The Board
Bridie joined the Board on 1 January 2024 as a Council-nominated Board Member and became Deputy President on 1 January 2026. She has been the Council representative for Hertfordshire since 2021 and is a member of the LTA’s Development Tennis Advisory Group.
Bridie has been volunteering with Hertfordshire LTA since 2015 and is currently on the Management Committee, leading on initiatives to grow schools’ tennis and to increase female participation in playing and coaching. A former management consultant and marketing executive, she now works as a level 3 LTA accredited coach. Bridie has played county tennis since junior days and has recently represented GB in ITF seniors’ tennis events.
Rachel joined the Board on 26 September 2018 and is Senior Independent Non-Executive Director. She is Chair of the Audit Committee, a member of the Board Nominations Committee and is the Board Inclusion & Diversity Champion providing oversight on the implementation of the LTA’s Inclusion and Diversity strategy.
Rachel was a partner at KPMG where she served as a member of the firm’s global management team for eight years as the global Head of People, Performance and Culture. She was also the executive responsible for global internal and external communications. Rachel joined Access Sport as Chair in 2025, is the Chair of the UK Sports Institute, an independent non-executive director of UK Sport and the Men’s Professional Rugby Board. She is an avid tennis supporter.
Sara joined the Board in June 2018 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. She is also Chair of the Remuneration Committee and sits on The Championships’ Committee of Management.
Sara is a multi-award-winning marketer and experienced Board Director who has worked across a number of industries. She's a keen tennis fan and padel player who joined the LTA Board to help ‘open up’ the game.
Yasmin Clarke joined the Board on 1 January 2026 as a Council-nominated Board Member, bringing extensive experience as a former professional player and British Junior National Champion. She is a Level 5 Master Performance Coach and mentor, with a strong background in performance and development.
Alongside her coaching work, Yasmin works part-time with Women in Sport, a charity focused on achieving gender equality in sport by increasing visibility, opportunity, and participation for women and girls. She also mentors on programmes with the Youth Sport Trust, supporting young people to develop valuable life skills through sport.
Roy joined the Board on 1 January 2023 as a Council-nominated Board Member by virtue of his appointment as the LTA Deputy President and now holds the position of LTA President 2026-2028.
He has volunteered in tennis for over 20 years in a number of roles, ranging from multiple club positions, assisting in the Cliff Richard Tennis Foundation, being involved in the Birmingham Classic WTA Tournament, multiple County committee roles and volunteering on the LTA council.
Roy is a corporate partner in a regional law firm who specialises in a broad range of corporate work including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity, joint ventures, group reorganisations and commercial transactions.
Malgorzata joined the Board on 1 January 2026 as a Council-nominated Board Member by virtue of her appointment as the Chair of the Development Tennis Advisory Group.
She currently serves as Chair of the Association of British Tennis Officials (ABTO), where she works with officials, volunteers and LTA representatives to strengthen governance, strategy and engagement across officiating pathways. In her role, she also represented ABTO as an LTA Councillor until December 2025, helping to connect the tennis and padel officiating community with the wider strategic priorities in the sport.
Alongside her tennis involvement, Malgorzata has professional experience across multiple sports, including in non-executive roles in judo, luge and cycling, and has contributed to the delivery of major international events such as the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Invictus Games.
William Jackson is the Chairman of the LTA. He is the Founder of Bridgepoint, the FTSE listed company, one of the world’s leading private market investors and has served on various Boards, including as Chair of Pret a Manger and the MotoGP World Championships. He became a Director of the All England Lawn Tennis Club in July 2025 by virtue of his LTA position.
William is also the Senior Independent Director at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Europe’s largest comprehensive cancer centre and serves as Vice President and Chair of Wellington College, the UK’s living national memorial to Arthur Wellesley, the First Duke of Wellington, a leading figure in British political and military history. Wellington College Education is one of the leading global coeducational international schools’ groups with over 8,000 students.
William is a Bancroft Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford.
Anil joined the Board on 1 August 2021 as an Independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
He has more than two decades of media, entertainment and sports experience and is currently Chief Development Officer, International at global media company, Warner Bros. Discovery, where he leads strategic growth and expansion opportunities across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Latin America. A corporate lawyer by background, Anil has previously held leadership positions at Discovery, Sky and 21st Century Fox.
Anil is passionate about tennis, having played the sport from a young age.
Scott joined as CEO of the LTA on 8 January 2018. Prior to joining the LTA, Scott has had a successful business career in the sports and leisure industry.
As Group Chief Executive of David Lloyd Leisure, Scott led the business from 2007 through to a sale to TDR Capital in September 2013. Scott stayed with the company as CEO until July 2015 and held a Non-Executive Director role until October 2025.
Simon joined the Board on 28 November 2016 in his capacity as Finance Director. He is a trustee of the LTA Tennis Foundation, a member of the Investment Advisory Group and is also responsible for the LTA’s legal team.
Simon has over 15 years' experience in the sports industry across a number of different organisations. Prior to joining the LTA, Simon was Head of Finance and Business Development at Team Sky and, prior to that, spent 15 years at Sky, leading finance teams supporting business areas including marketing, technology and Sky Sports. Simon is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having trained and qualified with KPMG.
Sir David joined the LTA Board on 1 August 2018 as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He is a member of the Nomination Committee, the lead Director for Welfare and Safety which includes Safeguarding and Anti-Doping, a member of the LTA Performance Advisory Group (PAG) and the LTA Integrity & Clinical Governance Group.
In his professional life, he was the Performance Director for British Rowing until he stepped down in February 2018 after 21 years in the role. During that time, Great Britain became the world’s leading Olympic and Paralympic rowing nation, topping the medal tables at both games until Rio 2016.
Before the days of Lottery funding for elite sport, Sir David was a medal-winning Olympic coach which he combined with a successful full-time career in education, latterly as Headteacher of a West London Comprehensive School, until he took up the Performance Director role in 1996.
He was a Non-Executive Director on the Board of the UK Sports Institute between December 2015 and December 2023 and chairs the Boards of two secondary schools, Orleans Park Academy in Twickenham and Shiplake College in Henley-on-Thames and is an ardent tennis supporter.
Sir David was appointed OBE in 2003, CBE in 2009 and received a knighthood from the Queen in 2013 for services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Julie joined the Board on 1 January 2026 as a Council-nominated Board Member. She has been the Council representative for Cambridgeshire since 2023 and has been a member of the LTA’s Development Tennis Advisory Group since 2024.
Julie is an academic researcher with a background in environmental research, focusing on how climate and land use changes affect flooding and has a keen interest in environmental sustainability. After retraining in Medical Statistics, she now works at the Centre for Trials Research, Cardiff University. Her experience in healthcare research includes design, analysis and reporting of randomised trials and the use of routinely collected public service data to improve understanding and develop strategies to reduce inequalities in adult social care.
Julie has previously held positions at King’s College London and the University of Cambridge.