Board of Directors

Clive was elected to the Trust Board in 2016 and to the club board as a Trust appointed director in 2018 having previously been involved with Exeter City as a volunteer with the Junior Grecians.

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He spent over 20 years in the hotel and catering industry in general manager roles and more recently has owned several online businesses. Once he settled in Devon in 2008 it was the Trust ownership model that ignited his interest in Exeter City. Clive moved to Clyst St Mary in 2013, purchased his first season ticket and joined the Trust.  

Clive is a member of the ownership working group and communications, engagement group and is working on the establishment of a Trust Youth Council for 14 to 23-year-old supporters. On match days he can often be found in the Family Zone which he helped to establish with the support of the Trust board. He looks after the Junior Grecians social media channels as well as being the ball boy/girl administrator. 

Clive is happy to discuss anything Exeter City, Trust or junior/youth/family supporter related and to give supporters a tour of our new family facilities.

Julian Tagg went to Ladysmith School, Exeter College and has an education degree from St Lukes, Exeter University. Subsequently, he lectured in physical education at Exeter College for 20 years specialising in sports psychology before retiring to concentrate on his property business and his children’s summer camp educational provision.

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He began coaching football, gaining the FA Preliminary Coaching Badge (B Licence equivalent) at 19 years old. His connection to Exeter City was initially as a supporter aged nine, ball boy aged 12 and was signed by John Newman aged 15 to play Western League. After University and a spell with Exmouth Town, Julian returned to City to play and manage the seserves for one season until his playing career was finally halted by a serious knee injury aged 23.

Ten years on he was recruited to run the first-ever Exeter City under-12 team, that evolved into the conception of the current academy. Julian coached that team, which included Dean Moxey, through to under-16 whilst developing the whole academy, alongside Eammon Dolan, from 15 boys into 200.

When the Trust became the majority shareholder Julian stepped up into the boardroom becoming vice chair, his motivation then as now, to ensure that the youth programme firstly was not closed down and secondly thrived. At the same time he became, and remains, the Chairman of Football in the Community.

Julian is currently ECFC President and Director of External Affairs.

Andrew Rothwell, formerly a partner at Ashfords LLP, one of the top 100 UK law firms.

He trained and qualified in local government, joining the firm in 1989. His practice area is development and regeneration, acting for private developers, landowners and local authorities.

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Andrew is a member of the Exeter City Supporters’ Trust and has been a Big Bank season ticket holder for a number of years and regularly attends home games. He worked closely with fellow board member David Lee on the recent redevelopment scheme which saw the land behind the Big Bank being developed for student accommodation and the building of the new Stagecoach Adam Stansfield Stand.

He has also acted for the club in other property-related matters. His passion for the club and aspirations to see it succeed have led to him joining the Board of Directors.

Andrew says: ‘I’m delighted to be involved with the club, where we can draw on my years of property development experience to help in contribute to a sustainable model for our club.’

Sue McQueenie is a former regional journalist who is now a partner in an Exeter-based marketing and PR company. She has been involved with the club since 2017, initially as an associate director.

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Born and bred in Exeter, through her role at McQueenie Mulholland, Sue works with many local high profile organisations, with a focus on PR-related activity, reputation management and crisis communications, specialising in charities and not for profit organisations. As well as the club, she also works closely with the team at Exeter City Community Trust to support their marketing and communications.

Jonathan Hart - Independent Club Board Director
 
Jonathan is an experienced and successful CEO and board-level business leader now pursuing an independent portfolio career. He has worked for many major brands including Tesco, Dixons, Woolworths, Caffe Nero, Abbey/Santander and Thorntons.

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He brings a wealth of experience in leading and managing businesses of various sizes primarily across the consumer sector in both an executive and non-executive capacity. His skills include, leadership and management at board level, strategy, brand creation and development, marketing, business development and turn-around. He has just completed 9 years as a Council member for the RNLI and currently acts as an advisor to a start-up in the hospitality/tech sector.
 
At the Club he currently chairs the Academy Technical Board and is a member of the Supporter Experience Committee.
 
He lives in Devon.
 
His full profile can be found here www.linkedin.com/in/hartj

Clive was born in Heavitree and went to school in Exeter before settling after University in the Midlands. A chartered accountant with extensive non-executive board experience, Clive runs a software technology business in his day-to-day life. 

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He was appointed to the Club board in 2021 following a public, open recruitment search by the Trust, in so doing becoming one of the Club’s first independent directors. To date, Clive has been re-appointed subsequently by the Trust board for three further one-year terms. An unpaid volunteer, Clive also sits on the Community Committee as well as the Club Board. He has formerly been a Trustee or Volunteer Director at Birmingham Museums’ Trust, Warwickshire Cricket (with responsibility for women and girls’ cricket) and SkateboardGB, amongst other roles.

On his appointment, Clive said, “It is an honour to be asked to volunteer to help my home-town football club and I will do the best I can to help us succeed."

Nick Edwards has been committed to Exeter City Football Club (ECFC) for over 55 years. He currently serves as a Trustee and Vice Chair of the Exeter City Supporters' Trust, where he leads the Finance and Governance Working Group. 

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Nick is also the Professional Head of Operations at DB Cargo AG, a position he has held since October 1996.  He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Railway Operators and Chair of the South West and  Wales area council.

Julen has been a fan of the club his whole life, having watched the men and women's teams for as long as he can remember.

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Identified as one of the future leaders in the sports industry by Kick It Out, he received one of 'The Next 25' scholarships study for an MSc International Sport Management at UCFB and the Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea.

As well as his being involved with the Trust for a number of years, Julen has held several roles across the football club, working on the online club shop, behind the bar, performing matchday duties with CCT and, more recently, scouting. Julen has been a member of the Trust Board since 2021 and is currently the Head of Communications at Devon Cricket.