Board of Directors

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the highest level of decision making in British Orienteering beneath General Meetings with powers and procedures to exercise those powers laid down in the Articles of Association.

The Board meets 4 or 5 times a year in face to face meetings and consists of 6 directors elected by the membership, 3 independent directors appointed by a selection panel and the Chief Executive.

To contact a director via email please use forename.surname@britishorienteering.org.uk

Chair
Drew Vanbeck
Independent Director
2022 - 2025 / 2nd Term*
Vice-Chair
Scott Collier
Elected Director
2021-2024 / 2nd Term*
Treasurer
Andy Robinson
Elected Director
2021 - 2024 / 2nd Term*
David Rosen
Elected Director
2022 - 2025 / 2nd Term*
Pauline Tryner
Elected Director
2022 - 2025 / 2nd Term*
Duncan Birtwistle
Elected Director
2023 - 2026 / 2nd Term*
Lauren Pagé
Independent Director
2022/2025 Third Term*
Independent Director
Laura Kaye Tomlinson
Independent Director
1st Term 2021 - 2024*
Darren Bernstein
Senior Independent Director
2017 - 2023 / 2nd Term*
Chief Executive
Peter Hart
Chief Executive
Elected Director
Alison Howe
1st Term 2023-2026*

* Each Director may serve a maximum of three consecutive Terms of Office each of three years.  The designation 1st, 2nd 3rd term indicates which Term of Office the Director is currently serving.

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The Board is responsible for:

  • Establishing a 15-year programme of major international events to be hosted in the UK
  • Ensuring the Risk Register is maintained and that risk is managed
  • Ensuring all tangible and intangible assets are safeguarded including
  • Ensuring appropriate compliance procedures are in place and adhered to Ensuring that key performance indicators are set and monitored.
  • Overseeing the production of a five year Strategic Plan and an Annual Operational Plan
  • Setting the vision and values for Orienteering in the UK (with due consultation)

Board Minutes:

2023 2024

6 February 2023

24 April 2023

22 May 2023

24 July 2023

7 August 2023

11 October 2023

11 December 2023

5 February 2024

29 April 2024

2022 2021

17 February 2022

7 April 2022

12 May

21 July

24 September

8 December

5 February 2021

4 March 2021

12 March 2021

1 April 2021

3 June 2021

18 June 2021

4 August 2021

24 September 2021

28 October 2021

9 December 2021

2020 2019

December 2020

November 2020

September 2020

July 2020

June 2020

May 2020

19th March 2020

4th March 2020

 

December 2019

October 2019

July 2019

May 2019 

April 2019

March 2019

2018

2017

 

 

 

2016 2015

 

 

2014

2013

 

 

2012

2011

 

 

 

Archived Board Minutes

The archive of earlier Board minutes consists of: