Meet the Team

Meet the experienced leaders and board members guiding Manchester’s vision and impact across sport & physical activity.

Our senior leadership team

Meet the Senior Leadership Team responsible for leading Manchester’s sport & physical activity strategy, services and impact across the city.

Eamonn O’Rourke, Interim CEO
Manchester Active
Yarv Abbas, Deputy CEO and Head of Sport & Events
Manchester Active
Louise Harding, Deputy CEO and Strategic Lead for Facility Strategy and Capital
Manchester Active
Leads the development and delivery of major investment programmes transforming sport and leisure facilities across Manchester
Lindsay Johnson, Sport Strategy Manager
Manchester Active
Sarah Lydon, Head of Health and Wellbeing
Manchester Active
Nicky Boothroyd, Leisure Property & Contracts Lead
Manchester City Council
Kevin Carter, Head of Central Support
Manchester Active
Finance and GDPR lead with oversight of Governance, Risk, Internal Audit, People, Payroll, Procurement and Contracts.