From Down Under to Great Britain

LILLISHALL (GBR) - LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, March 11, 2010: British Gymnastics is delighted to announce the appointment of Jane Allen (AUS) as its next Chief Executive Officer. Jane, who has been the CEO for Gymnastics Australia since 1997, will commence in her new position at Lilleshall (GBR) on April 12, 2010.

In appointing Jane Allen, the Board of British Gymnastics are confident they have found an exceptional individual who not only has experience in the development of world class gymnasts and a true understanding of the complexities within the many disciplines of the sport, but also someone with appropriate and effective Executive Director experience at CEO level.

Jane Allen has a unique skill set and proven performance in her former role, where she was responsible for managing all aspects of Gymnastics Australia as a National Governing Body, including the development and implementation of Corporate Governance, Vision, Strategy and Business Planning, overseeing the National High Performance Plans for all Olympic and non-Olympic disciplines, managing International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) liaison on the FIG Council (2004-2008). (…)

In short, exactly the skills and experience necessary to enable Jane to hit the floor running in the British Gymnastics Chief Executive role, which we believe is mission critical for British Gymnastics in delivering outstanding performance at the 2012 Olympic Games, for the financial sustainability of the sport post 2012 and to meet the on-going requirements of the Government mandate for grass roots development of the sport. Furthermore, this appointment receives the full support of UK Sport and Sport England, our major funding partners.

At present, Jane Allen is a member of the FIG Media & Communication Commission, chaired by FIG Vice-President Slava Corn (CAN).

(source: British Gymnastics)