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 & Chair of Finance Sub-Group)
- Jamie Clode (Chair of General Council)
- Dan Clements (Chair of Performance Sub-Group)
- Lorna Kerr (Chair of People & Culture Sub-Group)
- Helen Adams (Chair of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Sub-Group)
- Tom Overton (Chair of Development and Participation Sub-Group)
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 - Head of Finance & People (Secretary)
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Eleanor Cartlidge - People & Business Assistant
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Tony John - Independent
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Michael Ewins - Independent
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Sub-group
- Helen Adams - NED (Chair)
- Rhiannon Hawker - Head of Competitions (Secretary)
- Lorraine Mulvaney
- Bethan Davies - Performance Logistics Assistant
- Rachel Brenton
- Richard Dando
- Stephen DeAbreu
- Neil Taylor - Para Athletics Pathway Officer
- Tom Cole - Club Development Manager - East
Performance Sub-group
- Dan Clements - NED (Chair)
- Chris Type - Head of Performance (Secretary)
- Chris Jones - National Coach
- Anthony Hughes – Disability Sport Wales
- 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)
- Hannah Pretty - Head of Development & Participation (Secretary)
- Ali Abdi
- Alistair Dickson
- Chris Pratt
- Cressy Morgan
- Jo Bohannon Walker
- Louise Edwards
- Melissa Anderson
- Paul Adams
- Rachel Bowen
- Rhys Jones
Finance Sub-group
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Nick Everitt - Chair
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Jessica Hardy - Finance Assistant (Secretary)
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Chris Jones
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Chris Gough - Independent
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James Williams - Chief Exec
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Andrew Thomas - Head of Finance & People
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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