After nearly three years in the role, Sid Sutton, the CEO of SALE Sharks, has departed from the club.
Sutton, who joined the organization in November 2020, has decided to resign immediately.
According to Sharks co-owner, Simon Orange, Sid played a crucial role in leading the club through the challenging times of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Under his leadership, the club achieved significant milestones both on and off the field. Simon Orange expressed his admiration for Sid’s contributions and wished him and his family all the best for their future endeavors.
Following Sid Sutton’s departure, Paul Smith, the Operations Director, has been appointed as the interim CEO. He will have the support of Claire Butters, the Sales and Marketing Director, in his new role.
Unfortunately, the club’s financial accounts for the year ending June 30, 2022, revealed a pre-tax loss of £3.5m.
This marked a significant contrast to the £402,498 profit posted in the preceding 12 months. Despite the club’s turnover increasing from £10.2m to £12.2m, the financial challenges remained evident.
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“Doctor, Farmer and Solicitor” – The Day Jobs of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Referees
World Rugby announced the match officials squad, which sees the world’s best referees, assistant referees and Television Match Officials come together for the competition.
However, some of these officials have interesting day jobs when they are not running the play behind the whistle.
Here are the weird and wonderful day jobs, of the 2023 Rugby World Cup’s match officials.
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1 Ben O’Keeffe – Eye Doctor
Ben O’Keeffe is one of New Zealand’s six full-time rugby referees. Alongside O’Keeffe’s on-field role, which sees him take charge of Super Rugby’s most exciting talents, the 34-year-old is also a fully-qualified ophthalmologist or eye doctor.
Dr Ben specialises in eye health and disease, and he is the Director and Founder of oDocs Eye Care. O’Keeffe established the organisation eight years ago, with the company striving to end preventable blindness through state of the art techniques.
The goal of oDocs is to make eye care more affordable across the globe, with the rugby referee at the heart of the ground-breaking progressions.