ECB appoints Catherine Beloff as General Counsel

Catherine Beloff will join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as the organisation’s new General Counsel in September.

As General Counsel, Catherine will sit on the ECB Executive Leadership Group and her responsibilities will include providing expert guidance on all legal matters which affect the ECB including commercial areas, regulations, governance and litigation.

Catherine joins the ECB after 10 years at the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). While in her role as General Counsel at the BHA, Catherine was also Chair of the British Association of Sport and Law. She had previously been Senior Associate at global law firm DLA Piper.

Richard Gould, ECB Chief Executive Officer, said: “We’re delighted to be able to bring in someone with Catherine’s expertise and experience.

“She will play an integral role in protecting our sport from legal and reputational risk and in advising our Board and Executive on strategic legal decisions. Her experience within sport means she is superbly placed to lead our legal team, and we look forward to welcoming her to the ECB.”

Biography

Catherine is an experienced General Counsel and Company Secretary. She most recently held the role at the BHA, where she previously served as Director of Legal, Governance and Business Partners, overseeing the HR, IT and Finance functions, as well as the Legal team.

Before joining the BHA, Catherine was a senior member of the DLA Piper sports team for 10 years. Catherine has extensive experience of advising sports governing bodies, clubs, athletes and sports rights owners in relation to regulatory and commercial issues connected with sport, in proceedings in the English and European Courts and before international and domestic sports disciplinary and arbitral panels. From 2011 to 2025, Catherine was a director of the British Association for Sport and Law, including a period as its Chair.