SCOTT LLOYD, the son of former Great Britain Davis Cup player DAVID LLOYD, has been appointed as the new CEO of the Lawn Tennis Association. Lloyd, 41, replaces MICHAEL DOWNEY, who "departs the national governing body of British tennis after just three and a half years on June 30, three days before the start of Wimbledon, to return to his old job as CEO of Tennis Canada." There will be an interim six-month period before Lloyd "formally takes up his position" in January. During this time, the LTA's current exec team will "take care of the day-to-day running" of the organization (LONDON TIMES, 6/13). .... Former Fox Sports/Speed Channel TV Network & Digital Media Exec KEVIN ANNISON will join Motorsport Network to spearhead the group's planned expansion in traditional and internet TV as the president of Motorsport.tv. The appointment of Annison comes after NASCAR Digital Media VP COLIN SMITH joined Motorsport Network as CEO (Motorsport).
COACHES/MANAGERS: MICHAEL JOLLEY left his role as senior professional development phase coach at Premier League side Burnley to take charge of Swedish top-flight side Eskilstuna. Jolley ended a three-year stay as coach of the club's U23 development side to become a senior manager for the first time (Burnley). ... Former Leicester City Manager CLAUDIO RANIERI was appointed as manager of Ligue 1 side Nantes. The club "received special dispensation from the French league to give the Italian the job as he has reached the manager's age limit of 65." Nantes was looking for a new coach after agreeing to let SÉRGIO CONCEIÇÃO return to his native Portugal to take over at Porto (BBC, 6/13). ... Scottish Premiership side Inverness Caledonian Thistle is set to appoint former club player JOHN ROBERTSON as its new manager at a press conference on Wednesday. Robertson, who works as a club ambassador at Tynecastle, previously managed Inverness between '02 and '04 (SCOTSMAN, 6/13).
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