Presentation by Arun Kang, Chief Executive of Sporting Equals, about the current trends on ethnic diversity on sport boards and how to increase it. Presentation delivered at the 2015 Sport and Recreation Alliance Leadership Convention

1. Who’s on Board?
Ethnic Diversity on Boards in Sport
Arun Kang

3. England – 19.5% BME
Manchester
– 40.7% BME
Birmingham
– 46.9% BME
Leicester
– 54.9% BME
London – 55.1% BME
Key Cities

4. 53.00%
54.50%
53.00%
54.30%
68.70%
72.20%
69.60%
72.60%
0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
80.00%
2011/12 (APS6) 2012/13 (APS7) 2013/14 (APS8) 2014/15 (APS9 Q2)
Overall Latent Demand
White British Black and Minority Ethnic Groups

6. “Top 25% of diverse
companies were 53% higher
on Return on Equity (ROE)
than bottom 25%”
Mckinsey & Co