The London Sport Board of Trustees challenge us, encourage us and work with us to raise the game for physical activity and sport in London.
They all share our passion for the impact grassroots physical activity and sport can have on the lives of Londoners.
Board of Trustees
Jillian Moore
Chair
Jillian is Global Advisory Practice Lead at Avanade, having previously led business units at Logica, Publicis Sapient, Slalom and Atos. She was also a member of the board of Trustees at Eduserv. She has worked in Digital Transformation in Digital Agencies, Consultancies and SIs and has worked with many markets including CPG, Retail, Sport and Financial Services.
Sally Benatar
Vice-Chair, Senior Independent Director and Safeguarding & Welfare Lead
Sally is a Fellow of the Forward Institute responsible leadership programme and has recently retired as a chief superintendent with the Metropolitan Police where she led the South West London command unit. She is experienced in strategic partnerships, community safety, safeguarding and leadership development.
Paul Benjamin
Treasurer
Paul Benjamin was appointed as CFO of Microsoft Central Europe, Middle East & Africa (CEMA) in February 2023. He is accountable for leading the Microsoft CEMA Finance team and partnering with the business teams to deliver against the strategic priorities of the company. Prior to this he held multiple senior finance roles in Microsoft including MEA CFO, UK CFO, Regional finance Director for Western Europe and the Netherlands CFO. Before joining Microsoft Paul worked primarily in FMCG holding commercial finance roles at Premier Foods and Coca-Cola. Paul has a business degree from UWE - Bristol and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Paul is married with two children
Charlie Boss
Trustee
Charlie is Interim Chief Executive of The Jockey Club having previously served as Chief Commercial Officer. Charlie has worked across a variety of organisations in the sport industry, including running Disney’s sports businesses in Europe and Africa, as Chief Commercial Officer of Southampton Football Club and in senior brand and marketing roles at the Rugby Football Union and the Football Association. He has also served on the boards of Racecourse Media Group, Britbet and City Racing.
Shaun Danielli
Trustee
Shaun is the Director of Population Health and Inequalities at Kings Health Partners and NHS South East London. He is also a Policy Fellow of the Centre for Health Policy at Imperial College London. He has worked for the NHS in London for the last 13 years. Prior to this he worked in consultancy (PA Consulting and Cranfield University) and manufacturing (Airbus), having initialled trained as an engineer.
Paul Osborn
Trustee
Paul is the Council Leader for Harrow, a borough he has lived in for over 30 years, and was first elected to the Council for Pinner Ward at a by-election in 2001. He is also the Chairman of the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority which is responsible for three 2012 Olympic venues, as well as leisure venues and open spaces across London, Essex, and Hertfordshire. He is also the Executive Vice Chairman of Conservative Way Forward.
Andrew Selby
Trustee
Andrew Selby is a leading figure in the sponsorship industry with a proven track record working with commercial and sporting organisations. As the Head of Partnerships at Deloitte, he believes in the power of collaboration to unlock our collective potential. Andrew is passionate about the transformative impact that sport, activity, and culture can have on our lives and communities.
Tracey McCillen
Trustee
Tracey has over 25 years experience in national and international disability sport with in-depth experience in classification, inclusion and governance. Tracey is Chief Executive of UKSA and is a Trustee of Activity Alliance and the European Region of Virtus. Tracey is a Barrister, a Visiting Fellow at De Montford University’s CRISTAL Research programme and an examiner on the Sports Law and Business LLM. Tracey is a passionate advocate for equality and rights.
Alex Eagle
Trustee
Alex is the CEO and co-founder of The Running Charity, an award-winning mental health charity that has pioneered trauma-informed approaches and uses running to empower young people experiencing homelessness, multiple disadvantages, or trauma. Alex has worked in sports for development throughout his professional career.
Usama Yusuf
Trustee
Usama is an Investment Associate at Fair4All Finance, where he is responsible for managing and supporting several investments in the community finance sector. Usama is also involved in the due diligence of new investment proposals. Prior to joining Fair4All Finance, he was a Senior Investment Banking Analyst at Citi in the EMEA Industrials Team. He is a co-Founder of New World FC, a men’s-based community football club that competes across London.
Yashmin Harun BEM
Trustee
Yashmin is the founding Chair of Muslimah Sports Association (MSA), a charity that aims to empower Muslim women through sports. Yashmin is also an Independent Non-Executive Director at British Fencing, elected Director at London FA, FA National Game Board member, FA Council Member, and Chair of Frenford and MSA WFC. She has over 20 years’ banking experience and currently works for SMBC BI, and has recently completed her Masters in Global Public Policy. Her most recent awards includes the Asian Woman of Achievement Award for Sports and The National Diversity Award in 2023.
Brenda Dacres
trustee
Brenda Dacres is the directly elected Mayor of the London Borough of Lewisham. Prior to her election in March 2024, Brenda served as Lewisham’s Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Housing Development and Planning. She has been a Councillor representing wards in New Cross and Deptford since 2014 and has held a number of Cabinet portfolios, including Environment and Transport, Safer Communities, and Sports, Leisure and Culture. She is the first black woman to serve as directly elected mayor in London.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Sub-Committee Members
SANIA HAQ
Sub-Committee Member for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Sania specialises in diversity and intercultural research and has worked in this space for 12+ years. She helps her commercial clients in sectors such as sports, music and entertainment navigate and reach diverse audiences, and works closely with governments and non-profits to help them better understand and meet their socioeconomic needs. Sania has conducted extensive projects on participation and diversity within sport, for Sport England, London Sport and a number of NGBs.
bevis allen
Sub-Committee Member for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Bevis works for the Greater London Authority/Mayor of London as Programme and Policy Officer in Youth and Sport. He has previously worked for London Sport as Boxing Development Officer, supporting a number of local authorities and National Sports Governing Bodies. As well as currently being a professional boxing coach, Bevis has a huge passion for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. He has developed and delivered anti-racism workshops and recently designed a new anti-discrimination online workshop for England Boxing, where until recently he served as an EDI Consultant part-time in 2022. Bevis delivers anti-racism/discrimination and mental health workshops for community sports organisations and in UK Prisons. An accomplished speaker, Bevis has spoken at the House of Commons, and at UK Sports Anti-Racism Events amongst others.
Our Strategy
Governance Documents
We work closely with Sport England and the Mayor of London’s sports division to ensure that our work is coordinated and compliments the efforts of the whole physical activity and sport sector in London.
In line with Sport England’s A Code for Sports Governance, we recruit and engage with people with appropriate diversity, independence skills, experience and knowledge to take effective decisions that further the organisations goals.
If you would like to receive more information about our Board recruitment, commitments and operations, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
