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Chairman of the Board

Brown now appointed CEO, having MAKING TRANSPARENT
We are very fortunate to have Steve
strategic and operational roles for the THE ROLES AND
undertaken a series of important
RFU over the past six years. Among RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH
those was Managing Director of
England Rugby 2015, responsible for ELEMENT OF OUR DECISION
organising the England 2015 Rugby
World Cup, widely acclaimed as the MAKING PROCESS AND
most successful Rugby World Cup
ever, and which brought the highest ENSURING WE HAVE THE
and, at the time, record investment RIGHT DECISIONS MADE BY
annual turnover in the RFU’s history
in rugby. THE RIGHT PEOPLE

His passion for rugby, and his
commitment to rugby’s values are
obvious to everyone who has worked MEETING IN COMMUNITY
with him, and he will lead a strong
executive team who are committed to CLUBS HELPS TO KEEP THE
making rugby in England the best in
the world. BOARD IN TOUCH WITH
THE GRASSROOTS GAME
AND THE ISSUES FACING IT