The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed
, Alex Lacey, Bradley Pritchard
and Jonathan Sellins for terms of three years commencing on 14
March 2023.
Appointed for a three year term commencing on 14 March 2023.
Martin is Chief Executive of Waltham Forest Council, a position
he has held since 2010. During his time at the Council, he has
led on a national award winning gang prevention programme and a
multi-agency child sexual exploitation protection strategy.
Between 2012 and 2018, he was Chair of the London Prevent Board
which drives critical work in relation to counter-terrorism and
anti-radicalisation across the capital.
He has also taken forward the regeneration of the borough,
focussing on returning streets to walking and cycling though the
multi award winning Enjoy Waltham Forest programme. Other
significant successes include transforming the leisure and
culture offers for residents, culminating in the Council’s
successful bid to become both London’s first ever London Borough
of Culture and then MJ Local Authority of the Year in 2019.
He is a trustee of the William Morris Gallery, and is a
Non-Executive Director at the Health and Safety Executive where
he Chairs the Board’s Audit and Risk Committee.
Most recently, Martin took on the role of London Local Authority
Strategic Coordination Chief Executive (London Gold) where he was
responsible for coordinating activity across all London boroughs
and a member of the London Strategic Coordination Group (SCG).
Martin is an environmental health officer by training. He was
awarded the ‘Ronald Williams Gold Medal’, on graduating, by the
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, where he later
served as a Board Member and Trustee for eight years. His first
role after qualifying was as a Health and Safety enforcement
officer.
Alex Lacey
Appointed for a three year term commencing on 14 March 2023.
Alex Lacey is the Operations Director at Silverstone Circuits,
with over 27 years’ experience and a significant depth of
knowledge and experience operating major sporting events and
large-scale venue management within a sports environment.
She has overseen the design and delivery of a range of projects
including the 200 bedroom Hilton Garden Inn Hotel and Silverstone
Escapade (luxury residences development), all whilst ensuring the
day to day business and delivery of events is not impacted.
Alex was awarded an Associate Member status of the British Racing
Drivers’ Club, is a member of the Motorsport UK Race Committee
and has played an active role in the Major Event Organisers
Association.
Bradley Pritchard
Appointed for a three year term commencing on 14 March 2023.
Bradley is a former professional footballer, having played for
Charlton Athletic, Leyton Orient and Stevenage whilst in the
Football League. He has represented teams at all levels in the
non-league football pyramid, most recently representing Lewes FC
in the Isthmian Premier Division.
Bradley is currently a member of the Chair’s Panel for The
Football Association’s Judicial Panel and Exception’s Panel, as
well as an Arbitrator Specialist member for the panel of
arbitrators and mediators for Sport Resolutions.
He established a non-profit organisation called Sporting Way
which runs emotional wellbeing programmes in schools, colleges
and youth centres in London and the South East of England.
Bradley is a board member for the Sport for Development Coalition
and a Council member for Kent FA.
Jonathan Sellins
Appointed for a three year term commencing on 14 March 2023.
Jon Sellins has been involved in running large venues and major
events for over 35 years. His career began in 1987 when he was
fortunate to join Wembley PLC, the former owners of the old
Wembley Stadium, Arena and Conference Centre. He spent almost 10
years at the Wembley Complex working across all the venues and
learning about major sporting events, large concerts, exhibitions
& conferences.
Since then his career has encompassed the Millennium Dome, Earls
Court & Olympia, the London 2012 Olympics, Tottenham Hotspur,
Wembley Stadium, some muddy obstacle races around the world and
latterly The Roundhouse in Camden.
Between June 2017 & June 2020 Jon was Group Operations
director at The Football Association where he was responsible for
the operation of both Wembley Stadium and The National Football
Centre at St George’s Park. As both a venue operator and a fan,
Jon is passionate about venue safety.
Remuneration and Governance Code
Board Members of the Sports Ground Safety Authority are
remunerated £265 a day. These appointments have been made in
accordance with the Cabinet
Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The process
is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The
Government’s Governance Code requires that any significant
political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five
years is declared. This is defined as holding office, public
speaking, making a recordable donation or candidature for
election. , Alex Lacey, Bradley Pritchard
and Jonathan Sellins have not declared any significant political
activity.
