Ex-Esher RFC player who became the BBC's main Rugby Union anchor in the 2006 Six Nations Championships and the main presenter of Today at Wimbledon. He has also fronted countless television shows such as On Side, Rugby Special, On The Line, Grandstand, Sunday Grandstand and The World's Strongest Man and has become the main front-man for the Sport Relief Mile where he conducted the first ever joint live interviews with Prince William and Prince Harry on Grandstand.

"touraid is a really brilliant charity providing inspirational opportunities through sport for young people from the most deprived backgrounds around the world, and giving unforgettable life experiences to those that host them. From Day 1, it's always seemed to me to be an organisation that deserves the most wholehearted support from all of us involved in rugby."

Tim Jones - Chairman

Tim Jones is a solicitor and managing partner of Freshfield's London office. He joined the firm in 1981 and from 1994 to 2000 was based in Madrid. He sits on the firm's community and pro bono committee which focuses volunteering effort on children's issues and homelessness. He also chairs the London Steering Group of Business Action on Homelessness which aims to provide employment opportunities to socially excluded people throughout the capital.
A keen (ex) sportsman he oversees Freshfield's role as official legal services provider to the 2012 Olympic and Para Olympic Games and has played rugby for Oxford University, London Welsh, Wales B and the Barbarians.

"Commitment to the education and welfare of young people is a core theme of the social responsibility programme at Freshfields where I work and I am delighted to be involved with touraid as we try to bring the collective skills of the UK's educational, sport and business sectors together to make a real difference to the lives of youngsters around the world who have endured great hardship. There are so many ways to get involved with touraid and I hope you will be inspired to do so by reading some of the stories on this website."

Martyn Ryan - Treasurer

Martyn Ryan is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Genesis Asset Managers. Genesis is a leading specialist emerging markets equities manager. Prior to joining Genesis in 1994, Mr. Ryan was Chief Operating Officer of Chuo Trust International Limited. Before that he held positions at Kitcat & Aitken, Morgan Grenfell and Schroders. 

Martyn is on the Board of the WRU Game Policy Sub-Committee as well as a long standing Board Member of London Welsh. Martyn takes an active role in the Youth Development of the Anglo-Welsh age groups and acts is the touraid Treasurer. 

Adrian Alli

"At Premiership Rugby, the umbrella organisation of the Premiership Rugby Clubs, I have been involved in supporting the development of our extensive domestic and international community programme that helps change the lives of young people around the world. It focuses on providing grass roots participation opportunities, improving educational and health outcomes whilst using rugby as a tool for social change. As a trustee of touraid I will look to share my experience to support touraid’s ambitions to make a real difference to some of the most disadvantaged young people around the world.”

Suki Thompson

Suki is an entrepreneur, passionate believer in business partnerships and co-founder of the consultancy, Oystercatchers. Suki loves helping world class businesses develop Marketing Excellence Programmes and partnerships to empower their teams and Optimise their output such as McDonald’s, RSA, Sainsbury’s, Bupa, Avis and British Airways. Suki brings a deep understanding of what makes clients, agencies, businesses and people work effectively together, plus the experience of developing organisation wide infrastructures and measurement for marketing excellence.
In 2012 she was awarded an Honoury Doctorate by Coventry University for her services to International Business and charity. She is Chairman of The Marketing Society, a member of WACL and is on The Board of Trustees for Macmillan Cancer Support and Touraid. Following a visit from Lorence and Jon at The New Life School Filadelphia, Nakuru,  Suki and her children Jaz and Sam have started a friendship with the boys, a love of their school and their families, support of touraid and Bikeaid and a passion for Kenya.

“Sam, Jaz and I saw this on the wall of a school in Kenya 'The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal, it lies in not having a goal, it is not a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideal, but it is a disaster not to have an ideal to capture, it is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disaster to have no star to reach for. Failure is not the sin, but low aim is'
touraid, by aiming high, enables children to reach for and fulfil their dreams, I am so proud to be part of that."