As Team Scotland look toward an exciting home Games next summer, preparations for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games are building momentum with seven General Team Management posts now confirmed.

Following the appointment of Elinor Middlemiss MBE as Chef de Mission and Chris Purdie as Deputy Chef de Mission, a highly accomplished group of professionals have been appointed to lead the key areas of operational activity. Four of the five announced today were involved in Team Scotland’s best-ever Games outside Scotland at Birmingham 2022 and all bring extensive experience in elite sport. 

Danny Cockroft, Team Services Manager at CGS, and Lynsey Hamilton, Games Services Manager for Team GB, take on General Team Manager roles.

Part of the General Team Management at Birmingham 2022, Danny was also Deputy Chef de Mission at the Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games, HQ Coordinator for the GB Students delegation at the Lake Placid 2023 and Torino 2025 Winter World University Games, and Village Support for Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Lynsey has had varied roles at past Commonwealth Games from Village Operations at Glasgow 2014 to Cycling Team Manager at Gold Cost 2018 and Team Scotland HQ for Birmingham 2022. She has also been involved in Summer and Winter Olympics with Team GB since 2012, most recently as Arrivals & Departures Manager for the Tokyo, Beijing and Paris Olympic Games.

Dr Carrie McCrea is named as Chief Medical Officer, her third Games with Team Scotland, including as Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Birmingham 2022. She was also a member of the Team GB medical team at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where she held the roles of Sport and Exercise Medical Doctor and Mental Health Lead. Her current roles also include providing performance medical support in elite motorsport, including Formula One, and she is a Sports and Exercise Medicine Doctor at the sportscotland Institute of Sport.

Jon Twynham will head up the physiotherapy team following Team Physiotherapist and Senior Team Physiotherapist roles at Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022 respectively. His first involvement with Team Scotland was as part of the medical team for the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. He is currently a lead physiotherapist for Swimming and Triathlon at the sportscotland Institute of Sport, was part of the Team GB medical team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and worked as Swimming Physiotherapist for Team GB at Paris 2024.

Mark Snell, Head of Media at CGS, will continue that role into Glasgow 2026. He joined CGS in May 2025 from Topgolf UK where he was responsible for brand communication strategy, campaign planning and activations. He has a background in football with communications roles at the Scottish Football Association and Arsenal Football Club, as well as managing key agency accounts, including UEFA Champions League and Tennis Scotland.

Welcoming the appointments, Jon Doig, CGS Chief Executive said: “I am delighted to have brought together such a strong team of professionals to lead Team Scotland, with several staff stepping into new roles for 2026. This will bring the expertise, experience, and enthusiasm necessary to help us build on our success from recent Games.

“Just as we have a rigorous selection process for our athletes, ensuring we have the right staff in the right positions plays a key part in providing leadership and creating our Team Scotland ethos. A home Games is a huge opportunity for Team Scotland to shine on the world stage and these staff appointments, and those that will follow, will focus on creating the right environment to give our athletes the best possible opportunity to excel at Glasgow 2026.”

Team Scotland General Team Management for Glasgow 2026:

Chef de Mission: Elinor Middlemiss

Deputy Chef de Mission: Chris Purdie

General Team Manager: Danny Cockroft

General Team Manager: Lynsey Hamilton

Chief Medical Officer: Carrie McCrea

Head Physiotherapist: Jon Twynham

Head of Media: Mark Snell