Mehmooda Duke MBE DL appointed as LCCC Chair
Tue 4 Jun 2019
Leicestershire CCC is pleased to announce that Mehmooda Duke MBE DL has been appointed as the new Chair of the club.
With Karen Rothery joining as the club’s new CEO in April, Leicestershire CCC now has the first female combination in the roles of Chair and Chief Executive in county cricket.
Having graduated from Cambridge University in 1989, Mehmooda began her career as a schoolteacher. She retrained as a lawyer and started her legal career in London in 1992.
Mehmooda is the CEO of Moosa–Duke Solicitors which was set up in 2003. Mehmooda has over 26 years’ experience in dealing with medical negligence claims.
She was appointed President of Leicestershire Law Society in May 2015. She became the public face of the organisation and steered the strategic direction of the Society. Since May 2017, she has been the Executive Board Chair and still holds this position.
Mehmooda was a Board Advisor from June 2017, became a Board Director in March 2019 and has now been elected as Chair, the first female to hold any of these three positions at Leicestershire CCC.
She said: “I feel privileged to have been elected Chair of LCCC and to be working with a highly-skilled, diverse and professional new Board - both Directors and Advisors - and our new CEO.
“I look forward to getting to know the members and working with the team at Grace Road. It is a really exciting time for the club, and I am delighted to be a part of the journey.”
Mehmooda’s appointment was confirmed after Roy Bent decided to stand down as Chair of the Board for personal reasons. Roy intends to continue in his role as an Elected Director for the remainder of his term.
Photo credit: With kind permission of Leicester Mercury
