British Wrestling Association Board



The Board of Directors is the highest level of decision making in British Wrestling 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 an independent chair, 4 home nation directors, 3 independent directors appointed by a selection panel, up to 2 additional directors co-opted by the board and the Chief Executive.
26/05/2026

Mick Sudron

Mick is an experienced business leader and wrestling coach with over 40 years of involvement in wrestling. He currently runs a successful full-time gym business and […]
20/04/2026

Alex Gladkov

Alex is currently a Risk Analyst at Kroll, specialising in risk intelligence services that protect global organisations from reputational, security, and online threats. He brings extensive […]
01/10/2025

Mark Charig

Mark is the Chair of the Welsh Wrestling Association. Mark’s involvement in the sport is extensive, including experience as a coach and a parent to an […]
01/10/2025

Tom Reynolds

Tom is a senior communications professional, with over a decade of leadership experience in the medical indemnity and insurance sector. His experience spans public affairs, marketing, […]
07/01/2025

Steven Esom

Steven is an experienced chair and Board member of a number of consumer facing organisations and has been the Chair of GB Boxing since 2013. Other […]
29/12/2024

Mark Connor

Dr. Mark Connor is an Assistant Professor at the University College Dublin School of Business and a member of the UCD Natural Computing Research & Applications […]
24/04/2024

Ian Da Cunha

Ian is a senior lawyer with over 15 years of corporate and commercial legal experience and has worked in both private practise and the in-house sector. […]
24/04/2024

Judith Duffin

Judith is a solicitor-advocate and has significant expertise in regulatory law, large investigations and advising on a variety of governance issues. Judith’s current role involves representing […]
06/03/2023

Ishveen Jolly

Ishveen is a trailblazer in the sports marketing industry having built OpenSponsorship.com into the world’s largest marketplace connecting brands to athletes for digital marketing campaigns. Her […]
24/04/2018
Craig Anthony

Craig Anthony

Craig became British Wrestling Chief Executive on 1st September 2019.  Prior to joining British Wrestling, Craig spent 12 years in the sport sector, including time working […]

Board Responsibilities

The British Wrestling board is responsible for;

  1. approving the Association’s strategy, management policies, business plan and financial budgets;
  2. receiving reports and approving and making recommendations in relation to the audit of the Association
  3. finalising and presenting the annual report and accounts for approval by the Voting Members at the annual general meeting;
  4. administering the finances and business performance of the Association;
  5. arranging the annual general meeting and other general meetings in accordance with these Articles;
  6. approving, issuing, amending and rescinding Regulations;
  7. appointing committees and sub-committees pursuant to Article 8;
  8. determining the membership subscriptions payable by the Voting Members;
  9. appointing the auditors and determining their remuneration; and
  10. supervising the CEO and his/her staff in the administration of the affairs of the Association.

The Board may from time to time establish or appoint committees and sub-committees as it may deem necessary for the effective conduct of the affairs of the Association. Details of these committees can be found here. 

Board Minutes

Board Minutes are available here

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