Board Member James Stebbing

James Stebbing is an accomplished senior executive with a demonstrable track record of value creation in the Sports, Media and Entertainment industries. He holds an MBA, achieved postgraduate qualifications in Sports Law and Sports Governance, and trained and qualified as a lawyer at the leading Media & Entertainment law firm, Harbottle & Lewis, in London.

James has held director, executive, and senior leadership positions at Six Nations Rugby, the British & Irish Lions, and the Rugby Football Union, and has vast experience of complex commercial, sporting, and regulatory matters.

Prior to working in the Sports industry, he gained legal, operational, and business affairs experience at the global head offices of FTSE 100 organisations Vodafone and Barclays.

James boxed at university and has always had a deep-rooted interest in the sport and an appreciation of its values.  He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and two young daughters and is passionate about the power of Sport to inspire and transform lives.