Lawn Tennis Association rules Sport England's Jennie Price out of race to become its chief executive In a statement released to Telegraph Sport, Price said: "Given the amount of media speculation about my future, I would like to make it clear that I am not involved in the selection process for the new chief executive of the LTA, and that I am very happy in my role as chief executive of Sport England." A barrister by training, Price replaced Draper at Sport England in 2006 and has helped boost participation across sport since then. Draper announced his departure from the LTA - where he earnt a bloated £640,000 in 2012 - shortly after the arrival of new independent chairman David Gregson, who has made participation his number one priority. The appointment of a chief executive is not expected until later this month at the very earliest. Other candidates linked with the role include Nick Basing, the Wimbledon committee member who turned around the restaurant chain Chez Gérard and is chief executive of Essenden - a leading operator of bowling and family entertainment centres. British Olympic Association chief executives Simon Clegg and Andy Hunt, and British Basketball chief executive Ron Scott, were also said to be in the frame.