Dame Heather Rabbatts DBE
Dame Heather Rabbatts is the founder of Women’s Sports Group and chair of strategic communications agency Vero Communications.
She has wide-ranging leadership experience and expertise across sport, business, media, law and government.
Heather became The Football Association’s first female non-executive director and board member when she was appointed in 2012. Whilst at The FA, Heather served on the organisation’s Remuneration Committee and chaired The FA Inclusion Advisory Board.
She was also previously a member of FIFA’s Anti-Discrimination Taskforce.
David Kogan OBE
David Kogan brings with him unparalleled expertise in media rights negotiation. As co-founder of Reel Enterprises, he acted as media rights consultant and rights broker in football for FA Premier League (six rounds), Football League (five rounds), Scottish Premier League (three rounds) and UEFA, as well as Premier Rugby, Six Nations, EPCR and the NFL among others.
David was responsible for over £20 billion of rights sales until the sale of Reel to Wasserman Media Group in 2014.
Clair Ashley
A director at leading strategic sports communications agency Vero Communications, Clair has over twenty years’ experience developing and implementing compelling communications campaigns.
She has provided strategic counsel and communications support for World Rugby, including Rugby World Cup and the ‘Unstoppables’ women’s rugby campaign, as well leading communications for the Australia 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup bid.
Clients have included the Best FIFA Football Awards, international elections campaigns, such as Andrew Parsons to become President of the IPC, the England and Wales Cricket Board [ECB], and the BT Sport Industry Awards.
