Our Directors

The Boards of Field of Dreams and Football Aid Trading Ltd have been selected from the sporting, charity and business worlds to provide the wide range of knowledge and experience required for managing a project of this scale.

Craig Paterson, Founder and Chairman of Field of Dreams and Football Aid Trading Ltd. Craig previously held the post of Chairman and Chief Executive of Melville Craig Group, Scotland's leading Human Resources and Recruitment Group.

David Dale, Executive Director, Football Aid Trading Ltd. David oversees full responsibility for Football Aid Trading Limited. As a former youth team player at Manchester Utd and with extensive working experience at football clubs including Rangers FC he comes with an excellent pedigree in the sports business field.

John Barnwell (Football Aid Trading Ltd) was a former Arsenal and Nottingham Forest player and Manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers & AEK Athens. Was formerly Chief Executive of the LMA based in Warwick.

Cameron McPhail (Field of Dreams and Football Aid Trading Ltd) was until recently Chief Executive of the Wealth Management Division of the Royal Bank of Scotland where he had responsibility for offshore and private banking businesses. Cameron has a wide range of interests in both the arts and sporting worlds and with MA, PhD and MBA qualifications brings a wealth of financial and business knowledge to Football Aid.

Pat Nevin (Football Aid Trading Ltd) is a former Chief Executive of Motherwell FC, Chairman of the PFA and professional player for clubs including Chelsea, Everton and the Scotland International team, now prominent in the media as a journalist and football analyst and commentator for BBC TV, Radio 5 Live & Channel 5.

John Murray (Football Aid Trading Ltd) is a well-known Glasgow businessman and successful IFA entrepreneur. Has acted as a sports media consultant and brings a wealth of contacts and insider knowledge to the organisation.

Graeme Bissett (Field of Dreams and Football Aid Trading Ltd) joined the Board in 2008. Graeme has considerable financial experience, having previously been the finance director of Kwik-Fit plc. Prior to this he was a partner with Arthur Andersen. Graeme is currently chairman or non-executive director of a number of private companies and is a member of Court and Convenor of the Finance Committee at Heriot-Watt University.