The Big Interview – Roger Draper
With Wimbledon once more providing a huge media spotlight on the state of British tennis, Roger Draper, chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association, explains to Sportindustry.biz why he needed to take tough line in restucturing the sport in this country…
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Roger Draper, chief executive, Lawn Tennis Association
Roger Draper is the CEO of the Lawn Tennis Association.
He’s one of the new breed of sports leaders who are combing their direct experience of competing as an elite athlete with first rate business administration skills.
He is currently in the thick of leading the transformation of British tennis with a new world class tennis team, a clear strategy that has been widely acclaimed, and an organisation that’s been modernised to perform in the 21st century sports environment.
His wide experience in the ‘business of sport’ has included time as CEO of Sport England, leading a major review and reorganisation of the £500m spent on sport in this country, involvement in the 2012 bid and Team England’s 2006 Commonwealth Games campaign.
As an elite athlete, Roger has gained international honours in both rugby league and tennis.
