Annie Panter
Annie is a two-time Olympian, who competed in the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympic Games where she won a bronze medal in women's hockey with Team GB. During much of this time, Annie was combining her sporting career with studying for a BSc in Mathematics and Economics at the University of Nottingham. Following her retirement from hockey in 2012, Annie pursued a career in finance with Goldman Sachs for several years, before moving back into the sports industry via TRM Partners in 2018 to lead the commercial programmes of premium sports properties. Following an acquisition, Annie is currently Managing Director at the sports marketing agency Two Circles.
Whilst at Goldman Sachs, Annie stayed closely involved with high performance sport. Between 2016-2019 Annie chaired the Athletes' Committee and was an Executive Board member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Prior to her initial appointment to the UK Sport Board in 2018, Annie had been a member of the UK Sport Mission 2016/18 Panel and the British Cycling Independent Review Panel. She is currently a member of the UK Sport Major Events Investment and Assurance Panel.
Sally Bolton OBE
Sally was appointed Chief Executive of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in August 2020, having been Strategic Planning & Operations Director since 2018. Prior to joining the Club in 2016, Sally spent two years as Managing Director of the Organising Committee for the London double header of World Athletics Championships in 2017. Sally assumed this role having led the team that delivered a highly successfully Rugby League World Cup in 2013, a role for which she was recognised with the award of an OBE.
Prior to this Sally was the Rugby Football League's Director of Projects & Planning and played an integral part in the Rugby Football League team that won the rights to stage the 2013 tournament. Prior to joining the RFL, Sally held a number of other roles in sports administration at club and Governing Body level including a period as Chief Executive of Wigan RLFC and Orrell RUFC. In addition, Sally has worked in the highly regarded sports consulting group at Deloitte and run her own sports consulting business.
Martyn Worsley
Martyn grew up in the West Midlands and was educated at The Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School before going to the University of Southampton where he gained a BSc Hons in Geography. He started off his career in 1997 as a graduate trainee at Lloyds TSB before spending time in a variety of organisations including BT Group, BNY Mellon, SAB Miller and Tate & Lyle undertaking Business and Human Resource roles globally until he joined Lockton Companies as Chief People Officer in November 2020. Martyn is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Martyn has had a life-long passion for both playing and being involved in sport including latterly coaching the Rugby Football Union for Women's (RFUW) Academy for 5 years before being a non-Executive Director of the RFUW supporting the integration of the Women's game into the Rugby Football Union. Martyn has completed the Trans- Atlantic Yacht Race, the London Marathon and undertaken multiple overseas expeditions whilst also being a Trustee for the London Youth Games. His other hobbies include skiing, sailing, mountaineering and spending time with his young family.
UK Sport Board Members are remunerated at £218 per day. These reappointments have been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office's Governance Code on Public Appointments. The process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The Government's Governance Code requires that any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years is declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation or candidature for election. Anne Panter, Sally Bolton and Martyn Worsley declared no activity.
