British Fencing is pleased to announce that following a competitive interview process, Amy Grant has been appointed to the role of Event Manager.

Amy has over 13 years’ experience working in events and venues and has been involved with a range of sporting, entertainment and cultural events. These include Rugby World Cup 2015, The London Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Edinburgh Fringe and iTunes Festivals and Southbank Centre’s Festival programme. Amy’s introduction to fencing was during the London Olympics where she worked as an Arena Manager and is looking forward to increasing her involvement and knowledge of the sport and joining the team. Amy will begin her role at British Fencing on Monday 5^th December.

In the meantime, Katie Rhodes has agreed to stay on in her current role to manage the Camden International Tournaments, and work alongside Amy at the Eden Cup/Leon Paul Cup and FIE Foil Referee Exams. Katie will now be leaving BF on 19^th December, so contact details for events remain the same for the foreseeable future.