The chief executive of Leicestershire County Cricket Club joins Leicestershire Business Voice as a new board member

Leicestershire Business Voice (LBV), the voice of local businesses, has appointed Sean Jarvis as its newest board member. Sean is the chief executive of Leicestershire County Cricket Club and joins nine other members of the LBV board.

Sean brings over 30 years of experience in business and sports administration to his new role. He and the LBV board are responsible for providing an independent and collective voice to represent the local business community by working with other key local stakeholders, the public sector and regional bodies. It also provides members with a regular program of business-related events and debates.

Sean has been Chief Executive of Leicestershire County Cricket Club since June 2020, where he is responsible for delivering the strategic plan for the club.

Prior to this role, Sean was a director of Huddersfield Town Football Club and a trustee of the Town Foundation, the official charity of Huddersfield Town FC. He was also a director of Huddersfield Canalside, Huddersfield Town FC’s training ground, and chairman of Place To Make It, a group of local business owners who promoted Huddersfield.

Sean was owner/marketing director of Oldham Athletic FC and started his career as director of GSM, a marketing agency in Leeds focusing on sports clients.

Commenting on his new role, Sean Jarvis said: “I was born and bred in Leicester and although I have worked outside the city for much of my career, my connection to Leicestershire is very important to me, so I am delighted to be able to give back through my new role at LBV.

“I want to grow the Leicester and Leicestershire brand nationally and internationally and build on the cricket club’s position as part of the local business community.

“LBV is well established and respected, so I see it as a major tool to help local businesses continue to improve. I look forward to helping the board engage with and lobby local and regional influential stakeholder organizations.

“I’m particularly looking forward to work on improving infrastructure, developing links between education and business, growing international investment and, of course, celebrating the city’s sporting heritage!”

Robin Pointon, CEO of LBV, added: “We are delighted to welcome Sean to the LBV board. We want to represent and be the voice of a wide cross-section of entrepreneurs from the city and district. Sean’s role at the Cricket Club, his experience, vision and ideas will provide us with a new perspective to add to our support of the local business community.