England: departure of Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport since 2009, in "spring 2024"

Barbara Slater, the director of BBC Sport, will be retiring from her position in "spring 2024," announced the British public broadcasting group on 06/09/2023. Slater joined the BBC in 1993 and has held the post since April 2009.

"Barbara has transformed BBC Sport during her 14 years in the role. She has changed attitudes and increased the profile and interest of women's sport, cemented the BBC as the most popular sports broadcaster in the UK and delivered extraordinary growth and evolution of BBC Sport's digital services. In addition, Barbara brought the FA Cup and cricket back to BBC television and has overseen the production of many Crown Jewel sporting events which includes 14 Men’s and Women’s Football World Cups and European Championships, 7 summer and Winter Olympic Games, including London 2012 plus Wimbledon, the Six Nations and Match of the Day and she has future-proofed live sport on the BBC with a long-term rights legacy in place," explained the BBC.

"Barbara leaves BBC Sport in fantastic health with major rights deals agreed with Wimbledon up to and including 2027, the…