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Dominic Reid will step down as chief executive of the Invictus Games Foundation after next year’s games, saying he has “delivered the 10-year vision” he set out.
Reid has been chief executive of the charity since it was founded in 2014.
The charity facilitates and supports the Invictus Games, an international multisport event first held in 2014, for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans.
The Invictus Games was founded by Prince Harry, who remains a patron of the charity.
Reid initially joined the Invictus Games as an event director before taking up the chief executive role at the then newly-formed charity.
Prior to his work at the Invictus Games Foundation, Reid was a governor of the Museum of London.
He remains a sergeant-at-mace at The Royal Society, having been at the charity since 2007, initially joining as an anniversary programme director.
Reid said he was pleased to have set the Invictus Games Foundation on a “solid footing” and to have built an “outstanding team”.
He said: “I have delivered the 10-year vision I set out, which includes the introduction of winter sport which is close to my heart as a former biathlete.
“It has been a privilege to work closely with Prince Harry to deliver his vision of an international sporting event for those who have served, and for their families and friends.
“It has been an honour to build and work with an incredible, dedicated and high-functioning team whom I count as friends and not just colleagues.”
Reid’s time at the charity will end in February after next year’s games in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.
He said: “Now is the time for someone new to take this vital movement forward into its second vigorous decade.
“With a fantastic pipeline of host city bids, including the very soon-to-be-announced Invictus Games 2027, it promises to be more dynamic and impactful than ever before.”
Reid will remain the pageantmaster of the Lord Mayor’s Show, a role he has held since 1992, and said he was looking forward to exciting new projects he was developing.
Prince Harry said: “Thank you, Dominic, for a decade of relentless service to the Invictus Games Foundation.
“What a journey it has been, and how fortunate we are to work with such an incredible community of people.
“We pray we don’t need the games for another 10 years, but thanks to you, the team and our future chief executive, we will be ready.”