Viki Mendelssohn

Chair

Viki has been working in marketing comms, sponsorship & events since she founded her business Big Blue in 1999. She’s a bit of a serial entrepreneur, her enthusiasm and ambition have taken her from the rugby pitches of Murrayfield to the tennis courts of David Lloyd. She became Chair of East of Scotland LTA in 2019.

Tennis highlight – Having a hit with John McEnroe and Mark Philippoussis and making a cross court winner

Matthew Meredith joins us as a Non-Executive Director at the ESLTA.  He comes from a lengthy background in Insurance and Financial Services in the City of London, where he is the CEO of LMP Group, a specialist insurance and risk management broker dedicated to the entertainment, sports and media industries.  He brings a wealth of experience across the financial sector, risk management and sports sponsorship. Previous roles include Director of Entertainment, Sports and Media at Gallagher and 8 years as Director of Risk Management (Int’l) for Live Nation Entertainment/Ticketmaster, the words largest live entertainment and ticketing business.  Other relevant experience includes roles as Managing Director of Clarion Sports, a sports marketing and sponsorship business engaged in Premiership football and the NFL.

Deborah Hood

Deborah worked in senior marketing roles in the Investment Management sector during her career, and has a comprehensive range of experience across campaigns, branding, communication and sponsorship.

She has been involved in tennis as an enthusiastic amateur since childhood and has recently taken up padel.  Initially playing for Hutchesons Grammar School and Giffnock Tennis Club in the West, she headed East, playing for Murrayfield and latterly Drummond Tennis Club.  She plays regularly at David Lloyd Newhaven and in the Vets Leagues.

Deborah joined the ESLTA Board in 2025, having stepped down after six years as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Tennis Scotland.

Iain Galloway

Iain lives in East Lothian and is a member of the Haddington Tennis Club. He describes himself as enjoying friendly participation in the game with the occasional foray into competitive tennis matches. Iain worked as an investment manager in the UK and Middle East for many years and now runs his own business along with managing other voluntary roles. Settled again in the UK he is pleased to be able to contribute his finance and governance experience to the East of Scotland Tennis board and to help tennis participation thrive in the region.

Adele Fletcher

County Administrator

Adele has been in love with tennis since she was 9 years old and learnt to play in her local park in the south side of Glasgow. Once she could beat her brothers, she joined a club. She played for Hutchesons Grammar School and over many years has represented Hillpark, Giffnock, Mortonhall and North Berwick.

She was a coach for 15 years (once a coach always a coach) and sat on the North Berwick committee for almost that entire time. In 2014, she joined the ESLTA Board and started her League Organising adventure in 2016. Her official title is now County Administrator. Captaining the North Berwick ladies through the divisions and the >40s and 50s EoS seniors were brilliant journeys. She is now a bona fide referee and hopes to continue being of use to tennis from the sidelines.

Scott Douglas

Scott is based in Edinburgh and currently works for the UK Government in media and communications having previously worked in politics and the legal and education sectors. A keen, if ineffectual, tennis player, Scott is a committee member at Priestfield Tennis Club, and a member at Musselburgh Tennis Club. He has been a tennis fan since a very young age and grew up supporting Andre Agassi followed by Roger Federer – with his tennis highlight being getting the chance to watch Roger at the ATP Finals in London from the front row at the O2 Arena.