Yorkshire County Cricket Club Chair STEVE DENISON resigned "over his role in the auditing of collapsed high street chain store British Home Stores." In June, Denison removed himself from the register of statutory auditors for 15 years and accepted a £325,000 ($429,380) fine from the industry watchdog after a "highly critical report" from the Financial Reporting Council on failings by auditors responsible for approving BHS accounts. Denison hoped to continue as Yorkshire chair but the England & Wales Cricket Board’s "Fit and Proper Person" test states that an individual cannot serve on a board or general committee if he or she is "subject to any form of suspension, disqualification or striking-off by a professional body" (London TELEGRAPH, 7/10). ... Sports and entertainment investment and advisory firm 5Oceans Partnership appointed GILES MORGAN as CEO. Morgan joins 5Oceans Partnership from HSBC, where he was global head of sponsorship & events for more than 12 years (5Oceans Partnership). ... CHRIS BUCKLEY was appointed CEO of broadcast services provider Interregional Sports Group. Buckley, a former director of the PA and CEO of PA Sport, has also served as CEO of technology company Supponor (SPORTBUSINESS, 7/11). ... JEREMY WRIGHT was named the new secretary of state for the U.K. Department of Culture, Media & Sport. He takes over the department from MATT HANCOCK, who was promoted to health secretary in PM THERESA MAY's "reshuffle sparked by the resignation of her Foreign and Brexit secretaries" (BROADBAND TV NEWS, 7/10). ... GLEN KILLANE was appointed to the new role of deputy director of sport at the European Broadcasting Union. Killane was most recently managing director of Eir Sport and Eir Television in Ireland. He was also RTÉ's youngest ever head of sport when he was appointed in '04 (BROADBAND TV NEWS, 7/11).
