On this page you will find the following information on our current governors:

• The type of governor that they are (e.g. Nominated Director, Co-opted, Local Parent)

• What committee(s) they sit on

• The date they were appointed

• Who they were appointed by

• The position that they hold within the committee (e.g. Chairman)

All governors, except the CEO, serve a four year term of office (unless stated otherwise) and have voting rights within their committees as set out in the Trust Articles of Association.

Trust Board Director Biographies 

 

• Nicholas Scarles
  Member and Nominated Director
  Nicholas Scarles

  Type of Governor	Member and Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Chairman of the Trust Board. Member of the Finance Committee and People Committee.
  Appointment Start Date	24/03/2016
  Term of office	4 years - appointed to second term on 24/03/2020
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member and Nominated Director by resolution of the Members and the Haberdashers' Company. Appointed as Chair by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association.

  Nick was previously a Governor of the Haberdashers' Aske's Boys School and Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, at Elstree, where he was a member of the Boys' School Committee and chaired the Finance Committee. He is a Member of the Court of Assistants of the Haberdashers Livery Company.

  Nick is Chief Financial Officer of the Grosvenor Estate, having spent 13 years as Group Finance Director of Grosvenor Group Limited ( a private international real estate development investment and fund management group). He was previously at Centrica plc and PWC, living in London, New York and Toronto. Nick was Chairman of the Real Estate Finance Group, which produced 'A Vision for Real Estate Finance in the UK', and is on the Advisory Board of the Centre for Economic Policy Research Financial Regulation Initiative.

  Nick originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Advisor in the UK and Certified Public Accountant and Attorney at Law in the USA, having been educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys School, Elstree, obtaining law degrees from Trinity College, Cambridge, and the University of Virginia.

• Simon Lough
  Member and Temple Grove Trust Director
  Simon Lough

  Type of Governor	Temple Grove Schools Trust Director
  Committee Membership	Chair of the Knights Academy LGB and Member of the Trust Board, Finance Committee and Knights Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	26/06/2018
  Term of office	4 years, appointed to serve second term on 11/07/2022
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member by resolution of the Members and the Haberdashers Company, and appointed to the Trust Board by Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association.

  Simon was educated at Oxford University and then worked for 7 years in Tokyo with the UK merchant bank Kleinwort Benson and a boutique Swiss bank.

  He acquired an enduring love of Japan, its food, culture language and people (including most importantly his wife Zahira). He moved back to the UK in the mid-1990s, and worked with his brother who had established a UK wealth management business Heartwood. Simon started the London office, became Chief Executive of Heartwood in 2008, and led its successful acquisition by Handelsbanken, the highly regarded Swedish bank, in 2013. Simon left Heartwood after 20 years in 2016. He is a Non Executive Director of WH Ireland Group PLC.

  Simon's community activities are focused on creating a more level playing field for young people. Simon previously served for 10 years as Trustee (and ultimately Deputy Chairman) of Fairbridge, a medium sized charity tackling social exclusion in inner city areas. Fairbridge became part of The Prince's Trust in 2011. Simon is Chair of the youth social action and education charity Envision.

• John Fernau
  Nominated Director
  John Fernau

  Type of Governor	Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Trust Board, Finance Committee and Crayford Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	23/03/2016
  Term of office	4 years, appointed to serve second term on 11/03/2020
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member by resolution of the Members and the Haberdashers' Company, and appointed to the Trust Board by Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association.

  John is a senior leader with extensive experience of public procurement and major sporting events.

  John started his career in international development procurement before becoming a management consultant advising on procurement in local and central government. Whilst a consultant, John began working at the Olympic Delivery Authority and in 2009 he became the Head of Procurement. John led the delivery of a huge range of procurements including on and off park construction, park wide logistics and security, transport, security and other corporate professional services.

  After the Games in 2012, John became the Commercial Director of the Home Office. Whilst there, John was also a Non-Executive Director of the Government Procurement Service where he focused on driving the organisation to strengthen its customer service. In 2014 John left the Home Office to found Fernau Solutions, a consultancy which helps small and medium sized companies to understand government and successfully navigate public sector procurement.

  John is a Liveryman of the Haberdashers Company and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.

• Anthony Cann
  Nominated Director
  Anthony Cann

  Type of Governor	Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Chair of the Borough Academy Local Board and Member of the Trust Board
  Appointment Start Date	18/12/2018
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member by resolution of the Members and the Haberdashers' Company, and appointed to the Trust Board by Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association.

  Anthony has been a Governor and Director at Haberdashers' Adams Federation Trust since 2011 and Chair since March 2013. He retired from these roles in 2019, and returned as a governor to Haberdashers' Academies Trust South as Chair of the Borough Academy local board.

  Anthony is a solicitor (no longer practising), he was articulated at Linklaters in 1969, qualified there, specialising in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions law. He retired in 2006 after having been the Worldwide Senior Partner for five years and prior to that Head of the Corporate Department. Since his retirement from Linklaters, Anthony has a portfolio of roles. He was a non-executive director of Connect from 2006 to 2016 and of Panmure Gordon from 2007 to 2016. He was Chair of Changing Faces between 2008 and 2010 and a Trustee and Director of The Social Investment Business from 2006 to 2016. Since 2008, Anthony has been a strategic consultant to Kinstellar, an emerging markets law firm. Since May 2018 he has been Chair of the Group Supervisory Committee of Aapogee which owns Kinstellar and a similar law firm in Asia, DFDL.

• William Macpherson
  Co-opted Director
  William Macpherson

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Director
  Committee Membership	Member of the Trust Board and Chairman of the Hatcham Local Board
  Appointment Start Date	26/06/2019
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  William has been CEO of QA, the leading technology and management training firm, for 11 years. With nearly 300m in annual revenues in higher education, apprenticeships, training and consulting and more than 120,000 learners per year, QA is one of the largest educators in the UK. Prior to this, he was CEO of The Financial Training Company and of Kaplan International. He started his career at Bain & Co, and has an MA in Law from Cambridge, and an MBA from INSEAD. He served for 9 years as a trustee (and latterly as Chair of the F&A Committee) for Care International. He is married with three (adult) children and lives in Kent and London.

• Jan Shadick
  CEO of the Trust
  Jan Shadick

  Type of Governor	Chief Executive Officer
  Committee Membership	Member of the Trust Board
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2020
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Jan Shadick, NPQH BA MA

  Jan joins Haberdashers Aske Federation Trust from United Learning where she has worked as Regional Director for Academies (South Secondary), overseeing 11 secondary academies within the Group. Previous to this role she has been a head teacher for 14 years leading three schools, including one in central London. She has also been an Executive Head teacher of two London Academies.

  Jan is also an Ofsted Inspector and a qualified Executive Coach.

  Jan originally trained as a teacher of PE with History, at the University of Warwick and gained a Masters in Education Leadership from the University of London and NPQH from UCL Institute of Education..

