Shyla Kumar Fcca

Shyla Kumar FCCA (Shanmugalingam) is a finance professional with extensive experience in the sports sector, currently serving as a Finance Business Partner at Chelsea Football Club since June 2024. Prior to this role, Shyla held similar positions at England Rugby from February 2019 to June 2024, and progressed through finance roles at British Rowing, Wasps Rugby, and Sobell Rhodes LLP. Shyla’s career began as a Sales Consultant at The Pen Shop in 2008. Educationally, Shyla holds an ACCA qualification obtained between 2013 and 2016 and a degree in Mathematics with Management and Finance from King's College London, further supported by a solid foundational education at Watford Grammar School for Girls and Heathfield School, Pinner.