Kukri Sports has today announced the appointment of Jo Simpson FCCA to their Global Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jo is the current Commercial Director at the University of Nottingham, a Russell Group university and one of the top 100 universities in the world. She brings a wealth of experience across the private and public sectors to Kukri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through her illustrious career Jo has led outstanding commercial growth within all organisations she has worked for. A Fellow of the Chartered Certified Accountants she has held multiple Finance Director roles across a range of public and private sector organisations including Next and Vickers plc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Across the sporting world she has had huge impact, using her commercial acumen and financial skillset to create a legacy of success. In key roles as Finance Director at Youth Sport Trust and Finance Chair and Vice Chair of the Board at British Wheelchair Basketball she brought new levels of financial growth and stability. As Commercial Director at Youth Sport Direct, British Triathlon and Loughborough University she led unprecedented levels of innovation, development and success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She continues to have a global impact on sport as a member of the Board of Directors at SIS Pitches, one of the world\u2019s leading sports surface suppliers, and as a Board member with Sport England\u2019s Sport Council Trading Company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kukri Group CEO Andrew Ronnie<\/strong> said \u201cJo combines commercial success across complex global organisations both in the public and private sector with a passion for developing the very best from the teams she works with. Her value led approach, commercial and financial aptitude and far-reaching impact across the sporting world means we are extremely proud to have Jo join the board.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have ambitious plans for growth and this appointment is a fundamental part of our long-term strategy to be a world leader in team sport apparel and build a global brand\u201d.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jo Simpson<\/strong> said \u201cI am thrilled to be joining the Kukri Sports Global Board. Their values and the quality of products they produce means that Kukri is ideally placed to further their growth and impact globally. I am excited to be part of the next steps of the journey of this historic brand as they continue on their mission to empower athletes worldwide\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kukri Sports has today announced the appointment of Jo Simpson FCCA to their Global Board. Jo is the current Commercial Director at the University of Nottingham, a Russell Group university and one of the top 100 universities in the world. She brings a wealth of experience across the private and public sectors to Kukri. Through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n