UK Coaching Chair To Step Down
The Board of UK Coaching has announced that its chair, Gillian Wilmot, has decided not to proceed with another term with the National Coaching Foundation.
Wilmot, who was elected in 2015, oversaw the organisation’s transition from Sports Coach UK to UK Coaching – a significant transformation designed to help meet the needs of UK coaches and coaching in the future.
Other key achievements of her three years at the helm include achieving the governance requirements for the New Code for Sports Governance, recruiting a completely new board and executive team, as well as repositioning the organisation within the sector.
Commenting on the decision not to serve a further term, Wilmot said: “I am delighted we have a truly diverse and highly skilled Board and executive team to take UK Coaching forward.
“I have decided that now is the right time for me to step aside and focus on commercial chairmanships, chairing senet, public speaking, mentoring and on completing my book.”
Among Wilmot’s other interests, she is the founder of Board Mentoring, which works matching experienced directors and chairman with executives to assist in aiding a career path to board level across UK and international organisations.
The work of UK Coaching revolves around improving the lives of individuals that partake in sport and physical activity by working with coaches and coaching organisations, with the primary goal of encouraging a more active nation.
The UK’s National Coaching Foundation says it has benefited from Wilmot’s insight and influence over her three-year spell, claiming that Wilmot will leave with the organisation in a position of great strength and clarity of purpose.
Mark Gannon, UK Coaching chief executive added: “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Gillian for leading UK Coaching through a very challenging period and, in particular, her tremendous work in overseeing its strategic transformation.”
Looking ahead, UK Coaching now expects to have a replacement in position by the end of June 2019, with Wilmot assisting the board in its search for a successor as the organisation enters its latest phase of development.
