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 10 directors, with 6 elected members, the CEO and three independent directors with varying portfolios dependent on project needs. Appointed Board members have a maximum tenure of 9 years before retirement.
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.
Board Members (Directors of BWSWF Ltd) |
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Chair |
Martin Winter |
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Vice Chair - Responsible for risk management |
Steve Sopp |
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Board Member |
Michael Lock |
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Treasurer |
Peter James |
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Board Member |
Margaret Curtis |
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Independent Director |
Vacant |
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Independent Director |
Nick Fellows |
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Independent Director Independent advice on all Board related matters. |
Clare Lobb | |
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Chief Executive Officer |
Patrick Donovan | |
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 2022
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Committee Directory
Current list of committee members
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Minutes Board January 2021
Minutes Board January 2021
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Minutes Board February 2021
Minutes Board February 2021
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Minutes Board March 2021
Minutes Board March 2021
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Minutes Board April 2021
Minutes Board April 2021
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Minutes Board May 2021
Minutes Board May 2021
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BWSW Areas & Affiliates
A document listing BWSW Affiliates by area
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Minutes Advisory Council June 2021
Minutes Advisory Council June 2021
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Minutes Board June 2021
Minutes Board June 2021
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Minutes Board September 2021
Minutes Board September 2021
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Minutes Board October 2021
Minutes Board October 2021
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Minutes Advisory Council October 2021
Minutes Advisory Council October 2021
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Minutes Board November 2021
Minutes Board November 2021
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Minutes Board January 2022
Minutes Board January 2022
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Minutes Board February 2022
Minutes Board February 2022
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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
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.