Sussex have named Beth Barrett-Wild their first woman chief executive, and ex-England bowler Holly Colvin is joining the board.
Sussex Cricket have made a landmark appointment, naming Beth Barrett-Wild as the club's next chief executive. She becomes the first woman to hold the top job in the county's long history, a moment that marks a real shift in how English cricket's institutions are run.
Alongside the new CEO, the club is strengthening its leadership group with the arrival of Holly Colvin as a non-executive director. Colvin is a former England bowler who built her reputation as a left-arm spinner on the international stage, and she now brings that playing experience into the boardroom.
The two appointments signal a club that wants the voices shaping its future to reflect the wider game. Having a former international player in a governance role also gives Sussex a direct line to the dressing-room perspective when big decisions are made on strategy, facilities and player development.
For Barrett-Wild, the job now is to turn a historic headline into lasting results. County cricket is a demanding environment, with tight finances, packed schedules and growing competition for fans' attention, and the new CEO will be judged on how she steers Sussex through all of it. Expect plenty of eyes on Hove as she settles in.
