Joanna Manning-Cooper

Joanna Manning-Cooper was appointed to the role of Director of Marketing, Communications, and Public Affairs in September 2022. Prior to joining The FA, she was Group Director of Corporate Affairs at Sky.

Joanna leads the communications, marketing, and public affairs/policy for England Football and The FA. She has over 25 years of experience in communications, corporate affairs, and marketing roles in sports and media, including senior leadership roles with the RFU, Rugby World Cup2015, the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and the Financial Times.

She was awarded an MBE in 2017 for services to Sport.