Meet The Team

I grew up in Warwickshire and spent time in Berkshire and Lincolnshire before moving down to Sussex in my mid-twenties to take up a job in Lewes. That was some 35 years ago. I joined Southdown Sports Club as my boss was a tennis nut and he introduced me to the club. Initially I lived in Brighton and moved to Lewes in 1990 and have been a member of Southdown since. For a few years I was tennis chair and, from 2011-2021, I was chair of the whole club which provides tennis, hockey, squash and netball facilities.

I have been chair of Tennis Sussex since March 2022.

I have always enjoyed the physical exercise and social enjoyment of tennis and try and play as much as can which usually means 2 or 3 times a week. I particularly enjoy doubles and am fortunate to play for the O60s county team which I thoroughly enjoy, particularly visiting and meeting players from other counties.

 In my day job I am a director of Enplan, a planning, landscape and environmental consultancy with offices in Lewes and Milton Keynes. I set up the business with my co-director in 2000.

 My wife, Sue, is an accomplished player and I’m pleased to say we still manage to play mixed doubles together!

I am a qualified chartered accountant with 40 years experience in finance. I have been a board member of a number of public companies and I am currently a non-executive director of three public companies and chairman of one private company. I enjoy working with small and motivated teams.

I have lived in Sussex since 2000 and played tennis regularly until a few years ago.

I am a grass roots guy, delivering affordable and accessible tennis in Sussex. In 2017, I helped establish Queens Park Tennis Club as the first independent, self-funded parks club in Brighton & Hove, a model followed successfully by several clubs in the city. In 2020, I founded St Ann’s Tennis in central Brighton & Hove, now a flourishing community club, and winner of the Tennis Sussex 2023 Parks Venue Of The Year award. I serve on the Brighton & Hove Parks League LTA committee, and coach red ball at the Crew Club in Whitehawk. I have a background in sports TV and marketing, working with IMG, UEFA, British Rowing, the Premier League and Formula E.

Having worked at the LTA as the lead for volunteering for 8 years, I’ve joined Tennis Sussex because of my passion for grassroots and community tennis. I strongly believe sport should be available for all, and I’m motivated to make tennis inclusive.

I head up volunteering at Mental Health Innovations which powers Shout and The Mix, and have volunteered most of my life including at the Samaritans. I’m also a trained therapeutic counsellor.

Having moved to Sussex a few years ago, I now play most of my (very amateur!) tennis at Hove Park. I regularly play in the Local Tennis Leagues, and I’m a committee member of BLAGSS (LGBTQ+ tennis group).

I have lived and worked in Sussex all my life and, as a father of two, have always enjoyed being involved in sport. My club memberships include;

David Lloyd Wickwoods, Steyning Tennis Club, Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club and the Dyke Golf Club. Representing Sussex in the Senior’s County tennis teams is very rewarding and enjoyable.

Other interests include travelling, socialising and meeting up with friends, both old and new ! Music is also important to me, both playing and learning, along with musical theatre.

I have retired from my professional background in the construction industry, specialising in Project Management, being a member of the Chartered Institute of Building for over 30 years.