Welsh Rowing are pleased to announce that it has completed the recruitment process for the Chief Executive Officer role. After a multi-stage process with an outstanding field of candidates, we are pleased to have appointed Dan Fella to this crucial role for Welsh Rowing in a period of major development.

Dan has been with Welsh Rowing since August 2021 as Pathway Manager and has made an immediate impact. Dan is a Level 5 tennis coach and has worked in various performance/talent development roles within the Lawn Tennis Association and Bath University. Dan has shown significant understanding of the opportunities that rowing can benefit from, as well as an awareness of the challenges post-pandemic. 

Theo Huckle QC said “We are really pleased to appoint Dan as our new CEO. We ran a rigorous recruitment process, and we had some outstanding candidates but Dan really stood out to the panel and we all look forward to working with him as he takes on his new role.” 

Dan will begin his role on the on the 18th July”