Board of Directors

The Board of Directors (Trustees under the Charities Act, Directors under the Companies Act) are ultimately responsible in running and conducting the affairs and business of the charity in accordance with the charity's governing document and acting in the charity's best interest only.

As the Board of Directors of a Special Olympics Accredited Programme it is also accountable to Special Olympics Inc., for ensuring that its Accredited Programme complies with all the requirements of the General Rules and other uniform standards.

The Board may delegate specific authority or responsibility for particular functions to officers, committees or sub-committees as per the charity's governing documents. The key focus of the SOGB Board is on the financial management and funding to enable SOGB to successfully pursue and develop its charitable objectives.

Chairman: Lawrie McMenemy MBE

Lawrie McMenemy MBE is most famously known as Manager of Southampton Football Club during their most successful period in history when he guided his team to FA Cup victory in 1976 against Manchester United. As Southampton Manager, Lawrie also introduced an enhanced youth development policy during his spell as a manager from which England internationals Mark Wright, Mathew Le Tissier and Alan Shearer graduated from.

Although still very much involved in football, Lawrie is also now a very experienced public speaker, specialising in management motivation, a theme addressed at numerous corporate conferences, including: Reuters, Hewlett Packard, Sema Group, Lloyds Bank, IBM and The Royal Mail. He has appeared on The Michael Parkinson Show, Wogan and Call My Bluff and has written two books, “Diary of a Season” and “Lawrie McMenemy’s Book of Soccer”. As well as being Chairman of Special Olympics Great Britain, he is also on the committee of Outward Bound. His other hobbies and interests include golf, tennis and the theatre.

Board Members