The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) is delighted to announce the appointment of Declan Donnelly as Director of Regulation.Mr Donnelly will join the GBGB on 1st January 2009 and will be based in the organisation’s new, central London office. His work will include overseeing the work of the GBGB regulatory staff and licensing department. He will report to both the Chief Executive of the GBGB, Ian Taylor, and the Greyhound Regulatory Board, chaired by Dr Ian Reynolds.Donnelly recently retired from the Metropolitan Police Service after thirty two years service, during which he represented the force both nationally and internationally. He spent the last five years within the professional standards department as a Detective Superintendent and was a member of the Metropolitan Police Project Board for the national Taylor Reforms. In early 2008 he was seconded to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service to review and make recommendations for change to their approach to professional standards.Responding to his appointment, he said:“I am looking forward immensely to working with colleagues, stakeholders and those involved in the sport to deliver a service that not only aspires to the reforms advocated in Lord Donoughue’s review but also reflects the principles advocated within the Government’s, ‘Better Regulation’ document.“I do not underestimate the challenges that such changes present to us all. At the heart of this modernising process are both the welfare of the greyhound and integrity of the sport. These paramount principles were recognised by Lord Donoughue and I am sure that this view will be shared by many who have the interest of the greyhound and greyhound racing at heart. It is with this in mind that I see my role as pivotal now and in the future to ensure that regulation is both impartial and equitable.”GBGB Chief Executive Ian Taylor was delighted to secure Declan for the role. He added:“I am very pleased that we have been able to attract such a high calibre regulator for this new and vitally important role.“Declan brings tremendous experience, but also a thorough understanding of how modern day regulation should be conducted. I know he will be a tremendous asset to the organisation and to greyhound racing as a whole.”