The new Chief Executive of the Federation of Irish Sport will be James Galvin, a former Aide de Camp to the President of Ireland and a military officer who served with Nato troops in Afghanistan.
It is hoped that the role of leading advocacy for the National Governing Bodies of Sport in Ireland will present fewer and less dangerous challenges than the latter.
Galvin hails originally from Bishopstown in Cork and has spent most of his career with the Defence Forces including five years as a Senior Human Resources Manager.
He left early last year to join BNY Mellon in a Service Delivery role and will we understand take up his new position within the Federation on October 1st.
Galvin takes over from Sarah O’Connor who had led the Federation since January 2007. O’Connor has now moved back into the private sector as Head of Sport at WHPR.
His first moment in the spotlight will likely come in terms of a reaction to the budget decision on how much money sport, through the Irish Sports Council and other channels, will be given in 2016.
It promises to be an interesting period with an Olympic and Paralympic Year next year throwing the spotlight on many sports who rarely feature in the mainstream national consciousness.
He will also have to position the Federation in the new structure of Sport Ireland as the Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus merge.
A strategic planning background will serve him well and we at Sport for Business look forward to meeting and working with Galvin as he assumes his new position.
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