RFU appoints Steele as Chief Executive 10/06/2010 |
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John Steele has been appointed as new chief executive of the Rugby Football Union after leaving his role at UK Sport.
Steele, who played for and coached Northampton, will replace Francis Barron, who will relinquish his role after a 12-year spell in charge.
After leading the Saints to the Heineken Cup in 2000, Steele became a club director before leaving to become the chief executive of Sport England in 2005.
"I'm looking forward to a big challenge in the sport that I am immensely passionate about,” he said.
"The decision to move on was an incredibly difficult one," he said. "I am extremely proud of UK Sport for what it has achieved over the past few years, and what I am sure it will go on to achieve.
"However, the next five years will be hugely exciting times for English rugby, culminating in a home World Cup in 2015.
"During this time I will be totally committed to ensuring a legacy is created from the World Cup at both a community and elite level, whilst building on the sound commercial base already created at Twickenham."
Martyn Thomas, chairman of the RFU management board, added: "We are confident that we have captured the best person for the role.
"Throughout the interview John greatly impressed us with his style, knowledge and capabilities across a broad range of areas.
"Nobody was able to match his unique combination of a background in and knowledge of rugby and a high profile administrative role in sport.
"We fully believe he is the right man to take the RFU forward in its next stage of growth as we prepared to host the Rugby World Cup in 2015 and for the legacy beyond that."
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