Governor

Experience

Chigwell School Connection

Mr Clive de Boer

CHAIR

Former Managing Director of Harrods; former Chairman of Kurt Geiger; former maintained school governor for 10 years.

OC

All three daughters attended Chigwell .

Mr David Morriss BSc, CEng, FIET, FBCS, CITP

VICE CHAIR

Former Director of IBM UK Holdings, non executive Director of several companies, past Master of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists, past president of the British Computer Society, former General Commissioner of Income Taxes.

Mr Robin Howard MA

Barrister, principally in general Common Law and Crime.

Mrs Susie Aliker BA, MBA, ACMA

Head of New Business for Europe, Middle East and Africa for Credit Suisse; Freeman of the City of London; Member of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers; Trustee of the Credit Suisse Charitable Foundation in the EMEA Region; Committee member of the Competitor Diversity Forum comprising eight leading global Investment Banks.

Two daughters have attended Chigwell

Mr John Cullis MBE, BA, MSc (Econ)

Former primary school Head of 29 years experience; organises conferences and assists on National Advisory Committees, serves on LEA Committees, Working Parties and Steering Groups; works with PGCE students at University of East London

Son attended Chigwell

Sir Richard Dales K.C.V.O., C.M.G., M.A.

Cantab nominee

Former Ambassador to Norway; currently Chair of the International Alert; Chair of the Anglo-Norse Society; Member of the Governing Council of the University of East Anglia; Former Director, Africa and the Commonwealth at the Foreign Office; Former Chair of the Civil Service Selection Boards

OC

Brought up at Chigwell where father was Housemaster and Second Master

Mr Richard Youdale MA

Former Headmaster of King's School Ely; educational consultant, school appraiser; organises the guardianship for international students

The Reverend Geoffrey Smith AKC

Ex-officio

Rector St John's, Loughton; Rural Dean of Ongar. Justice of the Peace for 20 years and Chair of the N W Essex bench for five years, 15 years on the Youth Panel.

The Reverend Malcolm Lambert BSc, MA, MPhil

Ex-officio

Rector of Chigwell and Chigwell Row. Previously served as a Parish Priest in Leicestershire and Director of Anglican Theological Institute in Belize; particularly interested in Theological Education and inter-religious relations,; has been a Governor at various schools for nearly 20 years and helped set up a new school.

Dr Tony Pruss

BSc, PhD, MBBS, LRCP, MRCS, AFOM

Former GP in Goodmayes for 35 years; Former Industrial Medical Officer for British Gas and Principal Forensic Medical Examiner for the Metropolitan Police; Primary school Governor for 11 years

OC

Both sons attended Chigwell

Mr Nick Garnish

B.Sc. (Hons), MBA, MCMI

Managing Director and Treasurer of Jefferies International; Freeman of the City of London, Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Bakers; member of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers; member of the Chartered Management Institute; Treasury Committee member of the London Investment Banking Association; Redbridge Junior School Governor for 10 years

OC

Both daughters attend Chigwell, Secretary of the OC Lodge and Trustee of the Lodge Benevolent Fund

Vice Pres. of the OC Club

Mr Martin Higgins

Group Director of Higgins PLC.; director of various subsidiary companies with special interest in residential property development; Freeman of the City of London ; member of the Worshipful Company of Tallow Chandlers

Two children attended Chigwell, member of Capital Fundraising Cttee for the School Drama Centre

Mr Andrew Howat

Group Treasurer of LCH Clearnet, responsible for liquidity and risk, asset and liability management. Formerly non EMS Treasurer of Credit Lyonnais, Treasurer of Daiwa Europe, and European Treasurer of Refco Overseas.

Mrs Emma Brett

Non-Governor member of Audit Committee. Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants; worked for Smith & Williamson Ltd for fifteen years, progressing to director level in the Assurance and Business Services department; specialist areas included external and internal audit, due diligence, reporting accountant for listings, business plan validation as well as other investigative and special assignments across a wide range of sectors including independent schools.

Clerk to the Governors: Mr Greville Norman B.Sc (Econ), CPFA, ACIS

Former senior financial officer in local government, former director and company secretary of a consultancy company in social housing. Currently financial advisor to charities and similar organisations.

Daughter attended Chigwell

Trustee and Treasurer of Bede Griffiths Charitable Trust