WTA: chairman and CEO positions to be separated to "strengthen the leadership of women's tennis"

"The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is moving forward with its strategic plan for the growth of women’s tennis with a further revision to its structure. The revised structure will separate the roles of chairman and CEO to allow greater focus on the WTA’s mission and goals," announced the WTA on 12/12/2023.

Steve Simon, who has been holding both positions since the end of 2015, will remain as executive chairman once a new CEO, whose recruitment is currently underway, has been appointed.

The new CEO "will be charged with responsibility for managing and growing the operations of the WTA and its many initiatives," while Steve Simon "will focus on governance, strategic interests of the WTA within the sport, integrity issues and the development of new markets and frontiers for the WTA. In addition to his designated role as executive chairman of the WTA, Simon continues to serve as chair of the WTA Ventures board (a commercial company created in March 2023 in which the investment fund CVC Capital Partners holds a 20% stake)," said the body.

Micky Lawler, who has been president of the WTA…