• Dame Sue John
  Co-opted Director
  Dame Sue John

  Type of Governor	Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Trust Board and Standards Committee
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2020
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Dame Sue John

  Executive Director Challenge Partners

  Sue was the headteacher of Lampton School in Hounslow from 1997 to 2015.The school was included in the 2010 Ofsted publication Twelve outstanding secondary schools: excelling against the odds. Sue worked as a National Leader of Education and as project manager for some of London's most challenging and complex schools. She was the Director of the London Leadership Strategy for secondary schools during the London Challenge.

  She was previously awarded an honorary fellowship from Brunel University and recently awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by Roehampton University. Sue has held directorships at the DFE, Future and Teaching Leaders and is currently the Chair of the South London TSA and Charles Dickens Research School. Sue is a member of the Sutton Trust EAG, the advisory group for the Fair Education Alliance and the Royal Society's curriculum group. She is also the Chair of Trustees for the Teacher Development Trust.

• Rupert McNeil
  Nominated Director
  Rupert McNeil

  Type of Governor	Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Trust Board and Chair of the People Committee
  Appointment Start Date	01/01/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member by resolution of the Members and the Haberdashers' Company, and appointed to the Trust Board by Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association.

  Rupert is the UK Government Chief People Officer (GCPO) based in the Cabinet Office. He is responsible for Human Resources and workforce issues for the UK Civil Service. He started this role in January 2016, and prior to that held senior roles at Lloyds Banking Group, Aviva and Barclays, and was Partner at Arthur Andersen and Deloitte. Before joining Arthur Andersen in 1995, he worked at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

  He studied Politics & Philosophy at university, and went to secondary school in Aberdeen. He and his wife Nicole have two children: Sam, a lawyer, and Courtney, who is at university.

  Rupert is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD), and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute (CMi). He is also a Non-Executive Director of the Government Property Agency (GPA).

• Ade Adetosoye OBE
  Nominated Director
  Ade Adetosoye OBE

  Type of Governor	Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Trust Board and Knights Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/01/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member by resolution of the Members and the Haberdashers' Company, and appointed to the Trust Board by Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association.

  Ade is the Chief Executive Officer of Bromley Council. Prior to joining Bromley Council in January 2017, Ade worked in several senior positions and transformed services in both the City of London and Lambeth Council.

  Ade was awarded an OBE in 2013, by Her Majesty the Queen, for his contribution to public services. In 2019, Ade was part of the team charged by the Charity Commission to review the safeguarding arrangements of Oxfam.

  Ade is a Trustee of Coram, the United Kingdom's first ever charity dedicated to supporting adoption of children. He is also a Freeman of the City of London, a unique and historical title that dates back to 1237, as well as being a Freeman of the Haberdashers' Company, an ancient merchant guild.

  As a recognised leader in his field, Ade was identified as one of the 100 most influential business leaders in the United Kingdom in 2019.

  Ade is an Alumni of University of Cambridge, Brunel University, University of Hull and University of Llorin.

• Oliver Harrison
  Nominated Director
  Oliver Harrison

  Type of Governor	Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Trust Board, People Committee and Chair of Standards Committee
  Appointment Start Date	05/07/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member by resolution of the Members an the Haberdashers' Company, and appointed to the Trust Board by Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association.

  Oliver is pleased to be able to support the Haberdashers' Aske's Federation Trust by serving on the Trust Board. As a former student of Haberdashers' Aske's School for Boys, Elstree, he recognises the personal value of education and the positive impact that the Haberdashers Company brings to its schools. As the proud father of two girls, Oliver Understands the need for education to adapt to a fast-changing world. He is passionate about the ability of data to help drive positive change and brings more than two decades of experience in healthcare data to education.  

  Today, Oliver is CEO of Koa Health, a business focussed on bringing mental wellbeing to everyone. He has life-long interests in both healthcare and technology - he decided to become a doctor and first got his hands on a computer aged six! With a first degree in Neuroscience at Cambridge, he qualified as a medical doctor and practiced for six years with postgraduate training in Psychiatry (London), and Public Health (John Hopkins), plus a research fellowship at the Functional Imaging Lab, Queens Square.

  Oliver directly combined his interests in health and tech at McKinsey, where he spent five years working on health data and technology projects around the world. In 2006, he was recruited to help build a modern healthcare system in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He spent seven years there as Director of Public Health, designing and implementing systems for collecting public health data, for structuring care with evidence-based treatment protocols, and for improving prevention, primary and specialist care with a focus on diabetes, cardiovascular and mental health. Since moving back to Europe in 2013, Oliver has worked as an advisor to the WHO, World Bank and NHS England. He created two UK-Based start-ups in health data.

  Oliver has a unique track-record delivering results in health tech innovation and health system reform and has contributed more than 60 academic publications and presentations. He also serves on the WHO Roster of Experts for Digital Health, sits on the Board of EMPOWER, (a non-profit organisation promoting the training of community health workers to provide mental healthcare), and the Commercial Board of Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.  

  Oliver was awarded Freedom of the City of London, in 2012.

• Adam Glossop
  Co-Opted Director
  Adam Glossop

  Type of Governor	Co-Opted Director
  Committee Membership	Trust Board, Chair of the Finance Committee
  Appointment Start Date	05/07/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member by resolution of the Members and the Haberdashers' Company, and appointed to the Trust Board by Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association.

  Adam started his career as an interest rates trader at Citigroup and is now is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for Barclays International, within the Treasury Funding and Investment Team with a responsibility for investments in Fixed Income markets. He was previously a Portfolio Manager at the asset management company BlackRock, where he managed fixed income portfolios for both hedge funds and insurance clients over a 12-year tenure.

  Adam graduated from the University of Warwick in 1998 with a degree in Economics and Politics, and currently lives in south-east London with his wife and three school age children.

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• Sally Dyson
  Nominated Director
  Sally Dyson

  Type of Governor	Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Trust Board and Chair of Crayford Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date - appointed to the Trust Board on:	11/07/2022
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Members in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Sally is the founder and director of Firm Sense Limited, a specialist consultancy enhancing the personal and organisational effectiveness of lawyers and other professionals. Sally's expertise in the professional services arena derives from over a decade working as a lawyer. Sally holds an MA in law from Cambridge University and qualified as a solicitor and practised at Slaughter and May before joining the in-house legal team at Reuters Group PLC (now Thomson Reuters) and then moving to Travelex Group Limited where she was first Senior Counsel and then Head of Group Compliance and Regulation. Sally is also a qualified business coach and a commercially published author.

  Sally has been a member of the Haberdashers' Company for over 20 years and now sits on their Court of Assistants. Sally is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a charitable network dedicated to shaping the future through ideas and action.

  Sally lives in London and is married with two school-age children

• John Shuffrey
  Co-Opted Director
  John Shuffrey

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Director
  Committee Membership	Trust Board and Chair of Audit & Risk Committee
  Appointment Start Date - appointed to the Trust board on:	11/07/2022
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  John is a chartered accountant who was an audit partner at Saffery Champness until 2019 where he headed the Not for Profit practice. Prior to that he was a partner at Arthur Andersen until its demise in 2002. He specialised in advising schools, livery companies (including the Haberdashers Company) and other charities as well as commercial clients.

