Leading with James Ashton

S2 Episode 9 - England Athletics and British Land

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Chris Jones and Chris Grigg join James Ashton to discuss battling adversity, Olympic legacy and fixing company culture.

Chris Jones is chief executive of England Athletics, the sporting organisation that supports over 1500 affiliated running clubs which count more than 180,000 registered athletes between them.

England Athletics recruits and supports coaches, officials and other volunteers with the aim of broadening participation in the sport.

Jones joined in 2006 as head of strategy and took the top job in 2012. He leads a team of 60 staff. Earlier in his career he was a Sport England senior development manager and has worked in local government and secondary education.

Chris Grigg is chief executive of British Land, the £12bn FTSE 100 property empire that spans the Paddington and Broadgate mixed-use developments in London and investments in Sheffield’s Meadowhall shopping centre and Drake Circus in Plymouth.

Grigg has led the company for 11 years, taking charge during the financial crisis, tackling tough times in the retail industry and moving into flexible workspaces. Before property, he was in banking, leading Barclays’ commercial bank. Earlier in his career he spent 20 years at investment bank Goldman Sachs.

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