Shaun Dawson

29 January 2012

Shaun Dawson is Chief Executive of the award winning Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, which will own and manage four London 2012 venues after the Olympic Games: Lee Valley White Water Centre, the spectacular Velodrome and Lee Valley VeloPark, Lee Valley Hockey Centre and Lee Valley Tennis Centre.

Shaun has been chief executive since 1997 and is responsible for the strategic development and management of the 10,000 acre park which is a major sport and leisure destination for the South East. He is leading the Park’s drive to become an integrated world class sport, leisure and nature destination.

Shaun is an experienced conference and public speaker and has taken part in countless media interviews.

His experience in sports and leisure extends over 25 years in both the private and public sectors giving him immense expertise in the leisure industry.

In 2010 he was appointed Regional Champion for Community Sport for London, one of nine Ministerial Regional Champion appointments across England, and has served as a Governor of the board of Middlesex University and East of England Tourism.

Shaun is leading the Authority’s programme to deliver sustainable legacy benefits from these venues for long after the 2012 London Olympic Games are over. The emphasis is to deliver an Olympic legacy that is community focused and commercially driven.

Shaun has also overseen the running of the Authority’s existing sports venues which have an exemplary track record in balancing the needs of communities, sport and commerce.