Steuart Howie - Trustee (member Executive Committee), Chairman
Steuart was born in Sheffield and graduated in law from Edinburgh University. He spent time in both Glasgow and the Cayman Islands before returning to Edinburgh and was until October 2008 Director of Remortgage Services at Optima Legal in Glasgow. He has now retired from full time legal practice. He is a past President of Worldlink for Law,  an international legal network. He served on the Spoon Scottish Regional Committee for several years,lattterly as Chairman. He is married with two sons. Steuart is a keen golfer and keep fit enthusiast who is interested in all sports and rugby in particular.

Roger Davies - Trustee (member Executive Committee), Deputy Chairman
Roger was born in 1946 in South Wales. He received his MA from Cambridge University. He is a retired solicitor and served as a Partner in Allen & Overy from 1976 to 2002 where he specialised in energy, corporate and banking work. Roger is Chairman of Governors of a private sector school and Deputy Chairman of Governors of a state sector school. He is the Director of a start-up oil and gas development and production company. He is married with four children and a grandson and is a keen golfer. Roger’s other interests include equestrian eventing, horse racing, shooting, opera, wine and, of course, rugby.

David Allen OBE - Trustee, Past Chairman
David has been living in Geneva, Switzerland since 1995 and is a Senior Partner of Dramla S.A. a consultancy and investment business based in Geneva.  Dramla manages many diverse investments ranging from an intravenous production facility in Mongolia to various investments in China and to a logistics company in Hungary operating in Eastern Europe, Afghanistan and Iraq. Prior to moving to Switzerland, he was Chairman of DHL International (UK) Ltd. Outside business, David is involved in various charities principally Wooden Spoon. He is also involved with The Healing Foundation, a medical charity doing research into plastic surgery and Youth Charter for Sports, Culture and Arts, a charity which aims at giving young disenfranchised young people an opportunity to develop in life through sports, the arts and culture. He is presently Chairman of the WPO Alpine Chapter in Geneva, a business group which creates an environment where the power of idea exchange enhances lives, enriches families and improves communities.  David is also a Member of the Verbier Festival & Academy Foundation. He is currently the Vice President of the Swiss Rugby Federation responsible for International Relations and also Vice President of Nyon Rugby Club based in Vaud, Switzerland. He likes all sports but is particularly keen on rugby (only from the touchline these days), snow skiing, hiking, kayaking on Lake Geneva and tennis.

Peter C Brown - Trustee (member Audit and Governance Committee)
Peter was born in Troon in 1945. He is married to Jill with three grown up married children and now resides on the other seaside coast in Dunbar.  A Scottish Chartered Accountant, he led a CA practice in the Scottish Borders for 30 years and is former Chairman of The Scottish Building Society. Winning 27 caps for Scotland, Peter’s captaincy of the Scotland XV included three wins over England!  Former Chairman of the Spoon Scottish Regional Committee, he has been joint Honorary Scottish President for 10 years.  In his current rugby discipline role he is an IRB & Heineken Cup Citing Commissioner. An active after dinner speaker, Peter is also a keen golfer and photographer.

Roger Cooke - Trustee, (member Audit and Governance Committee)
Roger was born in1945 in Bristol and is married with two children. He is a retired Chartered Accountant, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation and a Member of the Company of Tax Advisers. He was a Partner in Arthur Andersen from 1976 to 1998 and served as head of the London Tax Practice from 1979 to 1989. He was then made head of Tax for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa from 1989 to 1993. He became global CFO and was based in Chicago from 1993 to 1995. He was a member of global Board of Partners between 1989 and 1993 and on the global Executive Committee from 1989 to 1995. His sporting interests include tennis, football and cricket and he also enjoys the theatre and dining out.

Bill Hill - CEO
Bill Hill was born in Scotland and played a lot of rugby and golf in his youth and feels he would have made it to the top if only his talent and capability came close to matching his enthusiasm. However, since joining Spoon in 1990 , Bill has channelled this energy into completing  the 4 Peaks Challenge three times and the London Marathon four times to raise money for the charity. From a professional viewpoint, Bill has over  20 years experience holding senior positions in blue chip giants Hewlett-Packard and Sage PLC.  Bill trained as an accountant and holds diplomas from INSEAD and Cranfield University as well as CIMA qualifications.

David Hammond - Trustee
David was born 1945 and is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.  He has been a Trustee since 1993 and was Chairman 1996-2000.  He is the former Chairman of BCA Holdings and was a member of the Competition Commission.  He was Chairman of Carlisle Group and a non-executive director of BB Holdings and Global Health Partner.  He is also a Trustee of three other charities including Crimestoppers and a city academy.  He is married with three grown up children.  A keen sportsman, particularly rugby, he was Chairman of London Welsh for eight years, has sat on the RFU Council and was formerly a Director of the WRU.

David Laing - Trustee (member Executive Committee)
David was born in 1945 and is married to Mary and has four sons and a daughter. He was educated at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate and University College, London. He now lives near Kettering in Northamptonshire. A member of the Laing Construction family, he qualified as an architect and operated in private practice for many years. He also has interests in property and is a director of a number of property companies, both family related and independent. He is a trustee of both local and national charities including the Youth Sports Trust, the Northamptonshire Community Foundation and the Northamptonshire Association of Youth Clubs. He is on the Court of the Worshipful Company of Paviors. He is a very enthusiastic participant in classic car racing and his other hobbies include horse racing and
eventing, hockey (as a past university and county player), shooting, golf, music and rugby (as a member of Leicester Tigers).

