Team GB chief executive quits after 14 years to join private equity group

Andy Anson, a former Manchester United commercial chief, will leave the British Olympic Association in October to move into the world of private equity

Andy Anson is leaving his role as Team GB head honcho to take up a private equity role.

Anson, 60, has been chief executive at the British Olympic Association for six years and oversaw 60-plus medal returns at both the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Games. He joined the BOA in 2011 as a non-executive director.

But he will step aside in October before joining London-based firm bd-capital, who recently bought the Science in Sport brand. Anson will sit on the fuelling company’s board and the former Manchester United director will continue to serve as chair of Lancashire Cricket Club.

“I am proud to have led an organisation that I love and care for. Olympic sport is so important to our country, and I hope I leave it in a better place today,” Anson said. “Commercially, we have enjoyed our best ever period of success and sustained growth and with that we have been able to build a financially stable organisation, fit for the future.

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“None of this could have happened without the brilliant team around me who dedicate themselves to supporting the athletes at the Olympic Games.

“I’d also like to thank the current and former Board members, and everyone at our member sports, that I have enjoyed working alongside, in particular, Sir Hugh Robertson who gave me the opportunity to lead this amazing organisation.

“Finally, a thank you to the incredible Team GB athletes, without whom there would be no Olympic Games. Your dedication and professionalism never fails to inspire me, and I look forward to watching you captivate the nation with your performances in Milano-Cortina, Los Angeles and beyond.”

BOA chair Dame Katharine Grainger hailed Anson for his work at the organisation.

She said: “Andy’s tenure at the BOA is one that he can look back on with immense pride, and he leaves with the gratitude of all of us – Board members, his wider team and of course the athletes who he and his team have served and supported so well.

“The BOA is in a strong place both on the sporting front ahead of the Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games, and on the commercial front. I wish him well and thank him for everything he has done for the organisation.”

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