The following directors and officers attended: Roger Edwards, Mike Gunn, Chris Mattos, Alex Holowczak, Phil Ehr, Sean Hewitt, Nigel Short, John Philpott and Chris Majer.
It was agreed to advertise the three vacant directorships (Chief Executive, Director of Membership and Marketing, Director of International Chess) with a closing date 2-3 weeks away to enable appointments to be made at the next Board Meeting (13 November).
The following Manager and Officer Appointments were made:
Company Secretary John Philpott
Strategic Planning Officer Stephen Jones
Sport and Recreation Alliance Representative David Sedgwick
Minutes Secretary David Eustace
Voting Register Officer John Philpott
Manager of Grading and Rating Chris Majer
Manager of Congress Chess Bruce Holland
Manager of Women’s Chess Jovanka Houska/Sabrina Chevannes
Manager of the British Chess Championships Lara Barnes
Chief Arbiter David Welch
Curator of Equipment David Welch
Controller, National Club Championships Julie Johnson
International Rating Officer Lawrence Cooper
Manager of Arbiters (International) David Sedgwick
Junior Directorate Business Manager Jim Wadsworth
Junior Trip Co-ordinator Debbie Taylor
Junior Development Officer Angela Eyton
National Head Coach Nicholas Pert
Manager, Certificate of Excellence Peter Turner
Senior Controller, National Schools Chess Championships Richard Haddrell
National Secondary Schools Coordinator Neill Cooper
Assistant Manager for Primary Schools (North) Julian Clissold
Financial Controller John Philpott
Chairman of Awards Committee Roger Edwards
In a number of other cases discussions were ongoing with incumbents about their continuing in post. There are also several vacancies which will be advertised. The Board agreed to give 12 months’ notice that it will be closing the ECF adjudication service.
Chris Mattos will be taking responsibility for carrying forward proposals to split the ECF into charitable and non-charitable parts. He will also be meeting with John Philpott and visiting the office in connection with producing ECF accounts.
The Board agreed with the Non-Executive Chairman’s proposal for investigating the ex-President’s duties and expense claim for his trip to Istanbul.