GB Hockey Board

Sheila was voted in as President of the GB Board in 2017 and has also been a member of the Hockey Wales Board since 2008. In 2019, Sheila was awarded an OBE for services to hockey in Wales.

As a player, Sheila represented Wales on 112 occasions across a 17 year career and was captain from 1982-1984. She also played 24 times for Great Britain and was selected to play at the 1980 Olympics but unfortunately could not represent the nation as they boycotted the Games.

She then went on to become an FIH Grade 1 Umpire and an FIH Grade 1 Technical Official, which saw her take on roles as a Judge at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, Technical Officer at the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup and Tournament Director at the 2012 Women's Champions Trophy.

Nick - who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of England Hockey - joined the GB Hockey Board in November 2019, coming from England Golf where he was CEO for four years. Nick has a background in sports administration having worked for the International Cricket Council, UK Sport and the Youth Sport. Nick is a hockey enthusiast and has played, coached and umpired across the country.

Ria joined Hockey Wales in 2017 as their Head of Development and, following a period as interim CEO, was confirmed as Hockey Wales CEO in December 2019. With 33 senior international Welsh caps, Ria has a very strong connection to the sport and has laid out plans in the Hockey Wales strategy to address participation challenges, deepen engagement and create thriving environments.

Barry was appointed CEO of Scottish Hockey in October 2021, joining from the Welsh Rugby Players Association. Barry is also currently chair of the Tennis Wales board having worked closely with the Tennis Foundation and LTA supporting tennis facilities across the UK to flourish. With considerable experience in commercial roles across the sport and leisure industry, Barry is excited to build on the foundations already in place at Scottish Hockey.

Conrad represents Hockey Wales on the GB Board. He is a hockey lover and still plays both at club level & international masters for Wales.

Conrad brings 25 years of digital transformation experience in his role and is currently at Salesforce, which is one of the fastest growing enterprise software companies in the world.

Simon retired from international hockey in 2016, having represented Great Britain and England 212 times, scoring 62 goals. Simon competed at the 2008 & 2016 Olympic Games and also at three Commonwealth Games. 

Simon has a vast amount of experience in the sport and is passionate about wanting to help grow grassroots participation, improve international rankings/medal results and generate an engaged fan base for the international men’s and women’s teams. Simon is now a Client Executive with EY where his role involves supporting clients across the sport industry ecosystem and managing key corporate client relationships.

Paul has over 30 years experience working in performance sport. He is an international rowing coach of world and Olympic champions and has held administrative and leadership positions at club and association level.

Dr Ed Barney joined in 2013 as the Head of Talent Development at Great Britain Hockey and has played a key role in the evolution of the nation’s hockey talent pathway.

Before joining England and Great Britain Hockey, Dr Barney was a Talent Identification Scientist for the England and Wales Cricket Board and, prior to this, he was a world class sailing athlete who moved into coaching and worked as a Royal Yachting Association national sailing coach.

Kuldeep joined England and GB Hockey in October 2020, having spent nine years at the Rugby Football Union where she led financial planning, strategy and partnering teams. Kuldeep is a qualified CIMA accountant and is well versed in the financial operations of an NGB and its statutory obligations.

Kuldeep is also a coach and mentor for senior leaders across sport as well as being a board trustee for a charity offering careers counselling to vulnerable young people.