JJB Sports plc Board of Directors
Mike McTighe
Chairman
Mike was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Company on 23 December 2010. Following an executive career in the medical equipment and telecommunications industries, including the chief executive role at the global operations division of Cable & Wireless plc, he holds a number of directorships, and is currently on the board of OFCOM (the UK's regulator of the broadcasting, telecommunications and wireless communication sectors). He was recently voted the UK Quoted Companies 2010 Chairman of the Year and currently serves as Chairman of Volex Group plc and WYG Group plc and is the senior independent non-executive director of Betfair Group plc. Mike has previously served as a director of Alliance & Leicester plc and Chairman and CEO of Carrier1 International SA.