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Martyn Henderson OBE appointed interim COO for independent regulator for men’s elite football

Department For Culture Media Sport

December 13
11:46 2023

Martyn Henderson OBE has been appointed as the interim Chief Operating Officer to lead the preparatory work to set up the new independent regulator formens elitefootball.

Henderson is currently the Chief Executive of the Sports Grounds Safety Authority (SGSA). He has been in the role for five years.

During his tenure Henderson has worked with fans, campaign groups and the industry to introduce licensed safe standing in top flight football grounds in England and Wales for the first time in nearly 30 years.

He supported the live events sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the leader of the Governments Events Research Programme, which oversaw the safe return of live events, for which he was awarded an OBE. He also guided the SGSA through an independent review, which found that the SGSA is seen nationally and internationally as a centre of excellence on sports ground safety, that punches well above its weight.

Henderson is the first appointment to establish the new independent regulator formens elitefootball, which will be tasked with improving the way clubs are financially and operationally run.

He will take up the new role inearly2024. Further appointments will be

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