Bolton to step down as All England Club chief
Sally Bolton will resign as the chief executive of the All England Lawn Tennis Club after the upcoming Wimbledon tournament. She has held the position since December 2019 and was the first woman to do so. Richard Atkinson will serve as interim chief executive until a permanent replacement is found.
- ▪Sally Bolton joined the AELTC in 2016 and became chief executive in December 2019.
- ▪She oversaw Wimbledon's return after the tournament was canceled in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic.
- ▪Bolton supported the AELTC's plans to expand the Wimbledon site and transitioned the tournament to a 14-day event in 2022.
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