John Petrie appointed new Chief at English Golf Union
 John
Petrie has been appointed by the Board of the English Golf
Union as its Chief Executive Officer to succeed Paul Baxter
on his retirement in February 2008.
Mr Petrie will take up his new role on 2nd January 2008 and
will work alongside Mr Baxter to ensure a smooth handover.
Until May of this year John was General Secretary of the
British Greyhound Racing Board where he developed and introduced
a five-year strategic plan for the industry, which obtained
support from all stakeholders. He is currently Executive Director
at the Aegis Trust, which is a charity focused on the prevention
of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Aged 48 and born in Bradford, John served for 18 years in
the army from 1985 to 2003, achieving the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel.
During his service he held a series of command and international
army staff appointments in which he was involved in operations
in East Timor, Sierra Leone, Iraq and the Balkans. He was
awarded the MBE for leading a strategic planning and policy
unit for international policing operations in the Balkans
and the Queens Commendation for Bravery for action in East
Timor. In 2000 he was given responsibility as Project Officer
to organise The Queen Mother’s 100th Birthday celebrations
An all-round sports fan, John has competed at national level
in swimming and modern pentathlon and played representative
cricket and rugby.
He took up golf at the Northcliffe Golf Club in Bradford,
his lowest handicap being 14. He continued to play golf around
the world during his various overseas postings and became
the 1st Armoured Division Champion during his posting to Germany
in 1988.
Speaking about his appointment, John said: “I am absolutely
delighted to be joining the EGU. Golf is a fantastic game
and I am excited to be getting involved in the administration
of the sport.”
John has been married to Jo for 23 years and has two sons,
Harry, 18 and Guy, 17, both of whom play golf. He has a BA
(Hons) in Business Studies from Liverpool University, a BA
(Hons) Democracy and International Relations from the Open
University, and has a Graduate Diploma in Law from Nottingham
University.
Max Kaye, Chairman of the EGU Board commented, "We are
delighted that John is joining us. He brings a wealth of organisational
and planning experience, is clearly skilled in diplomacy and
benefits from having worked within a national sports governing
body. We are sure he will bring leadership and vision to the
EGU's future development and growth."
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