  He was chair of governors at Arts Education Schools until 2017 and before that he was chair of the Finance Committee. During that time he oversaw a turn round in the schools fortunes and the building of a new theatre. He was a governor and chair of the audit committee at Rose Bruford College in Sidcup.

  He has a degree in Modern History from Oxford University.

  He is married with three children and is a Freeman of the Haberdashers Company.

Independent co-opted Governors to the People Committee, Standards Committee, Finance Committee and Audit & Risk Committee

 

• Ludo Hashemi
  Co-opted Governor
  Ludo Hashemi

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Finance Committee
  Appointment Start Date	Appointed 26/06/2019
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Ludo was educated at the University of Warwick before working for 4 years at The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) and latterly Shawbrook Bank. Since 2018, Ludo has worked at the U.S. alternative asset manager Ares Management, where he originates and structures cross-border alternative credit investments.

  Over the past 10 years Ludo has been involved in various initiatives aimed at improving the well-being and education of young people. At university, he held senior roles within a charity which provided mental health support services; at RBS, he led the coordination of all graduate-level corporate social responsibility (cumulatively over 5,000 hours of skills-based volunteering per annum); and, more recently, Ludo tutored a young person through The Access Project.

• Mark Cornelius
  Co-opted Governor
  Mark Cornelius

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Audit & Risk Committee
  Appointment Start Date	Appointed 09/05/2022
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the People Committee in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation

  Mark is currently a Member of the The School Teachers Review Body - an eight member committee that makes recommendations on the pay, professional duties and working time of school teachers in England. It reports to the Secretary of State and also to the Prime Minister. He is a trustee of the UK charity StreetGames, that aims to improve the lives and communities of disadvantaged young people through sport. He is also a member of the charity's Audit Committee.

  Mark worked for most of his career at the Bank Of England, where he performed many different leadership roles covering financial regulation, communication and monetary policy. Mark has worked at HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office. He has degrees in Economics from the University of London and Cambridge University.

• Chris Achiampong
  Co-opted Governor
  Chris Achiampong

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	People Committee
  Appointment Start Date	Appointed 09/11/2022
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Currently based in South London, Chris is a Cyber Security Account Executive at IBM, focussing on clients in the Financial Services sector. He enjoys managing, maintaining anf developing external relationships with business leaders and C-Suite executives, to deliver safer end-to-end security solutions and consulting services.

  Chris is extremely motivated to make a difference, in both his professional and personal life. He is a Patron for the EY Foundation, a charity that inspires and engages with young people across the UK who are disadvantaged in the labour market, and supports social entrepreneurs and start ups to develop and grow their businesses. He is also a school governor at the primary school he attended as a child.

  In his spare time, Chris works as a part time scout for Liverpool FC, focussing on the London and South area. Chris enjoys playing football with friends and colleagues and is a massive Arsenal fan.

  Chris embraces all challenges with a tenacious and driven attitude and is incredibly passionate about building relationships and delivering the best results for our children and young people.

Borough Academy Local Governing Board

 

• Anthony Cann
  Chair
  Anthony Cann

  Type of Governor	Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Chair of the Borough Academy Local Board and Member of the Trust Board
  Appointment Start Date	18/12/2018
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member by resolution of the Members and the Haberdashers' Company, and appointed to the Trust Board by Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Anthony is a member of the Trust Board and Chair of the Borough Academy Local Governing Board. He was also a Governor of the Trust from 2007 to 2011 but left to be a Governor and Director of Haberdashers' Adams Federation Trust, from 2011 and Chair from March 2013 to Summer 2019.  

  Anthony is a solicitor (no longer practising), he was articled at Linklaters in 1969, qualified there, specialising in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions law. He retired in 2006 after having been the Worldwide Senior Partner for five years and prior to that Head of the Corporate Department. Since his retirement from Linklaters, Anthony has had a portfolio of roles. He was a non-executive director of Connect from 2006 to 2016 and of Panmure Gordon from 2007 to 2016.

  He was Chair of Changing Faces between 2008 and 2010 and a Trustee and Director of The Social Investment Business from 2006 to 2016. Since 2008, Anthony has been a strategic consultant to Kinstellar, an emerging markets law firm. Since May 2018 he has been Chair of the Group Supervisory Committee of Aapogee which owns Kinstellar and a similar law firm in Asia, DFDL.

• Cassandra Buchanan
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Cassandra Buchanan

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Local Governor
  Committee Membership	Borough Academy Local Board
  Appointment Start Date	01/01/2019
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Cassie has been teaching for over 18 years and is the headteacher of Charles Dickens Primary School and Nursery, an outstanding school and nursery in Central London. Cassie also leads the London South Teaching School Alliance, a large and very successful alliance working with over 85 schools across South London and beyond. The LSTSA specialises in leadership development , school peer review and research linked to teaching and learning including inclusion, teacher workload, effective use of pupil premium and mental health.

  Cassie was an Ofsted inspector for many years, inspecting nurseries and primary schools with specialism in leadership and management, English, maths, Early Years and curriculum.

  She now focuses her time on supporting system-wide evidence-based improvements including accountability frameworks. Cassie continues to work as a pupil premium reviewer and school improvement partner, supporting schools both nationally and abroad. She sits on several of the DFE advisory groups including teacher workload and she is a member of the Southwark Health and Wellbeing Board.

  Before she entered the teaching profession, Cassie worked for Deloitte and Touche as an auditor following a degree in PPE from Christ Church, Oxford University.

• Fiona Hurst
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Fiona Hurst

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Local Governor
  Committee Membership	Borough Academy Local Board
  Appointment Start Date	01/01/2019
  Term of office	3 years, appointed to serve second term on 01/01/2022
  Appointed by	Appointed by the People Committee in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation and Articles of Association

  Fiona is the Senior Design Director for Forpeople Ltd, an International Design Consultants based in London. She is Head of Vision and Strategy and responsible for bringing creative vision to a wide range of projects including design philosophy, brand experience, spatial, experiential, product and furniture design.Key clients include Intercontinental Hotel Group, Cunard, British Airways & The Body Shop. Fiona has previously worked for Ford Motor Company, Land Rover and Studio Monogram and has been a visiting design lecturer at numerous colleges at BA and MA level including Royal College of Art, Central St Martins, London. Fiona's voluntary work includes establishing and running weekly craft workshops at Cathedral Primary School, being a Sunday school teacher at Southwark Cathedral and local fund raising, London SE1. She is a mother of two and lives in London.

• Hugh Gammell
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Hugh Gammell

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Local Governor
  Committee Membership	Borough Academy Local Board
  Appointment Start Date	01/01/2019
  Term of office	3 years, appointed to serve second term on 01/01/2022
  Appointed by	Appointed by the People Committee in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation and Articles of Association

  Hugh Gammell spent most of his career at Charterhouse, an independent school in Godalming, Surrey. There he taught History, and was Head of Department, Housemaster and Admissions Registrar. He had responsibility at various times for teaching and learning, the welfare and performance of students under his pastoral care and school administration.

