Meet the Team

peter@badmintonscotland.org.uk

During his time at Badminton Scotland Peter has delivered events up to and including World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games. He currently delivers Badminton Scotland’s portfolio of national and international events, including the Scottish Open, the British and Irish ParaBadminton International, the International Masters and the various Senior, Junior, Masters and Disability National Championships. Peter also manages the Events Committee and the annual calendar of events, ensuring all tournaments and competitions in Scotland are delivered to a high standard.

Outside work Peter enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing and watching a variety of sports and travelling.

Fun fact: Peter was a media officer with Team Scotland at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games and got to march into the opening ceremony with the rest of Team Scotland.

membership@badmintonscotland.org.uk

Antony is responsible for looking after the ‘JustGo’ membership system to provide help and guidance for our members.

carolina@badmintonscotland.org.uk

Prior to working at Badminton Scotland, Carolina was the Senior Project Officer at LEAP Sports, and she worked to increase the participation of LGBTIQ+ people in Scottish sport, as well as support clubs, groups, and sport governing bodies to become more inclusive. Carolina will now lead on equality and inclusion at Badminton Scotland, working closely with partners and communities to improve access and reduce barriers, so everyone can participate and enjoy badminton.

Outside of work, Carolina’s hobbies include playing football and tennis, as well as binge watching TV shows. She also loves to travel!

Fun fact about Carolina is that she has visited the most Western point of Europe and the most Southern point of Africa.

emma@badmintonscotland.org.uk / 07842426243

Since graduting from the University of Stirling in 2017, Emma has worked within governing bodies for 6 years, prominently within competitions and has experience in running events from grassroots to performance. Her role at Badminton Scotland includes delivering an annual competition plan for social and recreational competitions, as well as Supporting the Head of Events deliver our National Championships and other National/International events. 

Out of the office: Emma hobbies include playing netball with her team, spending time with friends and family and going exploring. 

Fun Fact about Emma: She loves to travel and has visited 33 countries and is currently trying to visit every country in Europe.

ingo@badmintonscotland.org.uk | 07956958799

Ingo is the Head Coach here at Badminton Scotland. He is responsible for our High Performance Department, from strategic planning with all stakeholders to training delivery in the Senior Squad, as well as working on the long term development of our pathway.

When Ingo’s not putting our players through their paces, Ingo enjoys spending time with his wife and two dogs. He also took on cycling this year and is getting addicted! Ingo also admits to clumsily assisting his wife in her endless DIY projects around the house and is very much enjoying life in Scotland!

davidg@badmintonscotland.org.uk

David has played badminton since the age of 7 and has competed at all levels up to senior internationalist gaining 50 caps for Scotland. David recently took on the role of part-time performance coach.

RobertM@badmintonscotland.org.uk

Robert has a background in sport at grassroots level, coaching with Celtic and EK Disability Sports Club. He also has experience in football performance analytics with working knowledge of popular Italian software package Wyscout. Outside of work, Robert loves to spend time with his wife and daughter, occasionally go to the gym, and watch his beloved Celtic, when his daughter lets him! Robert is also a big American Sports Fan and has been to two NFL games at Wembley and is planning to attend a Toronto Blue Jays game when he visits Canada next year.

A fun fact about Robert: He scored a goal in a winning effort in an U14 Scottish Cup Final at Tynecastle (Home of Heart of Midlothian) with his Calderwood Blue Star side overcoming Blantyre Colts 4-2 in a classic.