Dame Denise Lewis
President
[Current Term End Date : AGM 2027]
Denise is currently the President of UKA having been elected at the AGM in December 2023. An Olympic heptathlon champion from the Sydney Games in 2000, Denise enjoyed a decorated career in the sport winning Olympic bronze in 1996, two world silver medals, a European title and two Commonwealth titles.
Since retiring from the sport, Denise has undertaken an array of television work for the BBC, become President of Commonwealth Games England and been an ambassador and patron for several initiatives, events and charities.
As a young athlete she competed for her local clubs; first Wolverhampton & Bilston AC and then Birchfield Harriers.
Andrew Pozzi
Andrew is a three-time Olympian having competed in London (2012), Rio de Janeiro (2016) and Tokyo (2021) – where he made the final of the 110m Hurdles. During a 12-year professional career, Andrew was World and European Champion in the 60m Hurdles. Boasting a broad scope of experience, Andrew worked with a number of the World’s most decorated and celebrated coaches, training in different countries and in different languages.
Since 2024, Andrew has been developing his commercial experience as an account manager at the forefront of the tech industry, specialising in supporting UK Public Sector organisations. As Chair of the UKA Athletes’ Commission, Andrew is perfectly placed to advocate for the athlete voice and ensure that UKA and their athletes always remain closely aligned and driving performance forward.
Zac Shaw
Zac is a 2X Paralympic medalist and actively competing athlete. He has a rare eye condition called Stagradt’s Disease which affects his central vision. Zac is a member of the Athletes Commission and brings representation from the home nations as he also sits on the England Athletics Athlete Panel.
Tony Shiret
Affiliated Clubs Representative UKAM
[Current Term End Date: AGM 2027]
Tony represents affiliated clubs having been elected in 2023. He previously held the same position on the UKMC from 2015-2017.
Professionally he was mainly an investment banking analyst covering retail companies and still feels that decisions should be made on the basis of accurate data/statistics. He feels that this area needs to improve in athletics.
He is a member of Newham & Essex Beagles (since 1978) and coaches middle and longer distance athletes. He was a very average level competitor mainly in the 400H (just top 20 ranked). Mainly he was manager of the NEB British League team which won the BAL 2008-2010 (manager for the first part of this).
Benefiting from the knowledge that no-one else generally wants to do those jobs he has been Chair and Co-Chair of the London Region Council of England Athletics and the National Council, and thereby a non-exec director of EA until 2017. He is Vice Chair of the Athletics Research Group, a non-affiliated body.
He is currently the organiser/promoter one of the UK’s most successful track meetings, Stratford Speed GP, where alongside Laura Hillyard (Yaura Agency) a more social media driven model is being developed.
Arwel Williams
Officials Representative
[Current Term End Date: AGM 2027]
Arwel retired as a Senior Police Officer and has been the Hon Sec. of Liverpool Harriers & AC for over a decade, having been at the club for nearly 30 years, with many roles at the club including being YA Team Manger and a L3 Middle Distance Coach. He chairs the UK Athletics Endurance Education and Training Sub-Group, is the Endurance Representative on the Northern Athletics Executive Board and the Chair of Merseyside County AA.
He has refereed internationally, including the IAAF Half Marathon in Cardiff and the Dubai Marathon in 2019 amongst many other events. He was the Out-of-Stadium Events Manager for the 2017 IAAF World Championships. He has been selected as an official at every major championship staged in the UK, since the 2012 Olympic Games. He is also an experienced Field Referee who has regularly refereed at national level and has been a member of the UKA Field Peer Group.
He is a regular tutor on endurance officials’ courses and is closely involved with organising events at local, regional and national level in both Track and Field, and Endurance. He has significant experience working in governance professionally and within athletics. He would be pleased to hear from all officials with any views that would enhance their experience and the sport.
Tim Stoutar
Tim is a former endurance athlete and is currently a member of the UKA Standards, Ethics and Rules Committee, Vice-Chair of the Youth Development League and a Trustee and Junior Women’s Team Manager at Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC (BBHAC).
He has previously been: an elected director on the Board of England Athletics (2014-2021); Chair of the UKA Rules Group (2016-2024); a director of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights; and, Chair of the International Bar Association Pro Bono Committee (following his retirement from a legal career with a major international law firm).
He is a Life Member at BBHAC, where he has served as President and Chair of its Management Committee.
PETER D JACK MBE, LL.B
I am a son, a brother, a husband and a father – and also an:
Advocate – I am a lawyer in a rural practice of 46 years’ experience.
Activist – I am a keen member (and current President) of the Rotary Club of Limavady where we specialize in global grants for projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal helping to install basic hygiene and educational facilities. I have been privileged to see them working effectively on the ground. I was a founder member of the We Deserve Better and Back to Work Campaigns.
Author – I have penned 5 books based on my travels to 79 countries in the world, raising £15,000.000 for Rotary International charities.
Announcer – I do M.C. at sporting events all over the British Isles and France and local events too. I have also organised major triathlon and duathlon championships and commentated for the BBC at the Commonwealth Games.
