Commonwealth Games Scotland

Michael Cavanagh, Chairman

Michael was elected Chairman in November 2007. He first joined the Board in 2003. Michael is a former Scottish team member. Having first wrestled for Scotland in 1979, Michael wrestled at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, was Wrestling Coach at the 1994 Games and Wrestling Team Manager in 2002. In 2006 Michael was Assistant General Team Manager with responsibility for the Village and Athlete Liaison. Michael has managed British Teams at World Wrestling Championships and other international events.

In his professional capacity Michael is Manager of the East of Scotland Institute of Sport, He is a former President of the Scottish Wrestling Association, a former director of the British Wrestling Association Ltd and was the 2004 Olympic Team Manager for Wrestling.

Dr Fiona McEwan, Vice-Chairman

Fiona was elected to the post of Vice Chairman in November 2007. She has served three terms as a Board member joining the Games Council as an Executive member in 1995. Fiona was Badminton Team Manager in 1994 in Victoria and again at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Games, Village Manager at the 2000 Millennium Youth Games and Assistant General Team Manager with Village responsibilities in 2002. In 2006 she was amongst the Scottish Centre staff in Melbourne leading on the "Adopt a Second Team" programme.

A past President and current Board member of Badminton Scotland, Fiona was Team Manager at numerous Badminton World, European and Thomas & Uber Cup Championships.

Douglas Brown, Honorary Secretary

Douglas first became involved with Commonwealth Games as Aquatics Co-ordinator for the Edinburgh Games in 1986 and then as a member of Commonwealth Games Scotland Board over several years. He is now serving his third and final term as Hon. Secretary being re-elected to that position in 2007 for the period to 2011.

Initially Douglas was involved with swimming as a coach and a parent with four children, all competitive swimmers. Later, he served the East District as a coach and team manager, Scottish Swimming as National Swimming Convenor, the ASFGB Committee as a member and as Chairman of their Swimming Technical Committee and more recently as a member of the Board of Management of Scottish Swimming. He has contributed in various roles to the organisation of many international meets from European Championships to World Cup events.

Peter Nicolson, Honorary Treasurer

A Board Member since 1999, Peter was elected Honorary Treasurer to Commonwealth Games Scotland in 2008. A member of the 2000 Commonwealth Youth Games Organising Committee he also directed the tennis competition. He managed the Scottish Centre at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and was responsible for Caledonian Society liaison in Melbourne 2006. He has been a member of the Team Scotland selection committee since 200. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Peter was the Tennis Team Leader for Team Scotland.

A previous President and Board member of Tennis Scotland, Peter still chairs the Scottish Tennis Championships, Scotland's premier international tennis event, and referees several other regional tennis tournaments. Professionally Peter uses his actuarial/IT experience to provide Change Management services within the Financial Services sector.

Louise Martin CBE, Past Chairman

Louise was first elected to Commonwealth Games Scotland in 1995 and has served two terms as Chairman, the first woman ever to hold this post. She is also currently the Commonwealth Games Federation Honorary Secretary, being re-elected unopposed for a third term in November 2007.

Involved in the Games both as a competitor and an administrator, Louise competed in the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia where she made the swimming finals in 100m and 200m backstroke. She has also represented Scottish Gymnastics on the Commonwealth Games Scotland Board and was Gymnastics Team Manager at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, and Deputy General Team Manager in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia four years later.

In 2003 she was awarded the CBE in the New Year’s Honours List for services to Commonwealth Games. Louise successfully led Scotland's bid to bring the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Glasgow and in recognition of her contribution to Scottish sport was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Abertay.

In May 2008, Louise was appointed as Chairman of the national sports agency, sportscotland . She sits on the Boards of UK Sport, the Scottish Sports Aid Foundation and the Commonwealth Sports Awards Foundation.

Colin McEachran QC, Honorary Legal Adviser

Elected to the Commonwealth Games Scotland Board as Honorary Legal Advisor in 1987, Colin was elected Chairman in 1995 and served as Past Chairman 1999-2007. Colin won a silver medal in Fullbore Shooting for Scotland at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand. Since then he has been Deputy General Team Manager for the Scottish team at the 1994 Games and in 1998 was the General Team Manager. Colin is currently a Board member of the Scottish Target Shooting Federation.

Joan Watt Honorary, Medical Adviser

A chartered physiotherapist Joan was elected to the Commonwealth Games Scotland Board as Honorary Medical Advisor in 2003. Joan has contributed to Scottish Commonwealth Games teams in her role as physiotherapist at each Games since 1982 and was Senior Physiotherapist in 1994 and Joint Head Physiotherapist in 1998. Joan was instrumental in establishing the British Sports Massage Association.

In 2006 and 2010 Joan was the Shooting Team Leader. Joan has also served as lead physiotherapist at Olympic Games, World and European Championships for athletics and shooting. Joan is a former Chairperson of Scottish Athletics.

Jackie Davidson, Board Member

Jackie is the Chief Executive of Scottish Cycling and was elected to the Board in November 2007. She is a former President of Triathlonscotland and attended the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in this capacity.

Sandy Sutherland, Board Member

Sandy has a wealth of experience in sport having covered the last 10 Commonwealth Games as a journalist.

Stewart Harris, Board Observer

Stewart is the Chief Executive of sportscotland and was co-opted onto the Board in September 2007.

Dr Ian Edmond, Athlete Representative

A World Championship silver medallist at 200m Breaststroke, Ian competed in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 and Manchester in 2002 and in the 2004 Olympic Games. In 2001 he broke David Wilkie's Scottish record for 200m Breaststroke, set at the Montreal Olympics 25 years earlier. He retired from swimming in 2004, after the Athens Olympics, to resume his medical career.