Governance and Trustees
Our voluntary Board of Trustees works together with our executive staff to ensure that the charity is effectively achieving its mission, using resources to maximum effect and upholding the core values that underpin our work. The Board of Trustees meets five times each year.
Governance
President and Chairman
James Long TD
James Long became President in 2022 and began his term as Chairman on 1 January 2024. He has previously chaired two FTSE companies and has wide Board level experience in international business and finance. James has also held senior positions within the United Grand Lodge of England, including membership of the Board of General Purposes, of which he was Deputy President from 2016 to 2022.
Deputy President
David Hudd
David Hudd became Deputy President of the MCF on 10 September 2025, having been been appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2024. He is also a member of the Strategy Committee. David has a legal background, having qualified as a solicitor in 1983, and spending much of his career at Hogan Lovells where he was global Deputy Chief Executive from 2014 to 2020. David has also held numerous roles in the financial services sector. He is a trustee and pro bono legal advisor to London’s largest food redistribution charity.
Treasurer
Clive Emerson FCA
Clive Emerson was appointed a Trustee of the MCF in June 2019 and Treasurer in August 2023. He is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in both corporate and not-for-profit organisations.
Clive was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Help for Heroes and is now Chief Financial Officer of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, as well as a Trustee of a number of charities. He is also the Provincial Grand Charity Steward in the Province of Wiltshire.
Trustees
Dr Simon Fellerman
Alan Graham MBE
David Hudd
Stephen Robinson
Marie Shenton
David Stockdale
Tim Sherwood
Bruce Walker
Howard Wilson