She takes over from Sir Rodney Walker who has been the Chair of UK Sport since 7 July 1998.  Ms Campbell's term of appointment is for a maximum of 18 months, with a review after 9 months and starts with effect from 19 September 2003.

 

Sue Campbell will lead UK Sport through a period of considerable change as the organisation undergoes reform to ensure that it best meets the sporting needs of all parts of the United Kingdom.

 

She is best known in her role as Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, which she has held for the last 8 years. Prior to that she was the Chief Executive of the National Coaching Foundation for 10 years. She has played, coached and managed teams at international level in netball and competed at junior international level in athletics.

 

Announcing the appointment, Tessa Jowell said:

 

"UK Sport perform a highly valued role in supporting our top athletes and this appointment is excellent news for high performance sport in the UK. Sue Campbell brings a wealth of experience to her new role. The challenge for UK Sport in the coming months is to develop systems of support for our athletes that are designed with the needs of athletes at their core and which meet the priorities of all the parts of the United Kingdom."

 

Tessa Jowell also thanked the outgoing Chair, Sir Rodney Walker:

 

"Sir Rodney has made a significant contribution to sports administration and his experience and guidance was invaluable in the formal establishment of UK Sport.  His skills and experience of sports issues at the highest levels has been crucial in the development of UK Sport and its programmes of support to elite athletes and this together with his leadership style has resulted in UK Sport growing in stature and influence."

 

 

Sue Campbell said:

 

"I am delighted to have been appointed as the interim Chair of UK Sport. It is a challenging time for the organisation and I look forward to starting work in September with the team at UK Sport and other partners in the Home Countries.

 

My experience with sports administration, my work with athletes and coaches, my close involvement with the Cunningham Review of Elite Sports Funding and the development of the Government's Plan for Sport have all provided me with an insight into some of the key issues that underpin sporting success at the highest level.

 

I am looking forward with huge excitement to the task of reforming UK Sport and have no doubt that, as a result of the changes we will put in place, the organisation will play a leading role in helping to deliver success for the UK for many Olympiads to come."

 

Richard Callicott, Chief Executive of UK Sport said:

 

"I am absolutely delighted that Sue Campbell is to be our interim Chair. To have someone with Sue's energy, influence and ability at the helm of UK Sport will be a real asset to the organisation.

 

Sue's insights in the various facets of the sporting world will be invaluable in helping UK Sport to develop its programmes and activities to ensure an even greater fit with the needs of athletes and the Home Countries. "

 

Sue Campbell's biography is below.

 

 

1. This appointment is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA). OCPA have agreed that, exceptionally and in view of the need to make urgent progress UK Sport reform, the appointment can be made without the need to advertise. The appointment is for a maximum of 18 months, with a review point after 9 months. Once the reform programme is complete Ministers will proceed to appoint a new Chair using the normal appointments procedures.

 

2. Sue Campbell has not engaged in any political activity in the last five years. However, since January 2000, she has been a non-political adviser to both the Secretaries of State for Culture, Media and Sport and for Education and Skills on all aspects of sport and physical activity.

 

3. Following her appointment as interim Chair of UK Sport she will retain her joint advisory role only in relation to the Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links project run jointly by DCMS and DfES and will have an advisory role in relation to the Coaching project run by DCMS. Appropriate safeguards have been put in place to ensure there is no conflict of interest between these roles. 

4. Sue Campbell was recently appointed as a Sport England Council member but has agreed to step down from that role now that she has been appointed as interim Chair of UK Sport. 

 

 

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                                          SUE CAMPBELL

 

 

Long Eaton Grammar School       1960-1967

Bedford College of Physical Education    1967-1970

Leicester University       1972-1975

 

 

Physical Education Teacher,       1970-1972
Whalley Range High School, Manchester  

 

Deputy Director of Physical Education,    1972-1976
School of Education, Leicester University

 

Lecturer, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science 1976-1980
University of Loughborough

 

Regional Officer, The Sports Council (Sport England)  1980-1984
East Midlands Region

 

Deputy Chief Executive, National Coaching Foundation  1984

 

Chief Executive, National Coaching Foundation    1985-1995

 

Chief Executive, The Youth Sport Trust    1995-ongoing

 

Non-political adviser to the Department for Culture, Media  2000-2003
and Sport and the Department for Education and Skills

 

 

 

· British Universities and Colleges Captain
· England U21 Team Vice-Captain
· England Team member (including tours to West Indies, S Africa and Canada)
· England assistant coach (2 years)
· British Universities coach (5 years)
· East Midlands coach (3 years)
· Centre of Excellence coach – northern region (2 years)
· Loughborough University (5 years)

 

· Junior International (Great Britain) Athlete
· British Colleges Pentathlon Champion
· Represented England in Pentathlon
· Midlands AAA Staff Coach (3 years)
· Club coach (7 years)

 

Team Manager

· Women's England Inter-varsity Athletics and Netball Team

Women's Team Manager

· England Women's Basketball Team (including tours of Finland and Germany)

 

1990 Honorary Fellow of Leeds Polytechnic
1991 Member of the British Empire  (MBE)
1991 Honorary Fellow of Sheffield Polytechnic
1994 Companion of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Managers
1998 Honorary Life Member of the Central Council of Physical Recreation
1998 Honorary Life Member of the British Advisers and Lecturers ofPhysical Education
1998 International Olympic Committee President's Prize (awarded for Sue's contribution to coaching education)
2003 Commander of the British Empire (CBE)