About Us
Board
The Board of Directors is Welsh Athletics’ key decision-making body. The Board provides leadership, takes account of the stakeholders’ interests, and is accountable both for its own decisions and the actions of Welsh Athletics as a whole.
Minutes of meetings of the Board and its sub-groups.
The Board of Directors
- Steve Perks (Chair)
- Nick Everitt (Vice-Chair)
- Lynne Brier (Chair of General Council)
- Chris Gough (Finance)
- Dan Clements (Performance)
- Lorna Kerr (People & Culture)
- Helen Adams (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion)
- Tom Overton (Development and Participation)
- Jonathan Ford (Commercial)
- Lynne Brier (Clubs and Safeguarding)
Our Board Sub-Groups
The Welsh Athletics governance structure delegates authority to a number of key subgroups of the Board. The sub-groups will support the delivery of key strategic objectives, as well as providing oversight in key areas such as Governance and Finance & Audit.
People & Culture Sub-group
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Lorna Kerr - NED (Chair)
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Andrew Thomas - WA Staff (Secretary)
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Eleanor Cartlidge - WA Staff
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Tony John
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Sub-group
- Helen Adams - NED (Chair)
- Chris Moss - WA Staff
- Andrew Thomas - WA Staff
- Libby Steele - WA Staff
- Bethan Davies - WA Staff
- Lorraine Mulvaney
- Richard Dando
- Stephen DeAbreu
- Sue Greogory-Philips
Performance Sub-group
- Dan Clements - NED (Chair)
- Chris Type - Head of Performance (Secretary)
- Chris Jones - National Coach
- Rhys Williams - National Talent Development Coordinator - Sprints & Hurdles
- Stephen Bailey - Coach
- Georgina Williams – UK Athletics Coach Education
- Zoe Eaton – Sport Wales
Development & Participation Sub-group
- Tom Overton (Chair)
- Chris Moss - WA Staff (Secretary)
- Rhys Jones
- Ali Abdi
- Alistair Dickson
- Chris Pratt
- Louisa Edwards
- Joanna Bohannan-Walker
- Rachel Bowen
- Josie Rhisiart
Finance Sub-group
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Chris Gough (Chair)
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James Williams - CEO
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Andrew Thomas - WA Staff
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Jess Hardy - WA Staff
President & Vice President of Welsh Athletics
- President of Welsh Athletics – Graham Finlayson
- Vice President of Welsh Athletics – Bernie Plain & Ian Griffiths
Appointments Panel
Oversees the recruitment and appointments process for all new Directors of the Company.
Membership of the panel varies by the role to be appointed and is fully described in the panel's terms of reference document (above)
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