BWSW Board
The British Water Ski & Wakeboard Federation Limited is a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital. As a not for profit association of members all of our income is invested in developing and protecting water skiing across the UK from the grassroots level through to our top athletes.
The Board is appointed at our AGM and is directly accountable to the membership for the performance of the company and is responsible for corporate strategy, the management of the association’s policy development, business and financial planning, as well as safeguarding stakeholder's interests. Various committees support the Board in its function and the board delegates to the Chief Executive Officer the day-to-day and business management control. The Board consists of a maximum of 8 directors, with 5 elected members, the CEO and 2 independent directors with varying portfolios dependent on project needs. Appointed Board members have a maximum tenure of 9 years before retirement.
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Diversity
Our Board members come from a variety of backgrounds, have a variety of experience and skills and have a very great understanding of the positive impact sport can make. They also fully understand the complexity of managing a sports governing body in an increasingly complex world and the need for good governance and to be fit for purpose for the 21st century. We very much recognise that a diverse board is able to make decisions more effectively by reducing the risk of 'groupthink', paying more attention to managing and controlling risks as well as having a better understanding of the company’s consumers / new markets for our sport. Our organisation does not aim for “tokenism” in terms of diversity and as such welcomes applicants from all sectors of society and in particular from under represented groups.
We are pleased to have met our key target of having a minimum of 25% female members holding positions on our Board in line with A Code for Sports Governance.
You can view the BWSW Diversity Statement here.
The BWSWF Limited Directors
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Martin Winter |
Responsible for governance Welfare & Safety Lead |
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Steve Sopp |
Responsible for risk management Risk Committee Insurance Working Group |
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Michael Lock |
Responsible for operating safety and standards Coaching & Driving Working Group |
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Peter James |
Responsible for finance Finance & Audit Committee |
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Margaret Curtis Maggie has been an active member of Cotswold Water Ski Club for over 30 years and has been (and still is) the Membership Secretary with some 300+ members - a role she continues to enjoy, and has served on their board since 2011. She is actively involved in promoting all disciplines of waterskiing (and in particular Barefoot), especially by bringing new and young members to the sport as well as supporting Team GB members at her club. |
Responsible for clubs and members |
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Nick Fellows Nick has been involved in sport for most of his life and has been fortunate enough to build a career in the sport and leisure industry, both public and private sector. His experience spans working as a competitor, volunteer, coach, official and committee member in the voluntary sector with clubs and leagues, through to leading publicly funded and unfunded NGBs as CEO and Accountable Officer. Nick also led the British Olympic Association’s high performance sports science and rehab service and attended three Olympic Games as part of the HQ Operations Support team. He draws upon his experience from European and International Federations, as well as having been a Board member of a number of other sports bodies, to bring a broader perspective to Board discussions and challenges and is the BWSW Board’s Anti-Doping Lead. |
Independent advice on all board related matters Finance & Audit Committee Anti-Doping Lead |
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Clare Lobb Clare has been involved in High Performance sport for over 15 years. She has worked for the International Olympic Committee, British Swimming and the English Institute of Sport where she is currently a Technical Lead. She has been an Independent Director with BWSW since the end of 2016 and is currently helping drive the area of Diversity and Equality in the organisation. Clare enjoys any outdoor activities and acts as an ambassador for a charity promoting access for women to running and the outdoors in areas where this is limited. |
Independent advice on all board related matters Diversity Champion |
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Patrick Donovan |
Responsible for strategy, strategic relationships and partners Finance & Audit Committee Risk Committee Insurance Working Group |
Related documents
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Committee Terms of Reference
Committee Terms of Reference
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The British Water Ski & Wakeboard Federation Limited Articles of Association
BWSW Articles of Association - revised AGM 2023
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Committee Directory
Current list of committee members
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BWSW Areas & Affiliates
A document listing BWSW Affiliates by area
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Minutes Board March 2022
Minutes Board March 2022 (republished)
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Minutes Board June 2022
Minutes Board June 2022
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Minutes Board September 2022
Minutes Board September 2022
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Minutes Board October 2022
Minutes Board October 2022
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Minutes Board November 2022
Minutes Board November 2022
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Minutes Board February 2023
Minutes Board February 2023
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Minutes Board March 2023
Minutes Board March 2023
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Minutes Board April 2023
Minutes Board April 2023
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Minutes Board June 2023
Minutes Board June 2023
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Minutes Board July 2023
Minutes Board July 2023
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Minutes Board October 5th 2023
Minutes Board October 5th 2023
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Minutes Board October 19th 2023
Minutes Board October 19th 2023
Related links
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BWSW Diversity Statement
British Water Ski & Wakeboard (BWSW) is a progressive sporting organisation helping to deliver a dynamic and exciting sport that has the potential to capture the hearts and minds of our participants for life. As an organisation we aim to deliver clear and inspirational leadership for water skiing and wakeboarding to ensure a vibrant and empowered sport at every level that can evolve to meet every challenge.
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About BWSW - Structure, Finance, Governance etc.
British Water Ski & Wakeboard (an operational brand of the British Water Ski Federation Ltd, Company No: 913182), is a sport governing body and membership organisation funded by its members for the benefit of its members. Its main role is acting on behalf of the interests of water skiers and wakeboarders to develop and serve the sport - a non-profit making organisation with all of our income invested in developing and protecting the sport across the UK from the grassroots level through to our top athletes.