ECF Board
 President Dominic Lawson |
 Chief Executive Mike Truran |
 Director of Finance David Eustace |
 Director of International Chess Malcolm Pein |
 Director of Membership Dave Thomas |
 Director of Home Chess Adrian Elwin |
 Director of Junior Chess & Education Alex Holowczak |
 Director of Women’s Chess Chris Fegan |
 Non-Executive Director Stephen Woodhouse |
Non-Executive Director Julie Denning |
 Non-Executive Chairman Julian Clissold |
Officers who are members of Council
 Chairman of the Council Mike Gunn |
Delegate FIDE Malcolm Pein |
 Chairman of Finance Committee Tim Herring |
 Chairman of Governance Committee Robert Stern |
 Past CEO Serving on Council Phil Ehr Tel: 07740 428029 Twitter: @phil4chess |
Past President serving on Council Vacant |
Trustees of the Permanent Invested Fund Ray B Edwards; Julian Farrand |
Patrons No current appointments |
| Direct Members’ Representatives | |
| HLVPs, VPs, CVPs, Honorary Life Members, Life Members Stewart Reuben Email; John Wickham Email |
Platinum Members Francis Bowers Email; Vacant |
| Gold Members Vacant; Roger Emerson Email; Lorin D’Costa |
Silver Members Michael Farthing Email; John Reyes Email |
| Bronze Members Angus French Email; Gareth Ellis Email |
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Officers Reporting to the Board, President or Chief Executive
| Company Secretary Bruce Wallace Associates Limited |
Voting Register Officer Michael Farthing |
| ECF Data Controller Gary Willson |
Manager of ICT Vacant |
| Office Manager Gary Willson (as above) |
ECF Membership Secretary Christine Carcas |
| Auditor Goatcher Chandler, 10 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0EF |
Sport & Recreation Alliance Representative Mike Gunn |
| Secretary to the Board, Minutes Secretary Nigel Towers |
Officers Reporting to the Director of Women’s Chess
| Manager of Female Social Media Helen Frostick |
Home Chess Officers
 Manager of the British Chess Championships Kevin Staveley |
 Manager of Chess in Prisons Carl Portman Email | Profile [PDF] | Report 2018 |
| Controller of the Grand Prix Vacant |
 Controller, Counties Championship Mark Murrell |
| Chief Arbiter Lara Barnes |
Manager of Arbiters Tom Thorpe |
| Manager for Disabled Chess Vacant |
Curator of Equipment Vacant |
International Chess Officers
| Manager of Senior Chess Stewart Reuben |
Finance Officers
| Financial Controller Vacant |
Finance and Taxation Consultant Chris Mattos |
Membership Officers
 Manager of Grading Brian Valentine |
 Grading Administrator Matthew Carr |
| Grading Website Officer Jon Griffith |
International Rating Officer David Clayton |
Junior Chess and Education Officers
| ECF Chess Academy Head – Andrew Martin Email |
| Safeguarding Officer – Phillip Beckett Email |
| Manager of Schools Chess – Phillip Beckett Email |
| National Secondary Schools Co-ordinator – Neill Cooper Email |
| Deputy National Secondary Schools Co-ordinator – Phillip Beckett Email |
| National Primary Schools Co-ordinator – Julian Clissold Email |
| Junior Directorate Finance Manager – Christelle Hafstad Email |
| Controllers, English Youth Grand Prix – Vacancy Email |
| Manager, Certificate of Excellence – Peter Turner Email |
Publicity Officers
 Publicity Officer Mark Rivlin |
 Social Media Manager Phil Makepeace |
| Webmaster Andrew Walker |
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Committees
International Selection Committee
Malcolm Pein (Chairman), David Openshaw, Jonathan Parker, Natasha Regan, Jonathan Speelman, William Watson
International Senior Selection Committee
Stewart Reuben (Chairman), Keith Arkell, Tony Ashby, Paul Littlewood, Ken Norman
Finance Committee
Tim Herring (Chairman), Ray Clark, Ian Reynolds and ex officio, the President and, by invitation, the Auditor
Governance Committee
Robert Stern (Chairman), Michael Farthing, Mike Gunn, Andrew Leadbetter and ex officio, the President
Committee for the County Championship National Stage Draw
The Chief Arbiter, the Director of Home Chess and County Championships Controller
Awards Committee – Paul Bielby (Chairman), Julie Denning, Roger Edwards, Stan Goodall, William Metcalfe, ex officio the Membership Director
Book of the Year – Ray Edwards (Chairman), Julian Farrand, Sean Marsh
Charity and Recognition Committee – David Eustace (Chairman), David Anderton, William Watson, Melville Rodriguez, Richard Fries, John Higgs and Chris Mattos
Library Committee
George Jelliss (Chairman)
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