Our Team.

Day-to-day activities are carried out by the staff team of Clare Queen (Chief Operating Officer/Head of Pathways), Liz Anderson (Operations Manager) and Daniel Baker (Club and Community Development Manager).

Scottish Fencing Limited is a company limited by guarantee and is run by a Board of Directors. The Board currently comprises ten directors, seven elected from and by the membership, and three independents appointed by the Board. Elected directors serve a four-year term and may be re-elected for a second term.

The elected directors are:

  • Hugh Kernohan (elected 2017, re-elected 2021) governance@scottish-fencing.com

  • George Liston (elected 2017, re-elected 2021) chair@scottish-fencing.com

  • Mhairi McLaughlin (elected 2021) equalities@scottish-fencing.com

  • Sam McLellan (elected 2023) mclellan@scottish-fencing.com

  • Moya Nelson (elected 2023) nelson@scottish-fencing.com

  • Stan Stoodley (elected 2021) president@scottish-fencing.com

  • Paul Vaughan (elected 2019, re-elected 2023) performance@scottish-fencing.com

The independent directors are:

  • Colleen Walker (appointed 2022 for a four-year term) finance@scottish-fencing.com

  • Giles Lomax (appointed 2021 for a four-year term) people.development@scottish-fencing.com

  • Jude Salmon (appointed 2021 for a four-year term) club.development@scottish-fencing.com

In 2021 Stan Stoodley was elected President of Scottish Fencing and the Board appointed George Liston as Chair of the Company.

Key documents, including the company's Articles of Association, annual accounts, and minutes of board and general meetings can be found here.

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