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The GamesAid trustees act as guardians of the charity, having oversight of the management, fund-raising and fund-allocation. While they cannot be literally representative of all areas of the games industry, the intention is to seek a wide spread of participants to aid engagement and relevance.
There are to be a minimum of six Trustees, including the Chairman.
The Chairman is to operate in that role for a maximum of two years. He or she will first have served as a Trustee and would preferably have had a period of a minimum of a year as Deputy Chairman/Chairman Designate. After two years, the Chairman will step down. He or she may seek to become a Trustee in the normal course.
The Deputy Chairman/Chairman Designate is to be decided by the Trustees, with input from the industry.
New Trustees can be nominated by the membership. Individuals will be encouraged to become involved from all sectors of the industry.
Trustees serve a maximum of three years before retiring and may then re-stand for election as a Trustee.
The Trustees will meet formally at least each quarter. Their role is unpaid, with no expenses claimable for these meetings.
The founding trustees of GamesAid are:
- Andrew Eades of Relentless Software
- Andy Payne of Mastertronic (GamesAid Deputy Chairman)
- Greg Ingham of MediaClash (GamesAid Chairman)
- Miles Jacobson of Sports Interactive (Fundraising sub-committee)
- Paul Gardner of Osborne Clarke
- Rupert Loman of Eurogamer (PR sub-committee)
- Sarah Seaby of Gamecock Media
Additionally, several well-respected games industry PR professionals have donated their time and expertise to GamesAid:
- Cat Channon of Vivendi Games
- Dawn Beasley of Black Rock Studio
- Mark Ward of Bastion
- Simon Byron of Barrington Harvey PR
