Graham Cowdrey

Tel: 07788246287

Email:

D.O.B. 27.6.64

A fourteen-year career as a professional cricketer and then an innovative and lateral thinking charity fundraiser. An intelligent deep thinking individual with a sharp sense of fun. Great empathy with youngsters and adults alike. Honest, loyal and a force for good.

Sacramento EventsSeptember 2011-May 2014

Managing Director

  • Created a professional fundraising company delivering a service to UK Charities
  • Raised in excess of £1.5m for charities
  • Staged two charity dinner shows with Van Morrison in October 2011 at The Grosvenor House raising £150,000 for The Lord’s Taverners and The Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity.

Fundraising EventsOctober 2009 – July 2011

Charity Relationship and Events Director

  • Staged An Evening with Downtown Abbey at The Savoy raising £100,000 for medical emergency charity, Merlin
  • Staged ‘The Voice of Sport’ Dinner with Sir Peter O’Sullevan, John Motson, Murray Walker and Peter Alliss raising £90,000 for The Bill McClaren Foundation and MS.

Cricket Professional to The King’s School, Ely January 2009 – June 2009

BGC Partners (formerly Cantor Fitzgerald)January 2000 – December 2008

Director of Entertainment and Social Responsibility

  • Responsible for managing an entertainment, sponsorship and charity budget of $48m – managing a team of 20
  • Innovated and managed The BGC Charity Day in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 in London, New York, Sydney, Paris and Singapore. All Global offices reporting directly to me. Sourced live terrestrial and satellite TV and radio coverage of the event. Secured the presence of over 150 celebrities to attend the 2008 event.

Sporting IndexAugust 1999 – December 2000

PR Officer and Sponsorship Manager

Professional Cricketer - Kent County Cricket ClubMarch 1984 – September 1998

Played and coached globally in Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa and the Caribbean

Cowdrey Cricket Camp, Sydney, AustraliaWinter 1985 - 1990

Set up and managed Cowdrey Cricket courses encouraging and training in excess of 2,000 children who attended the camp during the Christmas and New Year holidays during the 5-year period

Cricket Professional to The Scots College, SydneyWinter 1984 - 1989

Education

Wellesley House

Tonbridge School

Durham University

After one year at Hatfield College, Durham University I took the decision to embark on my first class cricket career.

Referees:

Jonathan Smith Esq

3,Garlinge Road

Southborough

Kent

TN4 ONR

01892 522496

Author, Playwright and former Head of English, Tonbridge School

Kevin Shaw Esq

Master in Charge of Cricket

Dulwich College

London

SE217LD

0208 2999293

Master in Charge of Cricket at King’s School’ Ely when I was cricket professional for one season.

Stephen Henderson Esq

The Old Vicarage

Eaton

Leicestershire

NG32 1SP

01476 870292

Toured the West Indies with MCC with him. An MCC Committee member.