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Chris Rivett
BornChris Rivett
(1979-04-25) 25 April 1979 (age 45)
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Businessman, journalist
Known forChair of Olympic Catuvellauni
Websitewww.chrisrivett.co.uk

Chris Rivett (born 25 April 1979) is the chairman of Olympic Catuvellauni, a multi-discipline sporting club he formed in 2013. Prior to establishing the Oly Cats, he was chairman of Stamford A.F.C., until he resigned in March 2013.

Football

Chris was appointed as chairman of Stamford in August 2012, having only joined the board as a director in July 2012. At the time of his appointment he was the second youngest chairman of a football club in England, only Tiverton Town's Matthew Conridge is younger.

On Chris' recommendation, the club received global media coverage in August 2012 when it was announced that they would become the first sports team in the world to wear their Twitter handle and QR code on the back of the first-team shirts for 2012/13 season.

Prior to joining Stamford, Chris was on the board at Corby Town. When Corby appointed him as a director in July 2011 he was the youngest director of a football club in the country. He resigned from his position at the start of July 2012 to take the chair at the Daniels.

He is the managing director of Final Third Sports Media who have offices in England and Australia and prior to setting up his business in 2005, worked for Northampton Town F.C. and Luton Town F.C.

References

  1. "Former Stamford AFC chairman Chris Rivett has revealed he is forming a multi-discipline sporting club". footballtradedirectory. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. "Rivett resigns". stamfordmercury. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  3. "Daniels name new chairman". stamfordmercury. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. "Chris set for Rivett-ing role at Stamford". Peterborough Today. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  5. "Rivett on board with developing Daniels". stamfordafc.net. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. "Stamford AFC to sport twitter name". fc business. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  7. "Steelmen strengthen board with new director". corbytownfc.co.uk. 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  8. "Director stands down". corbytownfc.co.uk. 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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