  Since retirement in 2016, he has engaged in extensive voluntary work, with Citizens Advice, the Mark Evison Foundation and as a Governor of St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School in Guildford, where he has special responsibility for safeguarding.

• Joshua Rosen
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Joshua Rosen

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Local Governor
  Committee Membership	Borough Academy Local Board
  Appointment Start Date	01/01/2019
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Joshua Rosen is a member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers' and became a governor at Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy in January 2019.

  Joshua is currently a Director at specialist insurance investment manager Twelve Capital, having joined the firm in January 2015. Prior to this, Joshua worked at Nomura International and Lehman Brothers in London, where he was responsible for sales to major long-only managers and hedge fund accounts across Europe.

  Joshua is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA institute. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Politics & Sociology from the University of Bristol and was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Elstree. Joshua lives in London and is married with two young children.

• Mike Stevenson
  Elected Parent Governor
  Mike Stevenson

  Type of Governor	Elected Parent Governor
  Committee Membership	Borough Academy Local Board
  Appointment Start Date	01/01/2019
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Mike holds a senior management role in financial technology consulting, having worked in the industry for two decades. He holds four academic degrees, including undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and History, and an MBA.

  He has lived in Southwark for nearly twenty years, and is married with two school-age children.

• Paola Wilson
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Paola Wilson

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Local Governor
  Committee Membership	Borough Academy Local Board
  Appointment Start Date	01/01/2019
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Paola Wilson campaigned for the successful opening of Haberdashers' Aske's Borough Academy. From 1995 to 2010 she worked as a barrister, specialising principally in criminal and human rights public law. She liaises on a voluntary basis with parents and carers on local issues pertaining to community and youth projects.

Crayford Primary Local Governing Board 

 

 

 

  Crayford Academy Local Governing Board

 

 

• Emma Bryan
  Chair
  Emma Bryan

• Evelyn Guest
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Evelyn Guest

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Crayford Academy LGB, Slade Green Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	14/12/2017
  Term of office	4 years, appointed to serve second term on 04/01/2022
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Evelyn attended secondary school in Lancashire and subsequently studied English Literature at University of Wales, Swansea and was awarded a BA with honours.

  Her teaching certificate was also awarded by Swansea University. Her many years as a teacher in various roles were spent in both the maintained and private sector. The last 18 years were enjoyed at City of London Freemen's School in Surrey, latterly as Deputy Head.

  Her aim throughout her teaching career has been to enable all pupils to fulfil their potential in a happy and safe environment. As DSL the writing of school policies focused on 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' and monitoring implementation was a key role. Evelyn has always acknowledged the important role of parents. She has as one of her other priorities the welfare of staff.

• Laurence Thackwray
  Co-opted Governor
  Laurence Thackwray

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Crayford Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

• Linda Wake
  Elected Parent Governor
  Linda Wake

  Type of Governor	Elected parent governor
  Committee Membership	Crayford Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by Parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  A qualified Accountant and currently Chief Financial Officer and Board Director of a global research business, Linda has lived in the Crayford area for over 40 years. She is passionate that local children have access to excellent education and opportunities to achieve the best they can, and has experience in leading and supporting leadership teams to achieve their strategic objectives, including improving performance of employees, effectively managing budgets, improving communications as well as being responsible for Risk and Compliance globally.

• Richard Northcott
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Richard Northcott

  Type of Governor	Co-opted governor
  Committee Membership	Crayford Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	30/06/2015
  Term of office	4 years, appointed to serve second term on 05/04/2019
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Richard Northcott is an underwriter at Lloyds of London, working for the Pembroke 4000 Syndicate which is owned by Ironshore. He specialises in Fine art and Specie Insurance and has been lucky enough to travel the world extensively working with some of the largest Museums and collections across the Globe. Richard has been involved with the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers for over 25 years, serving on the Court of Assistants. He is currently Third Warden and Chairman of the Hall Committee.

• Rizwaan Hanid
  Co-Opted Local Governor
  Rizwaan Hanid

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Local Governor
  Committee Membership	Crayford Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by parents appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

• John Fernau
  Nominated Director
  John Fernau

  Type of Governor	Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Trust Board, Finance Committee and Crayford Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	23/03/2016
  Term of office	4 years, appointed to serve second term on 11/03/2020
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member by resolution of the Members and the Haberdashers' Company, and appointed to the Trust Board by Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association.

  John is a senior leader with extensive experience of public procurement and major sporting events.

  John started his career in international development procurement before becoming a management consultant advising on procurement in local and central government. Whilst a consultant, John began working at the Olympic Delivery Authority and in 2009 he became the Head of Procurement. John led the delivery of a huge range of procurements including on and off park construction, park wide logistics and security, transport, security and other corporate professional services.

  After the Games in 2012, John became the Commercial Director of the Home Office. Whilst there, John was also a Non-Executive Director of the Government Procurement Service where he focused on driving the organisation to strengthen its customer service. In 2014 John left the Home Office to found Fernau Solutions, a consultancy which helps small and medium sized companies to understand government and successfully navigate public sector procurement.

  John is a Liveryman of the Haberdashers Company and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply.

  Hatcham Primary Local Governing Body 

  

 

Hatcham Free School Local Governing Board

 

• Jean Taylor
  Chair
  Jean Taylor

  Type of Governor	Chair
  Committee Membership	Hatcham Free School LGBC
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Jean Taylor is a public policy researcher and consultant by background. More recently, she has worked in local government in roles leading strategy and policy development, with an emphasis on equalities. Previous voluntary roles include: acting as a volunteer mentor at Feltham Young Offenders Institution; as a volunteer tutor for children from disadvantaged backgrounds; and, as a ambassador for the Oxford University Target Schools Scheme. Jean has two daughters at Hatcham Free School.

• Nick Jenkins
  Co-opted Governor
  Nick Jenkins

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Hatcham Free School LGB
  Appointment Start Date	29/06/2017, appointed to serve second term on 05/07/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Mr Jenkins is a business man and entrepreneur, having founded the greetings card website www.moonpig.com.

  He manages a portfolio of investments which led to him joining the panel of BBC's Dragon Den between 2015 and 2017 and he has a number of charitable interests including educational organisations.

  Mr Jenkins has experience of data management and analysis and extensive business and charity governance experience.

• Simone Ross-Robinson
  Elected Parent Governor
  Simone Ross-Robinson

  Type of Governor	Elected Parent
  Committee Membership	Hatcham Free School LGBC
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Simone grew up in South London, Brockley and has a strong connections with the local area. She has 15 years' experience working with Children and Young People, and currently works in secondary education working with SENCO. Simone has a BA (Hons) in Youth and Community Work (Social Science) and an MA in Applied Theatre. Simone has used her skills from both disciplines to promote children and young people's emotional intelligence, using drama as a catalyst to support their Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH).

