British Triathlon Appoints New Ceo
British Triathlon has announced the appointment of Jack Buckner as its new chief executive officer, replacing Zara Hyde Peters, who announced she would be stepping down from the role after six years in March.
Buckner, a Loughborough University graduate, competed in the 5000m at the Seoul and Barcelona Olympic Games, and also won the European Championships over the same distance in 1986 with a Championship record time of 13:10.15.
Jack went on to work for adidas in a range of roles in the UK, Germany and the USA where he was their marketing director. He has worked for Sport England for the past five years where he has been a Strategic Lead in the National Governing Body team and most recently led on market development for the organisation.
On announcing his appointment, Ian Howard TD, President of British Triathlon said: ‘We are delighted that triathlon has attracted such a high calibre individual to lead our sport. We believe Jack’s unique credentials which include Olympic representation, a strong commercial background and an understanding of the sporting landscape in the UK at both British and Home Nation level will help him lead our dynamic and highly aspirational sport to Rio and beyond.’
Buckner commented: ‘I am delighted to be appointed the new CEO of British Triathlon. Triathlon is an exciting and innovative sport, and British Triathlon under Zara Hyde Peters’ leadership has led the sport from the front in recent years. British Triathlon is a consistently high-performing National Governing Body in all areas and I’m looking forward to continuing this work. I have been impressed by the culture within British Triathlon, the Home Nations and across the sport and intend to keep up the good work and support the spirit of collaboration that exists within the triathlon community.’
The organisation was named Governing Body of the Year, sponsored by The Daily Telegraph, in 2012 at the BT Sport Industry Awards – matching their achievement from 2010.
Jack will take up his position at British Triathlon on 11th August.
Meanwhile, Whole Earth Foods has been announced as an Official Supplier to British Triathlon in a three year deal.
