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Leigh Burns

Founder and CEO - Lacuna Sports Ltd

Leigh Burns is the founder and CEO of Lacuna Sports Ltd, a women’s performance cricketwear company created to address the massive gap in the market for female cricketers. Starting in 2019, Leigh identified this gap from the experience of her teenage daughter, excelling at the sport yet being forced to wear ill-fitting clothes made for boys or men. 5 years on, Lacuna has gained a passionate following and is one of the pioneering young British circular brands shaping the future of inclusive sportswear. It is a partner and kit supplier to leading organisations championing women’s access to opportunity such as MCC Foundation, FairBreak Global and Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST).

Prior to launching Lacuna Sports, Leigh had a long corporate career in global healthcare management. She spent the 10 years prior to Lacuna Sports at International SOS, a global travel risk management and assistance company, holding various executive commercial and strategic roles serving complex, multi-cultural environments around the world.

Leigh proudly serves as a Trustee to Bat for a Chance, a charity providing upcycled and unused kit and equipment to players in need, an Advisor to GB hockey player Tess Howard’s Inclusive Sportswear movement and a volunteer within state schools through Inspiring the Future.