  Simone has a strong community link and has worked for local non-profit organisations and charities, and continues to be an advocate for education and community cohesion.

  Simone also has a keen passion for performing arts. She has worked with the BBC, Pink Floyd and Oxford University Press. Simone continued acting into her late teens and qualified as a professional actor, gaining equity status. She remains a valuable member of the Actors Union and revisits her love for acting from time to time, working with local playwrights and actors.

• Clare Cheeseman
  Co-opted Governor
  Clare Cheeseman

  Type of Governor	Co-opted
  Committee Membership	Hatcham Free School LGBC
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Clare is a public and regulatory lawyer at the Financial Reporting Council. Prior to that she worked as a government lawyer at the Department for Education, where she advised on intervention into struggling academy trusts and, before that, on general further education matters, including governance, insolvency regimes and restructuring for FE colleges. Clare started her career at a City law firm having graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English and French. Clare grew up in Blackheath and still lives locally in Peckham. She has two young children.

• Sophia Egbagbe
  Co-opted Governor
  Sophia Egbagbe

  Type of Governor	Co-opted
  Committee Membership	Hatcham Free School LGB
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Sophia was educated in south London, before going on to study at Kings College London, where she obtained a BSc in Computer Science.

  She began her career as an Auditor at Ernst & Young, and has since worked in Financial Services where she has held a number of roles across Cyber, Technology and Finance.

  Sophia is currently a Director within Group Finance at Barclays Bank.

• Stephen O'Grady
  Co-opted Governor
  Stephen O'Grady

  Type of Governor	Co-opted
  Committee Membership	Hatcham Free School LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Stephen is an Australian and English qualified lawyer, who has practised in City firms since moving to London in 2014. He has specialised in restructuring & insolvency for over 10 years, advising business and their boards (amongst other stakeholders), in their most critical of financial circumstances, with a particular focus on the technology sector.

  He has previously volunteered for many years in Australia with the Red Cross Night Cafe (a youth drop-in centre) and for various community legal centres, providing pro bono legal advice.

• Monique Bertrand
  Co-opted Governor
  Monique Bertrand

  Type of Governor	Co-opted
  Committee Membership	Hatcham Free School LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the People Committee in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation and Articles of Association

  Monique Bertrand joins us as a governor and is also an Assistant Director of Education and Learning for a south London borough. She is driven by a passion to provide equality of opportunity for all young people. As an individual whose own life has been enriched by education despite the challenges presented when growing up and living in inner-city London, she passionately believes that education and social care must be delivered to the highest standard to enrich and change lives for the better. This philosophy has enabled her to break down barriers and enable students in her care, to achieve strong outcomes, have choices and go on to access top universities and pathways in the country.

• Charlotte Mackechnie
  Co-opted Governor
  Charlotte Mackechnie

  Type of Governor	Co-opted
  Committee Membership	Hatcham Free School LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/12/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the People Committee in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation and Articles of Association

  Charlotte Mackechnie works for a Teaching School Hub as a Senior Lead for Teacher Development and Specialist Leader of Education for English, Phonics and Leadership of CPD.

  Prior to that, she held a strategic leadership role across a multi-academy trust, as well as working as a class teacher in an inner London primary academy.

  Charlotte is driven by a passion for teaching and learning and is currently reading for a Master's in Applied Linguistics and Communication at Birkbeck, University of London and has been awarded the NPQSL, an MA in Education Practice and a BA (Hons) in Primary Teaching.

Hatcham College Local Governing Board

 

 

• Sir Robin Bosher
  Chair
  Sir Robin Bosher

  Type of Governor	Chair
  Committee Membership	Hatcham College LGB
  Appointment Start Date	17/05/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Sir Robin Bosher is now an independent school advisor and Ofsted inspector. He was the Ofsted Regional Director for the South East and National Director for Inspection Quality and Training as well as HMI.

  Prior to this he was the Director of Education for the Harris Federation. During this time, he opened nine sponsored academies and several free schools.

  He was a Headteacher for twenty-two years and during that time he led five very different schools. Lately, he was the Executive Headteacher of the Federation between Fairlawn, Hasletine and Kilmorie Schools in Lewisham. Fairlawn was deemed by Ofsted as 'outstanding' in every category.

  Sir Robin was a National Leader of Education and Fairlawn was a National Support School and designated as one of the first Teaching Schools in the country. Sir Robin was awarded the National College School System Leader of the Year award, in 2010. He is an NPQH coach and he worked on the NPQH programme for over ten years.

  Sir Robin has worked as a DfE Adviser and he led the London Challenge Partners Primary Programme as Operational Director. He was Headteacher on the DfE 'Achievement for All' steering committee and was a member of the DfE Reference Group.

  He is Chair of Governors at Langley Park Girls School.

  Sir Robin Bosher was knighted for services to education in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Birthday honours, in June 2012.

• Joanna Abeyie
  Co-opted Governor
  Joanna Abeyie

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Hatcham College LGB, Hatcham Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	26/06/2019
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Joanna Abeyie is an award winning entrepreneur, champion of diversity, inclusion and equality, public speaker and campaigner, journalist and broadcaster.

  Joanna's latest enterprise is founding Blue Moon, a flagship consultancy and recruitment business helping businesses to understand the importance of having inclusive and diverse workforces. Prior to this she founded Hyden, a recruitment business placing diverse senior leadership talent in the media and creative industries. Over the past decade Joanna has placed more than 3,000 people from diverse backgrounds in positions in the creative industries, significantly improving representation of BAME and working class talent in the sector.

  Joanna has also worked as a diversity and inclusion consultant for media giants including the BBC, ITV, ITN, Channel 4, Sky and The Guardian and has extensive experience of advising FTSE 100 companies in diversity, inclusion and corporate social responsibility. She also visited No. 10 to meet with Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss race and equality and was instrumental in the establishment of the Creative Diversity All Party Parliamentary Group, chaired by Ed Vaizey MP from 2010 to 2016. Joanna's formidable campaigning and lobbying has seen her faint a seat on the NUJ's Black Members Council and secure roles on the Board of Directors for The Lord Mayor's Appeal, The Media Council, Investor in People and the board of advisors for Ghana-based leadership and skills initiative Cedi Street.

  Joanna established TV and film production company LH productions and in addition to her own productions and interviews, she presents a news and events round up on Dotun Adebayo's weekly BBC Radio London Show every Sunday. Joanna's achievements as a businesswoman, including being a Managing Director of a FTSE 250 global business (SThree Plc) have been recognised in numerous awards and Joanna being the youngest woman to be given the keys to the City of London.

