The Sport and Recreation Alliance (SRA) has appointed Emma Boggis as its new CEO.

Boggis joins SRA from the Cabinet Office, where she has most recently been head of the Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Unit, set up in 2012 to support Lord Coe in his role as the Prime Minister’s legacy ambassador.

After a military career in the British Army, she has also held roles as the private secretary to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, and deputy head of mission in the British Embassy in Madrid.

Commenting on her appointment, Boggis said: “I’m thrilled to be joining SRA. Working on the legacy from London 2012 has been a great privilege and experience and I am very happy to be able to continue to develop my association with sport in this new role.”