The Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (IMSPA) has appointed the director general of the Institute of Directors, Miles Templeman, as its new chair.

Templeman will take up the post from 1 October and will replace IMSPA's interim chair, Marc Newey, who will be stepping down from his position at the end of September.

During his career, Templeman has held senior management and consultancy roles, as well as non-executive directorships, at companies such as Lucozade, Stella Artois and Bulmers.

Templeman said: "The interim board has done an excellent job of paving the way forward for the Institute in securing chartership, which represents a real turning point in the sport and physical activity sector.

"With the Olympics fast approaching, the sector is under the spotlight like never before, and I relish the challenge of delivering a professional body that can help it live up to, and exceed expectation."