  Joanna grew up in South London in a working class family (Ghanaian father and English Mother) that stressed the important of education and hard work in achieving your goals. In October 2018 Joanna gave a TED Talk on Social Mobility for TEDXLIVEMUSCAT. Joanna spoke of her journey as a woman of colour from a working class background who studied English and Sociology as an undergraduate and then pursued a MA in Magazine Journalism before becoming a successful journalist, diversity campaigner and pioneering businesswoman. As an 18 year old undergraduate Joanna co-founded employment charity Elevation Networks and at 20 she launched social enterprise Shine Media and MagNet, a diversity mentoring scheme with the UK Professional Publishers Association.

• Zinat Fatama
  Elected Parent Governor
  Zinat Fatama

  Type of Governor	Elected Parent Governor
  Committee Membership	Hatcham College LGB
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by Parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Zinat has worked in Finance for 20 years, and is currently employed as a Finance Manager for a Facilities Management company, based in the City. She has previously been a Parent Governor for Edmund Waller and Comber Grove Primary schools.

  Zinat has lived locally for over 25 years and has two daughters.

• Sarah Mitchell
  Co-opted Governor
  Sarah Mitchell

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Hatcham College LGB
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Sarah is a Headteacher of a Primary Academy in Bromley, having previously led a successful school in Croydon. She is also part of the senior STEP Academy Trust team, focusing on Inclusion across the organisation. Sarah has dedicated her career to providing the best quality education for all children, and is passionate about ensuring equity of opportunity for all.

  Sarah also works as a Development Partner at the Princes' Teaching Institute, an organisation devoted to supporting the professional development of teachers through high quality CPD and training. Before becoming a teacher, Sarah studied Archaeology at the University of Liverpool and has since worked in New York and London.

  Sarah is currently studying for a MBA in Educational Leadership. When not working or studying, you can usually find her in the yoga studio.

• Iain Hollingshead
  Co-opted Governor
  Iain Hollingshead

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Hatcham College LGB
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  After studying History at Cambridge University, Iain Hollingshead spent ten years in journalism, mainly as a features writer at The Daily Telegraph. He has written two novels, two musicals and edited a bestselling series of previously unpublished letters to the editor. After leaving journalism, he helped to launch Nutmeg, the online investment management service, before moving into teaching. He has spent the last eight years at Dulwich College, where he is Head of Politics and a teacher of History..

• Taschan Anthrobus
  Co-opted Governor
  Taschan Anthrobus

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Hatcham College LGB
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Taschan has over 10 year's experience working in the Education, Training and Employment sector, currently as a Progressions Co-ordinator for a leading charity, supporting young people from disadvantaged and marginalised backgrounds with career pathways. She creates new partnership programmes to address diversifying the workforce in corporate industries and to address equality of opportunity.

• Clover Hibbert
  Co-opted Governor
  Clover Hibbert

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Hatcham College LGB
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Clover is a trainee child and adolescent Psycotherapist, currently practicing at the West London Free School and The Brent Centre for Young People. She has studied at SOAS, Birkbeck and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, building up a broad understanding of therapeutic and pastoral work with young people.

  Since leaving SOAS, Clover has worked and volunteered in a range of positions supporting children and adolescents in both educational and charitable settings. These roles have had an emphasis on helping young people overcome adversity to fulfil their potential and improve their quality of life.

 Knights Primary Local Governing Board

 

• Simon Masterson
  Chair
  Simon Masterson

  Type of Governor	Chair
  Committee Membership	Knights Primary LGB, Knights Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Simon is a community governor who lives locally. He has been a civil servant for over 10 years, with the vast majority of that spent in the Department of Education where he has worked on a variety of policies related to schools. His current post is in the Ministry of Justice where he is the Head of Prison Education Policy. Simon has a long-held interest in education and young people, having chaired a charity at university aimed at improving outcomes for young people from the inner-city. He has previously been a governor of a maintained primary school in North London and has been a mentor to a young man through the 'Friendship works' charity for over 10 years.

• Ben Bryant
  Co-opted Governor
  Ben Bryant

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Ben is a Director of Isos Partnership, an independent research and advisory organisation that specialises in supporting the development and delivery of education, inclusion and children's services. He began his career in the voluntary sector, and spent five years as a civil servant in the Department for Education, before joining the Isos Partnership. Ben has previously been a governor at two primary schools in East London, and the Director of a small multi-academy trust, with two hubs in East London and Suffolk.  

  Ben was one of the founding trustees of the charity Crossworld, which uses football to support and empower young people from refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds to build fulfilling and productive lives in the UK.

• Natalie Wilson
  Co-opted Governor
  Natalie Wilson

  Type of Governor	Co-opted governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Primary LGB, Knights Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	10/05/2018, appointed to serve second term on
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Natalie Wilson has been a qualified social worker for 20 years and has worked across most areas, from children and families up to management level and is currently self-employed working as an independent social worker. Natalie has always had a passion for providing children with the best opportunities to develop and reach their full potential particularly those who are more vulnerable. Natalie also has experience of school life through working closely with schools as a social worker, voluntarily at her children's school and in running a wildlife club at another school. She has also worked as a children's and youth worker at her church for over 20 years. Natalie has three children of her own and is delighted to be able to offer her support to Knights Academy as a Haberdashers governor. In her spare time Natalie also has a keen interest in fitness and outdoor activities.

• Sabrina Warren
  Elected Parent Governor
  Sabrina Warren

  Type of Governor	Elected Parent Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by Parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Sabrina has two children, one of whom currently attends Knights Primary. As a parent governor, Sabrina is hoping to support Knights Primary with achieving better outcomes for its children, and understands the importance of ensuring children success with varied learning opportunities.  

  Sabrina currently works for Nuffield Health as a Quality Improvement Manager, and oversees the learning and development of 15 nurseries to ensure that are compliant with Ofsted and statutory regulations. Sabrina delivers various training sessions in this regard and is also a DSL for Children's Services.  

  Sabrina has a passion for ensuring children thrive in early life and has vast experience with Ofsted, including turning around grading (for example RI to Outstanding. Sabrina is looking forward to being an integral part of the KTG journey of progression.

• Seamus Gibbons
  Co-opted Governor
  Seamus Gibbons

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Seamus is an experienced school Principal of two London primary school. with a strong history of working in education. His achievements include leading a school to Ofsted rating 'Outstanding', and being awarded 'Leader of the Year', for his MAT.

  Seamus is also the Lead for the primary teacher training provision for the country's largest MAT. He holds an MA (Distinction) in Effective Learning from the UCL Institute of Education and has also completed the National Qualification in Executive Leadership (NPQEL).

  He mentors new headteachers and has supported numerous schools in challenging contexts. Seamus is also a member of the DfE's Headteacher Reference Group.

• Simon Lough
  Co-opted Governor
  Simon Lough

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Primary LGB, Knights Academy LGB, Trust Board and Finance Committee
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board  in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Simon was educated at Oxford University and then worked for 7 years in Tokyo with the UK merchant bank Kleinwort Benson and a boutique Swiss bank.

