HRH Princess Royal has been the President of the British Olympic Association (BOA) since 1983.The Princess Royal won two silver medals in 1975 and one gold medal in 1971 at the European Eventing Championships and is the only member of the British Royal Family to have competed in the Olympic Games, in Montreal 1976. The Princess Royal has been an IOC Member since her appointment in 1988, and is also a member of the LOCOG Board.
Colin Moynihan has been Chairman of the BOA since October 2005. He is also a member of the Olympic Board and a non-executive Director of The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and The Paralympic Games Limited. Colin is Chairman of Pelamis Wave Power Ltd and a Director of Rowan Drilling. From July 2000 until October 2003 he was Executive Chairman and Chief Executive of Consort Resources Limited and from 2003 until 2007 he was Executive Chairman of Clipper Windpower Europe Limited. Colin was a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for ten years serving as Minister for Sport from 1987 to 1990, and Minister for Energy from 1990 to 1992.
Albert is the President of the European Canoe Association and the President of the British Canoe Union, where he is Chairman of the World Class Management Group. Albert started canoeing aged 17 and went on to compete with the British Canoe Slalom and Wildwater teams.
David is a former British athlete who won gold in the 400m Hurdles at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games, along with a silver and bronze medal in the 4x400m relay and 400m Hurdles respectively in Munich 1972. In 1998 he was elected as the first president of UK Athletics, a position he held until 2003.
David is currently the CEO of British Swimming. He was elected to the BOA Board in October 2009.
Niels became Chief Executive of UK Athletics in 2007. Prior to that, he was the CEO of the Sale Sharks Rugby Union Club and was Commercial Director for the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. Niels was elected to the BOA Board in October 2009.
Di is the Chairman of the British Rowing Association. Before taking on the role in 1989, Di was a successful rower at international level. Di was elected to the BOA Board in December 1997.
Richard is a former British hockey player who was a member of the gold medal winning squad at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. That team remain the only British team to date to win a gold medal in hockey. He became President of the Great Britain Hockey Board in January 2008. Richard was elected to the BOA Board in March 2007.
Sarah became Chief Executive of the Royal Yachting Association in 2010. Sarah was elected to the BOA Board in November 2011.
Hew has been a director of British Curling Ltd since its inception four years ago. He was Great Britain Olympic Team Manager in 2002, Team Co-ordinator in 2006 and Women’s Team Manager for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. He has considerable experience of high performance sport having coached national teams to medal success at European and World Curling Championships. Hew was elected to the BOA Board in November 2010.
Sarah is a former British rower who won bronze in the double sculls at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and was twice world champion in 2005 and 2006. She participated in three consecutive Olympic Games and seven World Championships, before announcing her retirement from rowing in 2009.
Denise is a partner at Eversheds International Law Firm, where she specialises in strategic planning and client service delivery. With a portfolio of independent directorships built up over 20 years in public and private companies and charitable organisations, she is a highly experienced corporate finance lawyer and general manager. Denise joined the BOA Board as a non-executive Director in May 2011.
Andy was the Chief Executive at England 2018 Ltd, the company behind The FA’s bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Previously he was the commercial director of Manchester United and Chief Executive of the European division of the Association of Tennis Professionals. Currently Andy is Chief Executive of Kitbag, an online sports retailer. He joined the BOA Board as a non-executive Director in May 2011.
David is the current Chairman of Cosalt plc and also the Chair of the Nottingham University Development Committee, amongst other non-executive Director appointments. Previously, David was the co-founder and Deputy Chairman of the Carphone Warehouse from 1991 through to 2008. He is the current Chairman of the BOA Audit Committee, and joined the BOA Board as a non-executive Director in June 2011.
Phil is a five-time Paralympian from 1972 – 1988, who represented Great Britain in Wheelchair Basketball and Swimming. He is currently the President of the International Paralympic Committee, a position he has held since being elected in 2001.
Craig became Chairman of the British Olympic Association in 1992, where he served for more than a decade before retiring in 2005. Previously, he was a successful Badminton player at national and international level from 1962 – 1970, before becoming involved in the administration of the sport as President of the International Badminton Federation. Craig is also a member of the IOC Executive Board.
Adam is a competing British Skeleton racer. He has been a member of Team GB at the Olympic Winter Games on three occasions – initially as a Bobsleigh coach in 2002, and then as a Skeleton competitor in 2006 and 2010. He won the bronze medal at the European Championships in 2008, and was silver medallist at the World Championships in 2009. Adam was elected to the IOC Athletes’ Commission at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
John is currently the Chairman of the British Olympic Foundation. Previously, he was the Secretary of the Lawn Tennis Association for many years until his retirement in 2003. John was also President of Tennis Europe, and acted as ITF Technical Delegate for Tennis for three Olympic Games.
Dick was appointed Deputy General Secretary of the British Olympic Association in 1975, and General Secretary in 1977 – a position he remained in until his retirement in 1997. He was Chef de Mission of the Great Britain Team at 10 Olympic Games (Summer & Winter) and for England’s Commonwealth Games Team at 3 Games. Dick is presently a Special Advisor to London 2012.