The Board
The members of the Board are the Directors of British Rowing who meet regularly to manage the business of the organisation
The Board comprises;
- The Chair
- The Deputy Chair
- Four Independent Directors (one of whom is the Senior Independent Director)
- Home Nations Director
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chair of the Sport Committee
- Two Nominated Directors
- Athlete Director
The Chair, Chief Executive Officer and four Independent Directors are appointed by the Board through an open recruitment process.
The Deputy Chair, Chair of the Sport Committee and Two Nominated are appointed by the Regional Representatives by election.
The Home Nations Director is nominated by Scottish Rowing or Welsh Rowing on an alternating basis and appointed by the Board.
The Athlete Director is appointed by the Board following an election by GB Rowing Athletes.
The Directors on the Board are appointed for a term of office of up to four years. With the exception of the Chief Executive Officer whose term is ex-officio, no Board member may be appointed to serve for more than two consecutive terms of office.
Current Members of the Board
Mark Davies
Chair of British Rowing
Chair of the Nominations Committee
Kate O'Sullivan BEM
Deputy Chairman
Chair of the Regional Chairs Forum
Alastair Marks
Chief Executive Officer
Board Safety Lead
Nick Hubble
Chair of the Sport Committee
Member of the Events and Junior Rowing Committees and the Anti-Doping and Integrity Advisory Panel
Martin Claxton
Home Nations Director
Chair of Scottish Rowing and Member of the Finance and Nominations Committees
Clare Briegal
Elected Director
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Simon Reeves
Elected Director
Member of the Finance Committee
Liz Behnke
Independent Director
Board Welfare Lead, Chair of the Safeguarding Committee and Member of the Nominations Committee
Tina Kokkinos
Independent Director
Chair of the Finance Committee and Member of the Nominations Committee
Peter Milhofer
Independent Director
Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Member of the Nominations Committee
Karena Vleck
Independent Director
Chair of the Anti-Doping and Integrity Advisory Panel and Member of the Finance, Nominations and Safeguarding Committees
The position of Athlete Director is vacant: we are currently recruiting for this role.
Board Documents
Election Procedures for Elected Directors
Board Welfare and Safety Lead Role Specification