  He acquired an enduring love of Japan, its food, culture language and people (including most importantly his wife Zahira). He moved back to the UK in the mid-1990s, and worked with his brother who had established a UK wealth management business Heartwood. Simon started the London office, became Chief Executive of Heartwood in 2008, and led its successful acquisition by Handelsbanken, the highly regarded Swedish bank, in 2013. Simon left Heartwood after 20 years in 2016. He is a Non Executive Director of WH Ireland Group PLC.

  Simon's community activities are focused on creating a more level playing field for young people. Simon previously served for 10 years as Trustee (and ultimately Deputy Chairman) of Fairbridge, a medium sized charity tackling social exclusion in inner city areas. Fairbridge became part of The Prince's Trust in 2011. Simon is Chair of the youth social action and education charity Envision.

• Stephanie Carr
  Elected Parent Governor
  Stephanie Carr

  Type of Governor	Elected Parent Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by Parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Stephanie has lived in the local area for over twenty years and has one child currently attending Knights Primary. Stephanie works as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant within the local area and is also studying to become a primary teacher.

  Stephanie wanted to join the Knights  Primary local  governing body as she has a good understanding of the education system - not only from a professional perspective - but also from a parents' perspective. Stephanie hopes to gain a better understanding of how the school is run and to make a positive contribution to the governing body by not only working to support the school, but also questioning and challenging decisions which are being made along the way.

  Stephanie looks forward in the coming years to working alongside the rest of the governing body to help the school provide a stimulating and supportive environment which enables all children to reach their maximum potential.

• Ugo Ikokwu
  Co-opted Governor
  Ugo Ikokwu

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Local Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Primary LGB, Knights Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Ugo Ikokwu is currently employed as Grants Manager at Trust for London (TFL). Previously, he was Programme Director at The Fore Trust, which enables UK-based small charities and social enterprises to unlock sustainability, efficiency, scale and impact by providing unrestricted funds. Before this, he spent six years working at The Social Investment Business (SIB), where he worked across several teams - Investment, Grants and Business Development.

  He has extensive knowledge and experience of designing programmes and funds that address a range of social issues.

  Ugo is currently Chair of the Alpha Grove Centre and a non-executive Director of Do It Now Now (DINN). He also sits on the advisory board of WEKA and is an Investment Committee member for Remitt Fund. He also sits on several other advisory boards and was previously Co-Chair for London+Acumen, a volunteer-led chapter of Acumen, a non-profit global venture fund.

 Knights Academy Local Governing Board

 

 

• Simon Lough
  Chair
  Simon Lough

  Type of Governor	Temple Grove Schools Trust Director
  Committee Membership	Chair of the Knights Academy LGB, Member of the Trust Board, Finance Committee and the Knights Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	26/06/2018, reappointed to serve second term on 15/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed as a Member by resolution of the Members and the Haberdashers' Company, and appointed to the Trust Board by Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Simon was educated at Oxford University and then worked for 7 years in Tokyo with the UK merchant bank Kleinwort Benson and a boutique Swiss bank.

  He acquired an enduring love of Japan, its food, culture language and people (including most importantly his wife Zahira). He moved back to the UK in the mid-1990s, and worked with his brother who had established a UK wealth management business Heartwood. Simon started the London office, became Chief Executive of Heartwood in 2008, and led its successful acquisition by Handelsbanken, the highly regarded Swedish bank, in 2013. Simon left Heartwood after 20 years in 2016. He is a Non Executive Director of WH Ireland Group PLC.

  Simon's community activities are focused on creating a more level playing field for young people. Simon previously served for 10 years as Trustee (and ultimately Deputy Chairman) of Fairbridge, a medium sized charity tackling social exclusion in inner city areas. Fairbridge became part of The Prince's Trust in 2011. Simon is Chair of the youth social action and education charity Envision.

• Natalie Wilson
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Natalie Wilson

  Type of Governor	Co-opted governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Academy LGB, Knights Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	19/11/2013, reappointed to serve second term 03/10/2017
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Natalie Wilson has been a qualified social worker for 20 years and has worked across most areas, from children and families up to management level and is currently self-employed working as an independent social worker. Natalie has always had a passion for providing children with the best opportunities to develop and reach their full potential particularly those who are more vulnerable. Natalie also has experience of school life through working closely with schools as a social worker, voluntarily at her children's school and in running a wildlife club at another school. She has also worked as a children's and youth worker at her church for over 20 years. Natalie has three children of her own and is delighted to be able to offer her support to Knights Academy as a Haberdashers governor. In her spare time Natalie also has a keen interest in fitness and outdoor activities.

• Simon Masterson
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Simon Masterson

  Type of Governor	Co-opted governor
  Committee Membership	Chair of Knights Primary LGB, Member of Knights Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	30/06/2015, appointed to serve second term 30/06/2019
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Simon is a community governor who lives locally. He has been a civil servant for over 10 years, with the vast majority of that spent in the Department of Education where he has worked on a variety of policies related to schools. His current post is in the Ministry of Justice where he is the Head of Prison Education Policy. Simon has a long-held interest in education and young people, having chaired a charity at university aimed at improving outcomes for young people from the inner-city. He has previously been a governor of a maintained primary school in North London and has been a mentor to a young man through the 'Friendship works' charity for over 10 years.

• Louis Powell
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Louis Powell

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	26/06/2018
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Directors of the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Since 2014, Louis has worked at Google where he helps UK businesses make the most of emerging mobile technology. Prior to Google he worked at Unilever in both IT consulting and in Marketing where he launched new products, apps, and websites.

  He has worked in China, the US, Spain and Germany and now resides in London.

• Ugo Ikokwu
  Co-opted Local Governor
  Ugo Ikokwu

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Local Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Academy LGBC
  Appointment Start Date
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by staff and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Ugo Ikokwu is currently employed as Grants Manager at Trust for London (TFL). Previously, he was Programme Director at The Fore Trust, which enables UK-based small charities and social enterprises to unlock sustainability, efficiency, scale and impact by providing unrestricted funds. Before this, he spent six years working at The Social Investment Business (SIB), where he worked across several teams - Investment, Grants and Business Development.

  He has extensive knowledge and experience of designing programmes and funds that address a range of social issues.

  Ugo is currently Chair of the Alpha Grove Centre and a non-executive Director of Do It Now Now (DINN). He also sits on the advisory board of WEKA and is an Investment Committee member for Remitt Fund. He also sits on several other advisory boards and was previously Co-Chair for London+Acumen, a volunteer-led chapter of Acumen, a non-profit global venture fund.

• Frank Ansah
  Elected Parent Governor
  Frank Ansah

  Type of Governor	Elected Parent Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by Parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Frank is currently a practicising solicitor, specialising in Family Law. He was born in Ghana, where he completed his sixth form education studying Physics, Chemistry and Biology, before moving to the United Kingdom.

  Frank attended Bromley College, where he studied law to become an Institute of Legal Executive. He then attended Holborn College under the University of London Programme, and completed a Diploma in Law. He then attended the University of Wales, where he achieved his LLB, and then went on to the University of Kingston, where he completed a Master's programme in Law.

