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 Alex Holowczak |
 Director of Junior Chess & Education Traci Whitfield |
Non-Executive Director Julie Denning |
 Non-Executive Director Stephen Woodhouse |
 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 |
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| 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; Adrian Elwin Email |
| Gold Members Ben Edgell Email; Roger Emerson Email |
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 & Minutes Secretary Gary Willson (as above) |
ECF Membership Secretary Christine Carcas |
| Auditor Goatcher Chandler, 10 Overcliffe, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0EF |
Sport & Recreation Alliance Representative Mike Gunn |
Home Chess Officers
 Manager of the British Chess Championships Kevin Staveley |
 Manager of Chess in Prisons Carl Portman Email | Profile [PDF] |
| Controller of the Grand Prix Vacant |
Controller, Counties Championship Mark Murrell |
| Manager of the National Club Championship Guy Greenland |
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 Gary Willson |
Junior Chess and Education Officers
| Manager of Coaches – Andrew Davies Email |
| Manager of Girls’ Chess – Vacancy |
| ECF Chess Academy Head – Andrew Martin Email |
| Manager of ECF Chess Academy – Vacancy |
| ECF Chess Academy Administrator – Vacancy |
| Manager of Junior Home Chess – Vacancy |
| Manager of Junior International Chess – Vacancy |
| Safeguarding Officer – Phillip Beckett Email |
| Manager of School Chess – Neill Cooper Email |
| National Secondary Schools Co-ordinator – Neill Cooper (as above) |
| Deputy National Secondary Schools Co-ordinator – Phillip Beckett Email |
| National Primary Schools Co-ordinator – Julian Clissold Email |
| Deputy National Primary Schools Co-ordinator – Vacancy |
| Junior Directorate Finance Manager – Christelle Hafstad Email |
| Junior Trip Co-ordinators John Higgs Email | Jay Atara | Michael McLaren | Debbie Taylor | Bernard Klingher | Simon Metcalfe | Glafcos Tombolis | Anand Verma |
| Controllers, English Youth Grand Prix – Charles & Christine Golding 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
Opens: Malcolm Pein (Chairman), David Openshaw, Jonathan Parker, Jonathan Speelman
Womens: Malcolm Pein (Chairman), David Openshaw, Natasha Regan, Jonathan Parker, Jonathan Speelman
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
Personnel Committee – John Wickham (Chairman), Melville Rodrigues, Debbie Taylor, ex officio The President and the Finance Director
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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