Three new board members for Sport England
![](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/imagesX/343205_880548_472179.jpg)
Sports and culture secretary Nicky Morgan has appointed three members to the board of grassroots agency Sport England.
Azeem Akhtar, chief technology officer at BT Global; Tove Okunniwa, CEO of London Sport; and David Mahoney, chief operating officer at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will join the board for a three-year term.
As head of London Sport, Okunniwa has set the organisation the ambitious target of making London the most active city in the world. She has a background in strategic marketing and content creation, with experience in both commercial and non-profit sectors.
A telecommunications expert, Azeem Akhtar holds a non-executive director role as chair of Active Essex and was named in the UK’s Top 100 Most Influential BAME Business Leaders in 2016.
Meanwhile, David Mahoney – a qualified lawyer – has overseen the strategy, insights, HR, integrity and public policy teams as ECB’s Chief Strategy Officer.
![](https://www.sportsmanagement.co.uk/images/SMlogoSmall.jpg)
Fitness Consultant Grade 3
Commercial Manager
Receptionist
General Manager
General Manager
Swim Teacher
Customer Service Advisor
Team Leader
Swim Teacher
Swimming Teacher
Swimming Teacher
Company profile
![Company profile: InBody UK Company profile: InBody UK](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/dir/52279_488672.png)
Featured Supplier
![Developing tomorrow’s champions: BLK BOX and Cardiff Met’s Archers Performance Centre Developing tomorrow’s champions: BLK BOX and Cardiff Met’s Archers Performance Centre](http://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2024/THUMB353688_659798_756339.jpg)
Property & Tenders
Company: Jersey War Tunnels
Company: Savills
Company: Cotswold Lakes Trust
Company: Knight Frank
Company: Belvoir Castle