- Hewitt the unanimous choice of Football Association’s board
- She has MBE for services to business and the public sector
Debbie Hewitt MBE is set to become the Football Association’s first chairwoman after receiving a unanimous nomination from the FA Board.
A seven-member selection panel led by the independent nonexecutive FA director Kate Tinsley picked Hewitt after considering her extensive non-executive career spanning more than 15 years in listed, private equity-backed and privately owned companies, across many sectors.
