Luke Dillon elected Chair of Rowing Committee

We are delighted to announce that after elections, Luke Dillon was voted in as Chair of the Rowing Committee and Martha Nutkins as a Member Elected Non‐Executive Director

British Rowing is thrilled to reveal that Luke Dillon has been elected as Chair of the new Rowing Committee.

After elections by the British Rowing’s Regional Representatives, Luke Dillon will serve as the first Chair of the new committee. Luke brings a wealth of expertise in sports governance, strategic leadership, event management, and innovation. He currently serves as Chairman of the Junior Inter-Regional Regatta and Secretary of the Metropolitan Amateur Regatta, and has been a member of the Committee of Management at Henley Royal Regatta since 2021.

Luke Dillon

The key objective of the Rowing Committee is to ensure the expertise of the rowing community contributes effectively to the strategy and governance of British Rowing.

Following Luke’s successful appointment as Chair, a Deputy to the Rowing Committee Chair will be appointed (from the British Rowing Board), and the second phase of recruitment will commence. This phase will focus on recruiting a Community Representative and Racing Representative followed by six general members to the Rowing Committee.

During the same meeting, a second election was held for the role of Non-Executive Director. The Regional Representatives elected Martha Nutkins to the role.

Currently Captain at Derby RC, Martha has a strong track record of scaling businesses through strategic leadership, commercial insight, and stakeholder management. She will bring extensive experience working at board and executive level, including direct management of UK senior leadership teams.

Martha Nutkins

As part of her new role, Martha will provide strategic oversight, uphold strong governance, and contribute independent expertise to the Board as the organisation drives the growth and long‐term development of the sport.

In 2018, Martha won British Rowing’s Volunteer of the Year Award in recognition of her outstanding work to help grow and diversify the club and its membership.

We are all looking forward to working with Luke and Martha to strengthen the sport and ensure that people have positive and life-changing experiences through rowing.