THIS week, Leicestershire announced the appointment of a young lady as the club’s new chief executive officer, Karen Rothery.
Karen is a born-and-bred Leicester girl who comes with excellent pedigree having spent more than 10 years as CEO at British Universities and College Sports, and Surrey Sports Park at the University of Surrey.
She has also worked as a commercial director at England Netball.
When she starts in late April, Karen will become only the second female chief executive to work in cricket after Lisa Pursehouse, who holds the role at Nottinghamshire and previously at Yorks...