Heather Rabbatts
Dame Heather Victoria Rabbatts,
Early life and education
Rabbatts was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1955 and moved to England, when she was three years old. She left school with five O-levels and attended evening classes to study for A-levels. She attended the London School of Economics and became a barrister[3] in 1981.
Career
Local government
From 1987, she worked in local government, becoming deputy chief executive of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989. She became chief executive of Merton before being appointed to the post of chief executive of Lambeth[4] in 1995.
There were significant improvements in housing, education, and
Directorships and oversight
Rabbatts was a Governor of the
In 2010, Rabbatts became a Trustee of Malaria No More UK and later took over as the Chair of Trustees.
In February 2013, she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.[5]
Football
On 3 May 2006, Rabbatts was appointed as the new Executive Deputy Chair of Millwall F.C., and, on 27 October 2006, she was appointed as Executive Chairwoman of Millwall Holdings plc, taking over from Peter de Savary.[6]
On 22 December 2011, Rabbatts became the first woman to be appointed as a director of The Football Association.[7]
In October 2013, she criticised the make-up of the Football Association's commission to improve the national team as being "all-white, all-male";[8] Rio Ferdinand was subsequently added to the commission.[9]
On 1 June 2015, she resigned from FIFA's anti-discrimination taskforce following Sepp Blatter's re-election as president.[10]
On 14 June 2017 it was announced that she would step down from the board of the FA[11]
Media
On 24 July 2011, she was the guest on
In April 2014, she was a judge in the BBC Woman's Hour power list 2014.[13]
Honours
Rabbatts was appointed
References
- ^ Mott, Sue (8 August 2015). "The 50 most influential women in sport: The full list". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Rumsby, Ben (14 June 2017). "FA's first black female director quits over 'lack of progress' for ethnic minority coaches". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-7494-6777-7.
- ^ a b "Woman's Hour Power List, Woman's Hour – Heather Rabbatts CBE – BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Woman's Hour – The Power List 2013". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Heather Rabbatts: 'Pushing back the boundaries – that's what really excites me'". The Independent. 21 October 2006. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Football Association names Heather Rabbatts as first female director, The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "FA commission: Heather Rabbatts criticises all-white group". 19 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Fifa crisis: FA's Heather Rabbatts resigns from FIFA over 'disastrous' events". The Guardian. June 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "Heather Rabbats resigns from FA Board". BBC News. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Desert Island Discs: Heather Rabbatts". Retrieved 29 July 2011. Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Woman's Hour Power List 2014 – the panel". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N8.
- ^ "New Year's Honours 2016". Government of the United Kingdom. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.