Huw Morgan Named England Basketball CEO

By Sam Neter on November 7, 2013

Huw Morgan, former Commercial Director of the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been hired as the new England Basketball CEO.

Morgan will begin his new role next week, after the National Governing Body officially announcing his hiring earlier today.

“I am privileged in having this opportunity to be part of an organisation that has an ambition to progress in many areas,” said Morgan.

“I hope to assist with this development through an approach which maintains the traditions and ethos of the sport combined with innovative and creative projects which are attractive to all constituents and participants.”

It marks the end of over two months of uncertainty, after former CEO, Keith Mair, officially left at the end of August, leaving the federation without a boss and forcing members of the independent board to oversee proceedings.

Morgan, a Welshman, resigned from his job with the IRB at the end of March, after over a decade in the position, citing the need for “new challenges”.

He took the Rugby World Cup’s commercial revenues to in excess of over £630m under his tenure, and helped “transform the revenue raising capacity of the IRB”, exceeding all financial targets in the process, according to IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset.

“We were delighted with the quality of the candidates which led to Huw’s appointment,” England Basketball’s Chairman Jan Hagen said.

“In Huw we have found a senior sports leader that can help us bring basketball to a much bigger stage. I am very much looking forward to working with Huw and all other stakeholders to continue to bring the sport together and drive it forward.”

Morgan, who was also formerly the CEO of the Harlequins Rugby club and Commercial Director of Arrows Formula 1 team, takes over from Keith Mair, who announced in June he was stepping down after 10 and a half years in office.

The hiring of Morgan is one of the first major steps taken by the new England Basketball Board of Directors, who have been undertaking a large scale strategic review of the operational structure, amongst other things, of the governing body over the past 12 months.

Further new hirings and announcements are expected in the coming weeks and months.

More to come.

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