The Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games (BOCCG) is the organisation responsible for overseeing the planning and development of the

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. It was jointly established by the

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, the

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and the

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and was structured as a

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. The headquarters of the organising committee are located in One Brindleyplace and has taken up the 73,000 sq ft, five-floor office until December 2022.

Formation

In 2017, the

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(CGF) chose

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as the host city for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. After the success of the Birmingham bid, BOCCG was formed to continue the work started by the bidding team. BOCCG was officially designated as the organisers of the Games at its first board meeting on 13 September 2018.

Board of directors

The board of Directors are: * John Crabtree (Chairman of the Board) *Ian Ward (Leader of

) *Derrick Anderson (

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) * Louise Martin (President of

) * Ellie Simmonds (

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Swimmer) * Julie Moore (former CEO, University Hospitals, Birmingham) *Ian Metcalfe (Chair of

) * Geoff Thompson (five-time world karate champion) *Sandra Osborne SCM, QC (President of the

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) *Lyndsey Jackson (Deputy Chief Executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society) *

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(newspaper columnist and visiting Fellow at

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) *

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(English netball player) * Simon Ball (Senior Independent Director,

) * Hiren Dhimar (Senior Commercial Adviser,

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) Members of the CGF from the host country are required by CGF rules to be on the organising committee board, as well as representatives of the host Commonwealth Games association.

Executive management team

The executive management team are responsible for delivering the Games and oversee the key business areas of Birmingham 2022. The executive management team includes: * Ian Reid, Chief Executive * Josie Stevens, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer * Martin Green, Chief Creative Officer * Caroline Mcgrory, Chief Legal Officer * Charles Quelch, Executive Director of Operations * David Grady, Chief Finance Officer * Adrian Corcoran, Chief Information Officer

References

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