Fundraising Board

The Fundraising Board is principally a strategic body which sets the strategy of fundraising for the Trust. However, the Board is active in helping to ensure that the various national events which are organised on behalf of the Trust are successful.

The Board is also responsible for approving various regional and local fundraising initiatives, and for overseeing the Fundraising Managers who operate in the regions.

The Fundraising Board is comprised of the following people:-

Lars Clausen

Lars qualified in 1992 from Kingston Business School and was the one of the first Erasmus Exchange Students. Today he runs Zoo Communications, a multi disciplinary communication agency based in Kingston Upon Thames which operates in the sports, travel and leisure and the luxury market. Lars is a keen sportsman doing triathlons and playing tennis at the Wimbledon Club in the UK and at the Le Touquet Tennis Club in France.

Andrew Pisker

is  a partner in Richmond Park Partners llp, an independent merchant bank offering  advisory, capital market and wealth creation opportunities for clients. He was chief executive of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, and held senior positions at Lehman Brothers and Paribas. He is a former Surrey county player and a member of the All England Club.
Jon Southcombe

Jonathan Southcombe is a former Tour player who continues to play tennis at the Queen's Club. He is one of the founding partners of ABC Media, Europe's leading digital retail media agency which provides access to millions of consumers via digital screens, in-store radio and other point of sale mechanisms.
Ken Weatherley

is a Trustee and chairs the Board. He is a former international tennis player and a committee member of The All England Club, chairing the Courts and Ground sub-committees. A founding director of Invicta Leisure, later merged into Esporta, where he was Development Director, Ken's work and play has always been closely associated with tennis.
Gary Woodward

With a lifetime career in IT services , Gary has founded, developed and successfully sold two companies Panacea and Pasporte. He is now a main board director of Niu solutions, a rapidly growing IT and telephony services group. Along with his wife and young family he maintains a keen interest in tennis from his base in Berkshire.