Governor Profiles

First Elected/ Appointed: 2014 Profession: Journalist About: I joined Council in 2014 and was elected as Chair in 2017. I sit on the Finance, Governance, Strategy and KASS committees. My professional background is journalism. I have been both a staff...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2019   Profession: Management Consultant   About: I am originally from Germany but moved to the UK in 1994 to pursue my graduate degree in Oxford. After graduation I worked as a management consultant before completing my...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2000 Profession: Scientist About: I have been a Council member for 19 years and for the last several of these I have been Chair of the Grounds and Buildings Committee. We help the Estates team to make...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2019 Profession: Tutor and Non-executive Director About: I am originally from Barbados and I started school there, finishing in Canada, and I came to the UK in 1994 to go to university. I studied Civil and Environmental Engineering but...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2020 Profession: Company Director and Industrial Designer About: I am a former student of KAS having been part of the first intake of students into Ivy Wood Reception in 2003. I left the school after my A levels...

First Elected/ Appointed: 1986 Profession: Actor About: My daughter Nina first attended KAS aged 11 in 1984 and I was almost immediately welcomed into parental involvement through Parent/Staff. Very soon I was on the committee and spent some years as...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2019 Profession: Cocktail Bartender/Documentary Researcher About: I left KAS in 2015 after spending 7 years at the school. My interest in the Council began as a student, and spurred on by my membership of the School Six...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2016 Profession: Chartered Accountant, Chief Executive of Property & Venture Funds About: I have been a member of Council since 2016. My background is in the finance and the investment management industry. In my time on Council...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2013 Profession: Commercial Lawyer. Retired Norton Rose Partner and Non-executive Director About: I was first elected to Council in 2013 and am currently the chair of the governance committee. In my time on Council I have assisted...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2018 Profession: Architect About: I am a Chartered Architect with my own practice in NW3. Our family comprises 3 sons, all of whom at different ages moved from state junior schools to join King Alfred; the youngest...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2017 Profession: TV production consultant and executive coach About: KAS has a very special spirit, very like my own progressive school experience, which I found to be very formative and rewarding.  So, it’s a privilege to be...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2017 Profession: Deputy Head, School of Architecture, The CASS, London Metropolitan University About: I am an architect and academic. Having set up my practice in 1998, I am now Acting Head of Architecture at The Cass, London Metropolitan...

First Elected/ Appointed: 1997 Profession: Chartered Accountant About: I’m a Maths graduate and Chartered Accountant with interest in theatre, music, IT, child development and special educational needs. I joined Council in 1997 and was Treasurer from 2004 to 2018. I’m...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2020   Profession: Serial Entrepreneur in Technology companies   About: I am an executive and serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in starting, funding and managing complex projects and companies. Over the last two decades, I’ve...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2017 Profession: Interior Designer About: I was elected to Council in 2017 and sit on Grounds & Buildings Committee and the KASS Committee. I am a Self-employed Interior designer, previously working in Public Relations. Interested particularly in building upon...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2021   Profession: Solicitor   About: I have a son in Year 3 at King Alfred and he has been at the school since Reception. I am currently a construction lawyer working in house as Legal Director for...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2021   Profession: Chartered Quantity Surveyor   About: I am an Old Alfredian and completed my A levels at the school in 2006, however my passion for King Alfred has remained instilled in me to this day. So...

First Elected/ Appointed: 2021   Profession: Solicitor   About: I am the proud parent of two students attending King Alfred (Michelle in Year 3 and Henry in Year 1), with our third child, Sasha, very excited about commencing Reception in...