11-Mar-10:
BADMINTON England mourns
Chairman Mike Sertin
It is with great sadness that BADMINTON England today announces
the sudden death of its chairman, Mike Sertin.
BADMINTON England Chief Executive Adrian Christy said: "It is a
terrible shock, made worse by the fact that it comes right in
the middle of the Yonex All England 100th Championships, an
event in which Mike has been such a driving force.
"He was pivotal in the organising of our 100th Championships and
was so passionate and enthusiastic about the celebrations we
have been planning.
�His enthusiasm has rubbed off on everyone and he was
particularly keen to bring back many of our great past winners
to this week's Championships. We want the rest of this week to
be a fitting memory to Mike.
"But right now our thoughts are with his wife, Catherine, and
his son, James."
BADMINTON England President John Havers said: �He will be sadly
missed. In his first term as Chairman, his acute business brain
has been instrumental in moving the Association forward
commercially.
�But, more than that, he was also a very good friend. He and his
family were badminton through and through and this reflected in
all the good work he did for BADMINTON England. For that I thank
him.�
Mike, who was also chairman of Somerset as well as BADMINTON
England, has helped steer the National Governing Body through
big changes during his term of office. He was a forward thinker
and was always looking for improve the profile of events and
tournaments. Mike, 66, will be greatly missed by everyone within
the world of sport.
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England players
wear black armbands
in respect of Mike Sertin
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