport's various panels.

UK Sport Board members are appointed for a fixed term of three years and may be reappointed thereafter as determined by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The four Chairmen of the Home Country Sports Councils automatically sit on UK Sport's Board.

UK Sport Panels, each chaired by a Board member, include other individuals of relevant expertise and experience who advise and make recommendations as appropriate.

Upcoming board meeting dates 

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    Dame Katherine Grainger
    Chair
    Katherine is the current Chair of UK Sport. Appointed in April 2017 and reappointed for a second term of four years in 2021.
    Updated: 03 January 2023
  • Ismail Amla
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    Ismail Amla
    Board Member
    Ismail specialises business and technology consultancy and is currently EVP of Professional Services at NCR.
    Updated: 03 January 2023
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    Rachel Baillache
    Board Member
    Rachel is currently the Senior Independent Director at the LTA where she chairs the Audit and Risk Committee and is the Board sponsor for Inclusion and Diversity.
    Updated: 03 January 2023
  • Chris Boardman
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    Chris Boardman
    Chair of Sport England
    Chris is the current Chair of Sport England, the agency responsible for delivering sport and physical activity at community level across England.
    Updated: 03 January 2023
  • Sally Bolton OBE
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    Sally Bolton OBE
    Board Member
    Sally is Chief Executive Officer at the All England Lawn Tennis Club and current chair of the UK Sport Major Events Panel.
    Updated: 03 January 2023
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    Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
    Chair of Sport Wales
    Tanni is the current Chair of Sport Wales and a multi-Paralympic medallist.
    Updated: 03 January 2023
  • George Lucas
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    George Lucas
    Board Member
    George is the current Chair of Sport Northern Ireland and has operated at board level for over 30 years.
    Updated: 03 January 2023
  • Headshot of Annie Panter. A white woman with dark hair, smiling. Dressed in Team GB kit.
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    Annie Panter
    Board Member
    Annie is a former athlete who competed in the Beijing and London Olympic Games winning a bronze medal in 2012 with the GB women’s hockey team.
    Updated: 03 January 2023
  • Chris Pilling
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    Chris Pilling
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    Chris was most recently the Chair of Yorkshire 2019, the body responsible for delivering the UCI Road World Cycling Championships in Yorkshire.
    Updated: 03 January 2023
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    Rupen Shah
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    Rupen is the former Chief Financial Officer of the Football Foundation, the UK's largest sports charity set up by the Government, The FA and the Premier League.
    Updated: 03 January 2023
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