David Grevemberg Takes Centre For Sport And Human Rights Role
Former Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) CEO David Grevemberg has joined the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR) as Chief Innovation and Partnership Officer, having left the CGF earlier in March after more than six years in charge.
The move will see Grevemberg focus on engagement with the sports sector and development of new partnerships in the role, and will help the centre in its mission to ’embed respect for human rights in sports organisations and events around the world’.
In the role, he will work with the CSHR team to lead projects that drive positive change in sport, including education and training initiatives and overseeing development of major new initiatives.
His appointment was announced alongside a number of other hires at the organisation, including Lucy Amis, most recently of Unicef UK; human rights lawyer Kat Craig, Founder of Athlead and former Legal Director of Reprieve who joins part-time; and former Global Sports Coordinator at UN Women, Thays Prado, who will lead the development of CSHR’s gender strategy and programme.
“David brings a unique set of skills and experiences to this new role – he has been a true leader for human rights in sport, and his unique expertise will make us considerably stronger in our engagement with sports bodies and event organisers,” said Mary Harvey, CEO, CSHR.
Having David join our team just after completing his groundbreaking work with CGF is a tremendous opportunity to accelerate our development and profile. This is also a learning opportunity for our team, and an opportunity to offer sports bodies a chance to work with someone who has been an agent of change within the sector.”
Grevemberg added: “This is a critical moment for the future of sport. The next two years have so many events in a compressed timeframe with real opportunities to reshape sport post-COVID.
“The future of sport is responsible and harm-free, and CSHR is uniquely positioned between the worlds of sport and human rights to be a major catalyst in this change. I’m looking forward to joining a fantastic CSHR team, supporting Mary Harvey and William Rook, and contributing what I’ve learned in my 25 years in sports governance and management.”
Grevemberg spent more than a decade as part of the Commonwealth Sport Movement, both as the Chief Executive of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, and more recently as the CEO for the CGF. His connection with the movement, meanwhile, dates back to the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games, in his role as the International Paralympic Committee sports director.
