Our team

Meet the team working behind the scenes at Table Tennis England.

Chief Executive’s Team

Adrian Christy
Chief Executive

Sue Wressell
Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive

Joanna Keay-Blyth
Head of Governance
Emma Sutherland
Head of People
Samantha Garey
Head of Finance & IT

Sandra Pelizzoni
Membership & Systems Manager

Judy Rogers
Safeguarding & Disciplinary Manager

Emma Young
Finance Administrator

Imran Ahmed
Customer Service and Ranking Administrator

Claire Friend
Safeguarding & Disciplinary Officer

Simone Bernarde
Finance Administrator


Engagement Team

Keely Armitt
Head of Engagement

Jack Ramful
Digital Engagement Manager

Paul Stimpson
Senior Communications Officer

Julie Snowdon
Senior Design & Marketing Officer

Jade Griffiths
Data, Insight and Compliance Manager

Tim McGovern
Digital Content Creator

Connor Whitehead
Content Creator


Table Tennis Development Team

Andy Wilesmith
Head of Table Tennis Development

Jenny Leach
Senior Programmes & Partnerships Manager

Johnathon Driscoll
Area Lead
Area Manager (London)

Alan Lane
Area Lead
Area Manager (South East)

Martin Ireland
Area Manager (North West)

Lauren Evans
Area Manager (North East)

Chris Newton
Area Manager (West)
Technical Services Manager (0.2)

Amanda Leonard
Area Manager (South West)

Chris Bryden
Area Manager (East)

Chris Cockburn
Development Team Support Officer


Neil Rogers
Head of Competition & Events

Mark Pinder
Competition & Events Manager

Sophie Storey
Competition & Events Administrator

Martin Haxton
Competition & Events Officer

Henry Arthur
British League Executive Officer


Performance Development Team

Gavin Evans
Head of Performance Development
Emma Vickers
Head of Pathway Development

John Murphy
Pathway and Senior Squad Coach

Carlo Agnello
National Coach

Kelly Sibley
National Coach

Evie Collier
Programme Support

Christine Wetherall
Coaching & Education Adminstrator