Neil Armit

Neil Armit has over 20 years of work experience, with a focus on business development, commercial management, and sales. Neil most recently served as the Chief Commercial Officer at The R&A since 2016. Prior to that, they held positions at the Rugby Football Union as the Head of Business Development from 2010 to 2016 and as a Business Development Manager from 2008 to 2010. Neil also worked at Saracens RFC as the Head of Commercial from 2005 to 2008 and as the Head of Hospitality & Events from 2003 to 2005. Neil began their career at ITV as a Sales Executive from 2000 to 2002, and at Coca-Cola Enterprises as a Sales Representative from 1999 to 2000.

Neil Armit attended Haileybury from 1991 to 1996, where they obtained 4 A-Levels and 9 GCSEs. Neil then pursued a BSC degree in Geography at Loughborough University from 1996 to 1999. Additionally, Neil Armit holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).