Fiona Morris - Trustee (member Audit and Governance Committee)
Fiona was born in Hereford and grew up on a hill farm in Mid-Wales. She graduated in English from Bristol University and worked for Merrill Lynch for three years before returning to study to convert her degree to Law. Fiona practised commercial law as a solicitor at Clifford Chance for ten years, where her involvement with Spoon began when she became an advisor to the Charity and she later joined the Spoon London Committee. Fiona is now senior in-house counsel with Accenture, the consulting and outsourcing services multi-national, having a specialist role in relation to market making global transactions. She is a fluent French speaker and francophile, having lived in France for a year and a half. Fiona lives with her partner in Wimbledon and she enjoys rugby (particularly when Wales is on form!), golf, skiing, travel, as well as good food and wine.

Bruce Priday - Trustee
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Martin Sanders - Trustee (member of Audit and Governance Committee) 
Martin was born in Cardiff, South Wales and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. He lives in Maidenhead with his wife Kirsty and their three young sons. Martin is General Manager of Honda (UK) Power Equipment and a Senior Member of the Honda Europe Power Equipment Board. He also worked for both Volvo Cars (UK) and British Airways. Martin is a Director of the Agricultural Engineers Association and Chairman of the UK ATV Industry Council. Martin is also a Director of Formula Four Stroke Limited, which runs the Honda Formula Four Stroke Race Series which is the world's largest offshore powerboat race series. He enjoys most sport including rugby, golf, football, Formula One and all types of watersports.  

Peter Scott MBE - Trustee, Life Honorary President
Peter was born in 1933. He is married and has three children, seven grandchildren and one great grandson. He was educated at Emmanuel Grammar in Wandsworth. He spent his National service as Corporal i/c Transport in the RAF Regiment. He worked for thirteen years in the oil industry as a Sales Manager for Gulf Oil. In 1967 Peter started a business in Vehicle Leasing and sold his interest in 1986. The next year, he started a new leasing business that he then sold to Hitachi Credit in 1995. Peter is one of the founder members of Spoon, a former Chairman and in 1996, in recognition of his work for Spoon, he was appointed President. He served as a member of the Wembley Round Table from 1970 to 1975 and acted as their Chairman in 1973. He was a member of the Variety Club of Great Britain from 1977 to 1990 and was the Chairman for the Sunshine Coach Committee. He was a trustee of the charity Drive for Youth during the 1990’s. Peter’s interests include golf, rugby and swimming.

Stephen Scott - Trustee 
Steve was born in 1939 in London. He has professional qualifications in business studies and marketing. He is the retired Chairman of a group of five companies incorporating the professional disciplines of the construction industry. In addition to his Spoon duties, Steve contributes to the work of his local hospice and the local region of Cancer Research UK. His interests include the occasional game of golf and watching rugby and cricket.  

Richard Smith - Trustee
Richard was born in Holmfirth in the West Riding of Yorkshire. A member of the Yorkshire region committee of Wooden Spoon for over 10 years and Chairman since 2004, Richard has also twice competed in the Four Peaks Challenge event. After graduating in Economics from the University of Manchester, Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Post qualification experience with KPMG in London and the Middle East was followed by a move into industry in 1987. Married with two sons, Richard has been Chief Executive of a motor retail business since 1993. Past experience in the voluntary sector includes 10 years as a trustee of Yorkshire Youth & Music. An enthusiastic cyclist, fell-walker and occasional oarsman after a knee injury curtailed his rugby playing days with Cleckheaton, Richard remains involved with club rugby supporting his two sons at York.

Nigel Timson - Trustee (member of Executive Committee)
As one of the original founder members of Spoon, Nigel’s association with the Charity has spanned a 20 year period, during which time he has served on Council as Deputy Chairman, Regional Co-ordinator and Trustee. He also started the Midlands and Chilterns Regions and is a past Chairman of both. Nigel worked in the security industry for many years, and is currently Commercial Director of a Swindon-based security company that specialises in fingerprint biometric security. He is married, lives in Maidenhead, and his main interests include rugby, cricket, golf, fine dining, and, somewhat unusually, the collection of corkscrews!!

Grant Watson - Trustee
Grant was born in Cambridge in 1939 and is married with two sons.  A fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. he is currently chairman of the South West Regional Board. Grant’s professional life has been based in the west country for more than 40 years. He is currently chairman of Alder King Property Consultants, having previously been the senior partner for 26 years. Grant is a director of Broadmead Board Ltd and is chairman of the Newport Gwent URC. He is a past master of the Bristol Guild of Guardians, a past president of Bristol Rotary Club and currently chairman of the Coombe Dingle Sports and Tennis Trust. Grant has always taken a keen interest in sports, having chaired the Bristol Sports Partnership and has served Clifton RFC as captain, chairman and president.  He also served on the Gloucestershire RFU executive. His interests include skiing, rugby, tennis, trekking and regular attendance at the fitness club. His family, including five grandchildren who follow his sporting instincts, are all based in Bristol.

Mike Wisdom - Trustee, Treasurer (member of Executive Committee and Audit and Governance Committee)
Mike was born 1942 in Tunbridge Wells. He is a Chartered Accountant and served as Director of Hitachi Sales (UK) Ltd between 1976 and 1995. He was Deputy Managing Director from 1989 to 1995 and became Deputy Managing Director of Hitachi Home Electronics Europe Ltd between 1995 and 2003, travelling extensively through Europe. He has been a trustee of a London ‘business to the community’ charity – the Hillingdon Partnership Trust, since 1984 and Chairman from 1986 to 1996. He is married and partially retired (hopefully). Mike is a keen golfer and follows most sports but rugby in particular. His other interests include travel, dining, music and Golf.