Parsons misses out on WRU board role
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Hayley Parsons has been unsuccessful in her attempt to become the Welsh Rugby Union's first female board member.
The founder of price comparison website Gocompare.
com, who has
sold her stake
in the company for almost £44m, had said she was
keen on the role.
"I wanted the job at the Welsh Rugby Union," Parsons
told the Gocompare.
com website.
"But I get the impression that a 41-year-old entrepreneur is a step too far for them at the moment.
"
The WRU, Welsh rugby's governing body, had said it wanted to appoint female independent non-exec…
The founder of price comparison website Gocompare.
com, who has
sold her stake
in the company for almost £44m, had said she was
keen on the role.
"I wanted the job at the Welsh Rugby Union," Parsons
told the Gocompare.
com website.
"But I get the impression that a 41-year-old entrepreneur is a step too far for them at the moment.
"
The WRU, Welsh rugby's governing body, had said it wanted to appoint female independent non-exec…
