Meet Our Members

Sir Paul Grant

Education Advisor & Mentor, Premier League, Education Advisor to Metro Mayor (Liverpool City Region), Leadership & Management Consultant

A former headteacher who has worked in education in the UK, Australia and North America, Sir Paul was knighted in recognition of his services to local and national education in 2009. A member of the Premier League’s National Advisory Group on Education and a champion of school and system improvement for more than a decade, he is also a coach, leadership and executive mentoring consultant at the Premier League. As an Education Advisor, he has provided counsel to the Football Association, Premier League and the Liverpool City Region Mayor. From 1997 to 2017, Sir Paul was headteacher at Robert Clack Comprehensive School in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, with the school being held up as an example of best practice for creating outstanding behaviour and ‘excelling against the odds’.

Alison Haynes

Chief Tax & People Officer,
Everton Football Club (also Trustee)

Alison brings a wealth of experience in the finance, tax and governance sectors, having worked for leading organisations including Coopers & Lybrand, KPMG, Ernst & Young and Deloitte. She has held several senior leadership roles in that time, including her current position as Chief Tax and People Officer at Everton Football Club. Outside of her speciality, Alison has built a diverse portfolio of Non-Executive Director and chairing roles within organisations, including Students Allowed, Citizen’s Advice Greater Manchester and Leeds University Business School’s International Advisory Board. She was previously on the governing bodies of two further education colleges and one of the largest independent schools for girls in the UK, sitting on finance, general purposes, remuneration and strategy committees.

Andrew Middleton

President of Business Operations
Everton Football Club

Andrew Middleton joined Everton as President of Business Operations in January 2026, responsible for driving revenue growth and effective operational delivery across the Club’s sites.

Andrew’s career has focused on customer-led growth, across a variety of industries and geographies.
Andrew started as a Strategy Consultant with Monitor (later acquired by Deloitte), before joining easyJet. Over ten years with the airline, Andrew led unit revenue growth of 14% CAGR, whilst also acting as Crisis Commander for the duration of the covid pandemic.

Andrew then joined British Gas, initially as Commercial, Sales and Marketing Director, before setting up and leading British Gas Zero as Managing Director.

Immediately prior to joining Everton, Andrew was Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer for Evelyn Partners, accelerating growth of the firm ahead of its sale to NatWest in January 2026. At both British Gas and Evelyn Partners, Andrew was appointed a Senior Manager, regulated by the FCA.

Andrew grew up in Scotland, representing his country in Hockey. He is now married, with two boys

Catherine Wright

Director of Football Operations, Everton Women's Football Club

Catherine is a chartered accountant with 13 years post-qualification experience in finance, risk, governance and project management-related roles. Since joining Everton Football Club in 2018, she has worked closely with the Club’s leadership team to deliver strategic change projects, including All Together Now, Everton’s equity, diversity and inclusion campaign, and the development of plans for the Goodison Legacy project. Recently appointed Director of Women’s Football Operations, her current role is to provide strategic support in growing Everton Women as the wider game goes from strength to strength. Catherine was previously Director of Governance, responsible for the Club’s Safeguarding, Risk and Governance, and Health and Safety teams.