OUR TEAM
Fact File
Chairman: Stuart Brady
Secretary: Lizzi Holman
Founded: 2023
Colours: Red and White
Home Stadium: The Gateway

Stuart Brady
Chair

Stuart Brady
Chair
Stuart is a barrister who regularly acts in sports
law cases and represents trade union members
in disciplinary, employment and personal injury
proceedings. Stuart was Labour Parliamentary
Candidate for Reigate in 2024 and
Loughborough in 2019

Lizzi Holman
Secretary

Lizzi Holman
Secretary
Lizzi is a public policy professional with
expertise in economic growth policy and
welfare to work obtained in local authorities
and industry. Lizzi is the Constituency Labour
Party Chair for Croydon South.

Duncan McVey
Head of Business Relations

Duncan McVey
Head of Business Relations
Duncan is a lecturer at Manchester
Metropolitan University with a special interest
in the business of sport and in particular
football. He is involved in the football pressure
group Fair Game and is a former V
ice
-
President
at Bank of America.

Hamida Ali
Senior Advisor

Hamida Ali
Senior Advisor
Hamida is the Head of Policy and Programmes
at the leading think tank on a missions
-
based
approach to government, the Future
Governance Forum.
She brings significant
experience leading on equality and diversity at
City Hall, and as a former London Borough
Council Leader

Megan Richards
Head of Parliamentary Affairs and Wales Lead

Megan Richards
Head of Parliamentary Affairs and Wales Lead
Megan is Chief of Staff to Henry Tufnell MP
and
she
brings a
wealth of parliamentary
experience from
Parliamentary
offices including
that of Secretary of State for Wales, Jo Stevens.
Her return to Parliament followed a successful
period as a public affairs professional

Ben Procter
Scotland Lead

Ben Procter
Scotland Lead
Ben is Chair of
the Cooperative Party in
Scotland and sits on the Scottish Executive
Committee of the Labour Party. Ben officiates
as a commissar at international cycling events

Nathan Ashley
Head of Communications

Nathan Ashley
Head of Communications
Nathan is a successful comms and public affairs
pro
fessional with significant experience across
major sports events, garnered from his time
working for the Mayor of London and in major
sports and
recreation representative bodies
.
He
has also advised a significant number of major
sports related clients
in h
is public affairs
practice

Cllr Amy Foster
Senior Adviser

Cllr Amy Foster
Senior Adviser
Amy is the Shadow Cabinet Member on
Croydon Council for Children and Young People.
Amy is a former Chair of London Living Streets
and is Chief of Staff to Natasha Irons MP who
sits on the Cul
ture Media and Sport Select
Committee
and Chairs the APPG on Youth

Pete Bowyer
Senior Adviser

Pete Bowyer
Senior Adviser
Pete is a successful public affairs professional
and
Partner
at Red Rose Consulting. Pete’s
involvement in Labour sports policy goes as far
back as his role in generating the sports content
for the 1997 manifesto when he was a Labour
staffer.

Rishi Madlani
Senior Adviser

Rishi Madlani
Senior Adviser
Rishi is a policy p
rofessional working in the
climate and finance world. He is also a Co
-
Chair
of Pride in Football and has played a leading
role in Foxes Pride, the LGBT Leicester City
Supporters group.

Annie Barker
Senior Adviser

Annie Barker
Senior Adviser
Anne is a highly respected and experienced
sports TV producer. Anne has covered top
-
flight football for decades and
worked at
multiple Olympic games

Leah Kreitzman
Senior Adviser

Leah Kreitzman
Senior Adviser
Leah is an industry leading communications
executive. She works with global brands
including in the sporting space and draws on
her experience in senior roles at Sadiq Khan’s
City Hall.

Andy Reed
Senior Adviser

Andy Reed
Senior Adviser
Andy Reed is the Director of the Sports Think Tank and Chair of the Leicestershire Business and Skills Partnership Business Board, Chair of the Sport for Development Coalition and of Active Together. He was MP for Loughborough 1997 to 2010.

Clive Tydlesley
Senior Adviser

Clive Tydlesley
Senior Adviser
Clive is renowned for his tenure as ITV’s senior football commentator from 1998 to 2020, during which he led coverage for major tournaments including five World Cups and five European Championships. Beyond his broadcasting career, Clive has been a vocal supporter of the Labour Party, often expressing his political views publicly.

Tom Jennings
Digital Marketing

Tom Jennings
Digital Marketing
Tom is a Councillor, former Cabinet member and director of Causeway Creative. Playing an integral part in our brand and digital establishment, Tom now leads our ongoing digital strategy.