  Frank then attended the University of Law (College of Law), where he undertook a Legal Practice course, and also completed a Master's in Business.

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• Isabel Evans
  Co-opted Governor
  Isabel Evans

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/09/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the People Committee in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation and Articles of Association.

  Isabel is currently Head of Higher Education Provider Funding at the Department of Education. She has been a Civil Servant for over seven years, working at the DfE and the Cabinet Office. Previous experience includes working in the Private Office of the Minister for Children & Families, developing policy on selective schools, creating a gender equality strategy at the Government Equalities Office, and volunteering with a range of tutoring programmes.  

  She lives locally with her family.

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• Ade Adetosoye
  Nominated Director
  Ade Adetosoye

  Type of Governor	Nominated Director
  Committee Membership	Member of the Trust Board, Knights Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	01/01/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Ade is the Chief Executive Officer of Bromley Council. Prior to joining Bromley Council in January 2017, Ade worked in several senior positions and transformed services in both the City of London and Lambeth Council.

  Ade was awarded an OBE in 2013, by Her Majesty the Queen, for his contribution to public services. In 2019, Ade was part of the team charged by the Charity Commission to review the safeguarding arrangements of Oxfam.

  Ade is a Trustee of Coram, the United Kingdom's first ever charity dedicated to supporting adoption of children. He is also a Freeman of the City of London, a unique and historical title that dates back to 1237, as well as being a Freeman of the Haberdashers' Company, an ancient merchant guild.

  As a recognised leader in his field, Ade was identified as one of the 100 most influential business leaders in the United Kingdom in 2019.

  Ade is an Alumni of University of Cambridge, Brunel University, University of Hull and University of Llorin.

• Merlinda Harry
  Elected Parent Governor
  Merlinda Harry

  Type of Governor	Elected Parent Governor
  Committee Membership	Knights Academy LGB
  Appointment Start Date	16/06/2022
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by Parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Merlinda is originally from St Lucia, however she has lived and worked in Canada and the Dominican Republic, before settling in the UK.

  Merlinda has a son who attends Knights Academy, and he is her motivational force for wanting to give back in a way that is meaningful and matters. Merlinda strongly believes in giving young people the tools to enable them to be the best version of themselves, and see's her role on the Knights Academy LGB as an opportunity to support these children and young people as they navigate through life.

  Merlinda enjoys travelling, completing jigsaw puzzles and watching movies in her spare time.

 Slade Green Primary Local Governing Board

 

• Helen Hutton
  Chair
  Helen Hutton

  Type of Governor	Chair
  Committee Membership	Slade Green Primary LGBC
  Appointment Start Date	08/03/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Helen is a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers and currently sits on the Haberdashers' Property and Events Committees.

  She was previously a governor of the Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools.

  Helen is a planning and environmental solicitor at Charles Russell Speechlys and works in the London and Cheltenham offices. Helen read Classics at Oxford University where she also obtained a Full Blue in modern Pentathlon. She was a member of the Junior GB squad for Modern Pentathlon. She now stays moderately fit by cycling, running and climbing mountains, skiing and Scottish reeling!

• Oboshie Torgbor-Gidzi
  Elected Parent Governor
  Oboshie Torgbor-Gidzi

  Type of Governor	Elected parent governor
  Committee Membership	Slade Green Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	4/11/2019
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by Parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Oboshie is Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at J.P. Morgan, a global investment bank. Prior to this, Oboshie worked in private practice and was a Senior Associate in the London office of Appleby and an Associate in the private funds team at Clifford Chance LLP and also DLA Piper LLP. She started her career in the US, working for the boutique New York law firm, Schwartz LLC.

  Oboshie is a lawyer, dual qualified in New York and Ghana. She was educated in the US and Ghana and holds a Master of Laws degree (LL.M) in International Finance and Corporate Law from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from the University of Ghana.

  Oboshie is married with a son and lives in London with her family.

• Pauline Tomlin
  Co-opted Governor
  Pauline Tomlin

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Slade Green Temple Grove LGB
  Appointment Start Date	26/05/2021
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Pauline currently works for the Department of Works and Pensions and also runs her own luxury travel business. Prior to her current role, Pauline was a Senior Leader in a London secondary school. She acquired over 20 years of teaching experience before retiring from the profession.

  Pauline graduated from Greenwich University and holds a Masters in Education from the Open University.

• Evelyn Guest
  Co-opted Governor
  Evelyn Guest

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Slade Green Primary LGB, Crayford Academy LGBC
  Appointment Start Date	14/12/2017, appointed to Slade Green Primary LGB on 04/01/2022
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association

  Evelyn attended secondary school in Lancashire and subsequently studied English Literature at University of Wales, Swansea and was awarded a BA with honours.

  Her teaching certificate was also awarded by Swansea University. Her many years as a teacher in various roles were spent in both the maintained and private sector. The last 18 years were enjoyed at City of London Freemen's School in Surrey, latterly as Deputy Head.

  Her aim throughout her teaching career has been to enable all pupils to fulfil their potential in a happy and safe environment. As DSL the writing of school policies focused on 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' and monitoring implementation was a key role. Evelyn has always acknowledged the important role of parents. She has as one of her other priorities the welfare of staff.

• Antoinette Collison
  Co-opted Governor
  Antoinette Collison

  Type of Governor	Co-opted Governor
  Committee Membership	Slade Green Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	23/03/2022
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Appointed by the People Committee in accordance with the Scheme of Delegation and Articles of Association

  Antoinette is a legal PA with over 30 years experience. She has worked in various English and American law firms based in London.

  In her spare time, Antoinette enjoys walks with her dog, gardening, swimming and also plays netball for the Wimbledon League.  

  Antoinette recently took a year's sabbatical to perfect her floristry skills and during this time, worked at a local flower stall.

• Abdoul Wane
  Elected Parent Governor
  Abdoul Wane

  Type of Governor	Parent Governor
  Committee Membership	Slade Green Primary LGB
  Appointment Start Date	27/04/2022
  Term of office	4 years
  Appointed by	Elected by Parents and appointed by the Trust Board in accordance with the Articles of Association.

  Abdoul was born and raised in Senegal and later moved to France to continue his studies. After completing a Masters degree in Computer Sciences, Abdoul worked in France for 10 years before moving to the UK with his family to pursue an MBA at Warwick Business School.

  Abdoul has a keen interest in supporting charities and families, and enjoys cycling, F1 and watching competitive sports at an international level

 Members

Our Members are as follows.  Their relevant business and pecuniary interests are listed within the Register of Interests document.  Members who served in the last 12 months but have resigned are included in the table at the bottom. 

Name	Date of appointment	Date stepped down  (If applicable)
The Haberdashers' Company	08.10.19
Nicholas Scarles	02.07.18
Richard Glover	02.07.18
Simon Lough	16.12.19
Arabella Gonzalez	29.09.21
Angus Watson OBE	15.06.21
Andy Chambers	12.07.19	17.02.21