Niels de Vos
Niels Ernest de Vos (born 27 March 1967)[1] is a British sports businessman and chief executive.
Early life
He was born in Walsall. He attended King Edward's School, Birmingham. He studied Modern History from 1986-89 at Keble College, Oxford.
Career
Sale Sharks
De Vos came to prominence as the Chief Executive of Sale Sharks, a professional rugby union club.[2] De Vos helped the club move to a larger stadium in 2003, leaving Heywood Road in favour of Edgeley Park.
UK Athletics
In January 2007 he became the Chief Executive of the sporting governing body UK Athletics, headquartered in Birmingham.[3] De Vos modernised the athletics body, cutting jobs and aiming to move sponsorship money away from headquarters costs and towards training centres athletics club.[2] De Vos also cut down the number of athletes going to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, minimising the number to those who would still be young enough to perform at the 2012 London Olympics.[4] He has a strong anti-doping stance, favouring a lifetime ban for athletes caught using banned substances. After attempting to ban Dwain Chambers from an athletics comeback, he underlined the damage Justin Gatlin caused to United States athletics as an example for his reasoning.[5]
Fabric Group Ltd
In 2018 de Vos founded this specialist consultancy, advising governments, cities and businesses on investments into sport, the arts and communities.[6]
Birmingham Museums Trust
In 2020 he was appointed Chair of the Trust’s board.[7]
Personal life
He is married (to Kirsten), with three children.[8]
References
- ^ Companies House
- ^ a b Knight, Tom (2007-11-29). "Ruthless Niels de Vos streamlines UK Athletics". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ "De Vos handed UK Athletics post". BBC Sport. 2007-01-30. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ Knight, Tom (2007-08-08). "Niels De Vos plans overhaul for Olympics". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ Broadbent, Rick (2008-02-04). "Dwain Chambers stopped in tracks as Niels de Vos begins cleansing process". The Times. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- ^ Museums and Heritage
- ^ AUTHOR (2020). "de Vos, Niels". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245299.
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