Athlete – No talent whatsoever but I have done 16 Ironmen events, about 60 Marathons, 4 or 5 Ultras and stood on mountain summits in 6 different countries in Africa, Europe and Asia. I have recently been appointed to the Board of Athletics NI. I was privileged to carry the Olympic Torch on top of the Giant’s Causeway in June 2012. I’ve cycled from Mizen to Malin and was a former President of Triathlon Ireland.
I am honoured to be the High Sherrif for the County of Londonderry for 2026.
Roland Gibbard
Roland has over 50 year’s athletic experience as a competitor, official and race organiser. As a Level 4 endurance official and UKA Member (Road Running Rep), he is currently chair of EA’s South West Road/MT licensing panel andcommittee member at England Athletics and Avon AA. He has recently been appointed England Masters Cross Country team manager. Roland is also a lifetime member of Charnwood AC, something which he is very proud of.
John Rodger
John Rodger’s lifelong interest in athletics began as a thirteen-year-old when he joined Paisley Harriers, competing in his first National Cross-Country Championship at Hamilton Park Racecourse in 1960. His family moving to Africa disrupted his athletic career, and it wasn’t until Kilbarchan AAC reformed in 1974 that his interest in athletics was rekindled. Since that time, he has been an enthusiastic club runner and committee member, serving two terms as president.
He campaigned successfully to build an all-weather. athletics facility within Renfrewshire, which was opened by Steve Ovett OBE in 1991. He was instrumental in raising funds to construct an indoor athletic facility adjacent to the outdoor track. This opened in 2021.
John served as a director of the Renfrewshire Leisure Trust from 1993 until 2017 and was race director of the Paisley 10k Road Race and 3km fun run for many years.
At a national level, John has been a selector and team manager for scottishathletics and has served two terms as the Convenor of the Road and Cross Country Commission.
A career in software development started in the late sixties in London and ended when he retired as Sales and Marketing Director of a major software development company.
John is currently President of scottishathletics.
Stephen Wallace
Stephen Wallace is an accomplished Head Coach and Club Leader with over 32 years of professional experience in Project Delivery and Business Development. Since returning to athletics in 2009, he has successfully transferred his corporate expertise in stakeholder management and team building to the sporting sector, assisting driving the growth of Cumbernauld AAC from 45 members to a robust community of 245 athletes and 18 coaches.
Stephen serves as both a Scottish Athletics Technical Official (Start Team) and an Event Group Coach specializing in Sprints, Hurdles, and Endurance. His commitment to the sport has been recognized at the national level; he was named the Scottish Athletics Volunteer of the Year in 2018 and has been twice shortlisted for the Club Coach Award. Stephen’s leadership extends to international representation, having served as Team Manager for various national squads, including the SIAB, School Games, Celtic Games and Welsh Athletics U20 Internationals. A respected voice in club governance, he has been invited to present at the Scottish Athletics National Club Conference to share best practices on athlete pathways and organizational structure. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Computer Information Systems and remains a key figure in developing the next generation of Scottish track and field talent.
Lynne Brier
My name is Lynne Brier and I represent Welsh Athletics on the UK members committee. I am a recently retired headteacher and now work part-time as a school inspector, carrying out primary school inspections throughout Wales. This has allowed me more flexibility to attend the gym, pursue my love of walking and travel further afield to watch my son and daughter compete as senior athletes.
My involvement in athletics goes back more than forty years. I was a junior athlete with Swansea Harriers Athletics Club from the age of thirteen and I am now the chairperson of the club. I took my own children to Swansea Harriers in 2006 and soon took an interest in helping to coach the junior athletes. In addition to my coaching responsibilities and my role as club chairperson, I am the senior women’s team manager and one of the club welfare officers. I am also a board member of Welsh Athletics and general Council and try to officiate as part of the photo finish team whenever I have an opportunity. I have a genuine love of athletics, and as a long-retired athlete and parent of two senior athletes, I fully appreciate the work that goes on behind the scenes from staff and volunteers alike, at UK and home countries level. We are all committed to making our sport enjoyable, safe and accessible to all. My competitive days are in the distant past, but I am almost always present at UK Championships, both indoors and outdoors, as well as other competitions around the country.
Matthew Dalton
Matthew is an Honorary Life Member and Trustee of Peterborough and Nene Valley AC and held several committee positions at (the predecessor club) Peterborough AC since joining in 2006. He was Chairman of the club from 2013 to 2018, being the youngest ever incumbent of the position. Matthew is a qualified coach, field judge (L2) and timekeeper (L4). As a Masters athlete, he has competed at a local, regional, national and international level – medalling at the World Masters in Australia in 2016.
Matthew joined the England Athletics (EA) East Regional Council in 2019 and took the Chair two years later. In 2023, he became Chair of EA’s England Council, a position that gives him a seat on the EA Board.
Away from our sport, over the last two decades, Matthew has held numerous volunteer positions including being an elected member of Peterborough City Council for 10 years, during which time he served as a Cabinet Member under three separate Leaders. Since leaving the city council, Matthew has been a trustee in a local culture and leisure trust and a board member at the Agricultural Industries Confederation.
As his day job, Matthew is Managing Director of Dalton Seeds, the largest family-owned business of its type in the country.