2025 BF BOARD ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT
Four candidates have been nominated to fill two Elected Board Director positions. The election will be manged by Civica and voting members will be emailed instructions on how to vote on or before 5th August, with a closing time/date of 12 noon 9th September.
Valid nominations for four candidates were received by 12 noon on Wednesday 16th July 2025 (the published Nomination Date).
Therefore an election will be held.
British Fencing has appointed Civica to manage the election process. In accordance with the Timeline Chart 2025, or before the 5th August, Civica will send out election papers to the list of Voting Members (i.e. members in the following categories who are aged 18 or over and were fully paid up Compete, Recreational, Starter members at 12 noon on Wednesday 16th July 2025).
Closing Date: 12 noon on Tuesday 9th September 2025 is the closing time and date for voting. All votes must be submitted through the Civica platform, not by direct email or post.
Candidates
- Paul Abrahams – candidate information* here
- Theo Ayanwale – candidate information* here
- Nick Payne – candidate information* here
- Adam Steiner – candidate information* here
(*Candidate information was provided by the candidate on their nomination form and has not been subject to editing or verification checks)
The Board reminds members that for good governance purposes, it is essential to maintain a diverse Board of Directors that is representative of the BF membership. Following the expiry of the current directors’ terms, females, disabled people and ethnic minorities will be under-represented on the Board. Only one candidate is from an under represented group.
The Board must ensure that it has a broad range of skills and attributes that collectively support the delivery of British Fencing’s vision, mission, and objectives. The Board sought to enhance its collective experience and expertise by encouraging candidates with current qualifications and relevant practice experience in the following areas to stand:
- Delivery/Oversight of World Class Performance Programmes in Paralympic Sport
- Private sector fundraising/commercial activities to support British Fencing strategic priorities
- Sport/activity procurement in the education sector (primary/secondary)
- HR
In accordance with Bye Law VI.4(a)(i), the Nominations Committee has produced the following statement – ‘ Based on the information contained in the candidate nomination forms, all candidates at least partially meet one element of the requested skillset’
Member Nominations
| Paul Abrahams | Theo Ayanwale | Nick Payne | Adam Steiner |
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The Bye-laws prevail in the event of any difference between this Announcement and the Bye-laws.
The Administrative Procedures adopted by BF also apply to the running of the election.