Board and Officers

ECF Board

domPresident
Dominic Lawson
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mikeChief Executive
Mike Truran
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Director of Finance
Alex Longson
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mpDirector of International Chess and External Relations
Malcolm Pein
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Director of Membership
Rob Willmoth
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Director of Home Chess
Nigel Towers
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alexDirector of Junior Chess & Education
Alex Holowczak
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Director of Women’s Chess
Aga Milewska
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stephen-1-colourNon-Executive Chairman
Stephen Woodhouse
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Non-Executive Director
Stephen Greep
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Non-Executive Director
Sarah Longson
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Non-Executive Director
Katarzyna Toma
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Officers who are members of Council

Chair of Council
David Eustace
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Malcolm Pein
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Chair of Finance
Nick Faulks
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STERN-Robert-004-300x118Chair of Governance
Robert Stern
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EhrPast CEO Serving on Council
Phil Ehr
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Past Chair of Council
Michael Farthing
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Trustees of the Permanent Invested Fund
Ray B Edwards; Isabel Keen
 
Direct Members’ Representatives
HLVPs, VPs, CVPs, Honorary Life Members
Stewart Reuben Email; Gerry Walsh Email
Platinum Members
David Eustace Email; Adrian Elwin Email
Gold Members
Tim Wall Email; Mike Waddington Email
Silver Members
John Reyes Email; Gavin Cartwright Email
Bronze Members
Gareth Ellis Email and Tina Teotia Email
 

Officers Reporting to the Board, President, Chief Executive or Chair of Council

Auditor
Watson Associates
https://www.watsons.co.uk/
Tel: 01323 842119
Voting Register Officer
Michael Farthing
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Manager of ICT
Keith Osborne
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Manager of Online Chess
Nigel Towers
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Board & Minutes Secretary
Debra Atkinson
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Safeguarding Officers
Jo Wildman, Paul Sharratt
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Sport & Recreation Alliance Representative
Stephen Greep
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ECF Office

Office Manager
Debra Atkinson
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Webmaster / Membership Admin
Andrew Walker
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Officers Reporting to the Director of Women’s Chess

Manager of Female Social Media
Vacant
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Manager of Women’s Online Chess
Caroline Robson
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Home Chess Officers

Kevin-StaveleyManager of the British Chess Championships
Kevin Staveley
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Manager for Chess in Prisons
Carl Portman
Email | Profile [PDF] | Report 2021
Controller of the Grand Prix
David Clayton
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Controller, Counties Championship
Mark Murrell
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Chief Arbiter
Lara Barnes
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Manager of Arbiters
Adrian Elwin
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Manager of Coaches
Andrew Martin
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Manager for Accessible Chess
Vacant
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Manager for Daily Chess
Andrew Caswell
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International Chess Officers

Manager of Senior Chess
Nigel Povah
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Manager of Sponsorship for International Chess
Vacant
Email

Rating Officers

BJVbcf2014Manager of Rating
Brian Valentine
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Matthew-CarrRating Administrator
Matthew Carr
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International Rating Officer
Debra Atkinson
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Games Played Abroad Administrator
Paul McKeown
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Junior Chess and Education Officers

ECF Chess Academy Team – Alex Holowczak, Sarah Longson, Alex Longson Email
Manager of Schools ChessNeill Cooper Email
National Secondary Schools Co-ordinator – Neill Cooper Email
Deputy National Secondary Schools Co-ordinator – Phillip Beckett Email

Publicity Officers

Social Media Manager/Publicity Officer
Danny Rosenbaum
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Committees

International Selection Committee
Malcolm Pein (Chair), David Openshaw, Jonathan Parker, Natasha Regan, Jonathan Speelman, William Watson

International Senior Selection Committee
Nigel Povah (Chair), Keith Arkell, Paul Littlewood, Stewart Reuben

Finance Committee
Nick Faulks (Chair), Ray Clark, David Eustace, and, by invitation, the Auditor

Governance Committee
Robert Stern (Chair), Michael Farthing, Mike Gunn, Peter Hornsby

Awards Committee
Keith Gregory (Chair), Julie Denning, Sarah Longson, Natasha Regan, Jack Rudd, Peter Wells and ex officio, the Director of Home Chess

Book of the Year
Ray Edwards (Chair), Jovanka Houska, Sean Marsh

Ex-officio Trustees of the Chess Trust
Mike Truran, Adam Ashton (both as above)

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