Mr Peter Lauener (Chair)
Term of office (4-year term): 01.09.2022 – 31.08.2026
Appointed by: Members
Business Interests/Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Chair of Governors, Newcastle College Group
– Chair of the Construction Industry Training Board
– Non-Executive Board Member, Sheffield Children’s Hospital
– Chair, Student Loans Company (SLC)
– Trustee, Educators International
Attendance – Family Board Meetings (2022-2023): 3 of 3 meetings
Attendance – Committee Meetings 2022-2023:
Remuneration: 1 of 1
Chairs: 1 of 2
Finance & Resources: 2 of 2
Quality & Standards: 3 of 3
Remuneration:
Safeguarding Oversight: 1 of 2
Mr Rama Venchard (Vice-Chair)
Term of Office (4-year term): 31.07.2020 – 30.07.2024
Appointed by: Members
Business Interests/Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Director at Silica Associates Ltd (Management Consultancy) provision of Project Management services to OHCAT (interest commenced February 2013)
– Chair of Trustees, Step Academy Trust (Multi Academy Trust)
– Vice-Chair of Trustees, Westfield Academy (Secondary School)
– Member, Activate Learning Trust (Multi Academy Trust)
Attendance – Family Board Meetings (2022-2023): 3 of 3 meetings
Attendance – Committee Meetings 2022-2023:
Audit & Risk: 3 of 3
Mr John Prior
Term of office (4-year term): 09.06.2020 – 08.06.2024
Appointed by: Members
Business Interests/Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Spouse is a headteacher of a maintained special school in Surrey;
– Brother-in-Law is the Health & Safety Advisor for OHC&AT.
Attendance – Family Board Meetings (2022-2023): 3 of 3 meetings.
Attendance – Committee Meetings 2022-2023:
Chairs: 1 of 2
Finance & Resources: 2 of 2
Quality & Standards: 3 of 3
Remuneration: 1 of 1
Safeguarding Oversight: 2 of 2
Mr Simon Fryer
Appointed by: Members
Term of office (4-year term): 02.07.2021 – 01.07.2025
Business Interests / Roles held at other educational establishments:
– HR Director, Department for Education (Government Department).
Attendance – Family Board Meetings (2022-2023): 2 of 3 meetings.
Attendance – Committee Meetings 2022-2023:
Quality & Standards: 0 of 2
Remuneration: 1 of 1
Mrs Angela O’Hara
Term of office (4-year term): 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2027
Appointed by: Members
Business Interests/Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Charity Trustee, Royal Veterinary College, since 2019
Mr Christian Jennings
Term of office (4-year term): 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2027
Appointed by: Members
Business Interests/Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Employee, CFO of Virgin Experience Days, since 2018.
– Company Director, Douglas Bidco Limited, Douglas Midco Limited, Douglas Topco Limited, Plaza Bidco Limited, Plaza Midco Limited, Plaza Holdco Limited, Plaza Topco Limited, Leisure Voucher Limited, Exhilaration Limited, Virgin Experience Gift Inc, since 2018
– Company Secretary for Gibson Creative Communications (GCC) Limited
– Fellow of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Mr David Dangana
Term of office (4-year term): 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2027
Appointed by: Members
Business Interests/Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Employee, Capital City College Group, since 2016
– Member. Society for Education and Training (SET), since 2011
– Member of Board, Perfecta Montessori School, Nigeria, since 2020
Mr Tim Borrie
Term of office (4-year term): 01.09.2023 – 31.08.2027
Appointed by: Members
Business Interests/Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Employee, SEL NHS ICB, Strategic & Operational Estates Director, since 2021
Trustees who have stepped down in the last 12 months:
Ms Akansha Arya
Term of Office (4 year term): 25.03.2022 – 24.03.2026
Appointed by: Board
Business Interests/ Roles held at other educational establishments: To follow
Attendance – Family Board Meetings (2022-2023): 1 of 2 meetings
Attendance – Committee Meetings 2022-2023:
Finance & Resources: 1 of 2 //Audit & Risk: 2 of 3
Ms Julie Avis
Term of Office (4 year term): 25.03.2019 – 24.03.2023
Appointed by: Board
Business Interests/ Roles held at other educational establishments: Nil.
Attendance – Family Board Meetings (2022-2023): 1 of 2 meetings
Attendance – Committee Meetings 2022-2023:
Audit: 2 of 2
Remuneration:1 of 1
Safeguarding Oversight: 1 of 1
None
Mr Peter Holmes (Chair)
Date of appointment: 28.01.2015
Business Interests / Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Chair of Governors, Cirencester Sixth Form College (interest commenced January 2017)
– Governor, Nailsworth Primary School, Gloucestershire (interest commenced September 2010)
Mr John Brown
Date of appointment: 28.01.2015
Business Interests / Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Owner, J Brown, SEN educational consultancy
– External Examiner, Newcastle College Group (interest commenced March 2019)
– External Examiner, Rathbone UK
Mr Darren Coghlan
Date of appointment: 14.12.2018
Business Interests / Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Trustee Bosco College / CEO and Principal (interest commenced 2015)
Mr Roger Mills
Date of appointment: 25.03.2019
Business Interests / Roles held at other educational establishments:
– Non Executive Director and Chair, Cygnet IT CIC
– Non Executive Director, Encompass LATC
– Trustee, Greenshaw Learning Trust
– Trustee, Riverside Community Association.
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