Stephen Brown takes up reins at Rugby World Cup 2015 following Debbie Jevans' shock resignation
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Stephen Brown takes up reins at Rugby World Cup 2015 following Debbie Jevans' shock resignation
The man tasked with filling the void left by Debbie Jevans on the Rugby World Cup organising committee is no stranger to being thrown in at the deep end.
Stephen Brown, promoted on Friday to managing director of England Rugby 2015, was appointed acting chief executive of the Rugby Football Union after Martyn Thomas quit in 2011 following the civil war at the governing body.
Brown had only joined the RFU in June that year from the UK operation of Abbott, the global healthcare company, but he was entrusted to steady the ship prior to Ian Ritchie’s arrival.
The Wasps fan, who also becam…
Stephen Brown, promoted on Friday to managing director of England Rugby 2015, was appointed acting chief executive of the Rugby Football Union after Martyn Thomas quit in 2011 following the civil war at the governing body.
Brown had only joined the RFU in June that year from the UK operation of Abbott, the global healthcare company, but he was entrusted to steady the ship prior to Ian Ritchie’s arrival.
The Wasps fan, who also becam…
