JAS SINGH ATHWAL JOINS GIANTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Huddersfield Giants have strengthened the board of directors with the addition of businessman Jas Singh Athwal DL. The 61 year old has a wealth of experience in Rugby League and the business community of West Yorkshire as well as being a current Deputy Lieutenant. 

He has chaired the Huddersfield Giants Community Trust for the previous two years but now steps up to the clubs main board. 

Commenting on the addition Chairman Keith Hellawell said,

“In looking for new board members we are conscious that one of the factors is that we need to widen our pool of interactions in the business sector in particular and Jas has a depth of  contacts in West Yorkshire who will be new to the club and in many instances the sport of Rugby league. 

"In addition he becomes the first board member of this club with an Asian background so in that sense is quite a historic appointment for us and the wider game. His passion for Rugby League is well known and he’s done a sterling job with the trust based at the Zone in recent years so the timing just felt right for us all with the RFL heavily focused on governance to meet Sport England best practice guidance to have him come on board with the club itself.”

Jas Singh Athwal DL said, 

“It’s a great honour to join the clubs main board ahead of what am sure will be a superb Betfred Super League in 2024. 

"The landscape of Rugby League in general is a tricky one with reduced broadcast incomes so it’s become even more important that clubs strengthen links with their local community and businesses. I hope to be able to bring my energy and enthusiasm to the role of non-executive director having been in the sport for over 50 years now as a player and supporter and  now in widening our base particularly in the areas where the club, like many in rugby league are underrepresented, and most importantly to enjoy the games and the various interactions that we all have as Giants Supporters. 

"It's been my great pleasure over the last few years to get to know the owner Ken Davy well and I hope to be able to play my part in helping him achieve his dreams for the club.”

Jas Singh Athwal DL is also Chairman of the Kala Sangam South Asian Dance Organisation, a trustee of the Children's Air Ambulance, an honorary member of the All Parliamentary Rugby League Group and a Non-Exec Director of Enable 2 ( CIC ) Translation Company as well as being fluent in English, Hindu, Punjabi and Urdu.