Your East Glos Club Board and Sports Committees
The East Gloucestershire Club Limited (EGCL) Board of Directors, all of whom are members of the club, are in overall control of the club’s affairs. East Glos Club Coaching Limited (EGCCL) is simply a trading subsidiary and is fully accountable to the club board; its main purpose is to generate a financial surplus from courses, hosted tournaments and other non-member activities.
The EGCL Board is elected at the annual general meeting and the EGCCL Board is then appointed by the club board. Responsibility for the day to day management of the club is delegated to the club manager.
The coordination of member playing activities is delegated to sports committees representing tennis, squash & racketball, and padel. The members of these committees are elected at the annual general meeting. There’s more about how the committees operate in the terms of reference below.
Related links: Club rules | Articles of association | Sports committees – Terms of reference | Governance
Board: East Gloucestershire Club Limited
Malcolm Sainsbury
President
Andrea Butland
Director and Chair
Bob Barker
Director and Treasurer
Vacant
Director and Board Representative on tennis committee
David Clayton
Director and Board Representative on squash and racketball committee
Charles Hutton-Potts
Director
Neil Howitt
Director and Board Representative on padel committee
John King
Director
Richard Knight
Director
Darren Morris
Club Manager and Company Secretary
Peter Mitchener
Director (co-opted)
Board: East Glos Club Coaching Limited
John King
Chair
Richard Knight
Deputy Chair
Charles Hutton-Potts
Finance
Peter Mitchener
Director
Darren Morris
Club Manager and Company Secretary
Steve Worsley
Rackets Manager
Tennis committee
David Roper
Chair
Marie Bell
Ladies' Captain
Thomas Stuecken
Men's Captain
Vacant
Inter-club Liaison
Vacant
Board Representative
Lucy Rathbone
Ladders Coordinator
Gordon King
Social Tennis Coordinator
Steve Worsley
Rackets Manager
Darren Morris
Club Manager
Vacant
Junior Representative (co-opted)
Squash and racketball committee
Ben Heuzé
Chair
Mark Toseland
Squash Manager
Charlotte Elgood
Racketball Manager
Amanda Wiltshire
Racketball Representative
David Clayton
Board Representative and Racketball Ladders Coordinator
Tony Briscombe
Squash Ladders Coordinator
Vacant
Committee Member
Joe Tyler
Junior Representative
Padel committee
Neil Overton
Chair
Neil Howitt
Board Representative
Sarah Watkiss
Committee Member
Charlotte Elgood
Box Leagues Coordinator
Simon Corbishley
Padel Manager
Simon Dowling
Social Representative
Annalie Poccard
Ladies' Team Representative
Stuart Beattie
Men's Team Representative
Paola Bruce
Committee Member
Board sub-committees, working groups and roles
Finance sub-committee
Bob Barker (chair), Andrea Butland, Charles Hutton-Potts, David Roper, David Plews, Darren Morris, Barbara Hawkins (office manager).
HR and staffing sub-committee
Andrea Butland (chair), Bob Barker, John King, Richard Knight, Darren Morris.
Development sub-committee
Neil Howitt (chair), Bob Barker, Andrea Butland, Darren Morris, Sarah Watkiss, Tony Briscombe, Neil Overton.
Marketing and communications working group
Darren Morris (lead), Julian Wellings, Peter Mitchener, Steve Worsley, Mark Toseland.
Sustainability working group
Peter Mitchener (lead), Chris Maughan, Peter Niblett, Stuart Dominey (head groundsman).
Community relations
Peter Mitchener (lead), Darren Morris, Steve Worsley.
Procedures and IT
John King (lead), Tony Briscombe, Darren Morris.
Hospitality
Darren Morris (lead), Tom Wishart (bar and catering manager).
Safeguarding
Darren Morris (lead), Denise Kilgannon (welfare officer).
Junior forum
Vacant (lead), Ben Rathbone, Joe Tyler, Pati Catecki, Theo Purkis, Jess Johnson.