Steve Philpott
Chief Executive

Steve previously ran David Lloyd Leisure and Crown Sports. He joined DCLM as its Chief Executive in November 2003. He served as a Director of the FIA (Fitness Industry Association) from 1995 to 2003, is a Governor and Founding Trustee of the REPs (Register of Exercise Professionals), a Trustee of the Health & Fitness Foundation and is Chairman of Skills Active's Sports & Fitness Employers Group.

Sandra Dodd
Finance Director

Sandra is a Chartered Management Accountant with over twelve years experience in the leisure industry. During that time she has developed a successful Finance and IT infrastructure to support the rapid growth of the DC Leisure Group. She is responsible for all aspects of the finance function and oversees IT, payroll and Company Secretarial activities within the group. Sandra also provides financial support to Business Development and is a member of the project team in respect of PFI contracts.

Tim Hewett
Business Development Director

Tim has a strong background in leisure management, having spent 25 years working in the industry. His CV includes senior roles for several local authorities and two private contractors. He has also spent some time as an independent consultant. Quite simply he is one of the most experienced Directors in the field. He also brings a commitment to the best in sporting design and is a member of the RIBA Client Forum for Leisure.

Peter Kirkham
Development and PFI Director

Peter is a Civil Engineer with experience in both Local Government and the Private Sector in both Project and Leisure Management. He has considerable experience in Contract procurement and management, and has developed a range of schemes from the feasibility stage to successful implementation to a combined value of over £300m.

His expertise ranges from the development of a private charitable trust, to the development of some of the UKs cutting edge leisure developments. In addition to his role of over seeing the asset management of the DC portfolio he has also been responsible for many of the PPPs and PFIs that have been developed in recent years working in Partnership with Wokingham DC, Uttlesford DC, Elmbridge BC, Wolverhampton CC, Amber Valley DC and more recently the largest leisure PFI with Rotherham MBC.

He has also worked with the BRE, Sport England and many national governing bodies in setting standards now adopted in the industry.

Keith Pacey
Non-Executive Chairman

This is Keith's first job in the leisure industry. He comes to DC Leisure with a wealth of experience in the management of fast growing companies.
Following several years as an academic, for the past 25 years he has held senior positions in a number of industries. Since 1996 he has managed venture capital owned businesses.
He is currently Executive Chairman of Maplin Electronics Ltd and a non-executive director of two other companies.

Ryan Robson
Non-Executive Director

Ryan is a founder and Managing Partner of Sovereign Capital and has been integral to the development of its strategy and its team. He has been a director of DC Leisure for five years. He has led a large number of successful investments, from start-ups to major acquisitions, and has been particularly active in developing companies through buy and build' strategies and also in backing management teams with public sector clients.

Ryan has a particular interest in the Education sector, having been a director of several leading educational groups and a local authority member with responsibility for school performance. He has chaired a series of policy reviews aimed at improving the educational outcomes for disadvantaged young people.

He has a BA in History from the University of Cambridge and is married with two children.