England Rugby 2015 Add To Board
England Rugby 2015 (ER 2015), the Organising Committee for Rugby World Cup 2015, has announced the appointment of Bill Beaumont and Paul Deighton to its Board.
A former Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) Director and current IRB Council Member for England, Bill Beaumont’s appointment will aim to further strengthen ER 2015’s relationship with domestic and international governing bodies.
Beaumont said of his appointment: ‘I am very excited to be part of a home Rugby World Cup in 2015 and I will work tirelessly with my fellow Board members and the executive of ER 2015 to ensure that we deliver a World Cup of which the whole country can be proud.’
As Chief Executive Officer of LOCOG, Paul Deighton had overall responsibility for the delivery of London 2012. As well as leading the day-to-day operations of LOCOG, he was responsible for raising the £2 billion budget from the private sector and managing relationships with Government and its agencies, the Mayor of London, the British Olympic Association, the British Paralympic Association and other organisations with an interest in the Games.
Deighton commented: ‘Everyone recognises that the London Olympics and Paralympics have set a high benchmark for international sports events that follow. I want to bring the knowledge and experience gleaned from my time with LOCOG to help ensure that the organisation, delivery and feel-good factor of the Rugby World Cup in 2015 is right up there with London 2012.’
Andy Cosslett, England Rugby 2015 Chairman, said of the two appointments: ‘Our job at England Rugby 2015 is to build the strength and appeal of this great game by delivering a brilliant Rugby World Cup. To do this we need to call on the talents and experience of people drawn from both inside and outside the world of rugby. I am delighted to welcome Bill and Paul to the Board.’
The appointments follow a succession of additions in recent months, after Debbie Jevans replaced Paul Vaughan as CEO in September and Neil Snowball became the new rugby operations director of the organisation earlier this month.
