Bob has worked in senior roles in the commercial, charity and public sector. He is currently Chair of Hightown Housing Association, a charity which includes provision of care and supported housing services.
His executive career culminated as CEO of National Car Parks Limited and as Chair of NSL Services Limited. He trained as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young working in Corporate Finance, before holding senior finance roles at JS Sainsburys PLC and Homebase Limited. More recently he has been involved with renewable energy and commercial property businesses.
He holds a degree in Geology from the University of Liverpool and a MSC in Engineering Geology from Leeds University.
Other External Roles:
Hightown Housing Association : Trustee and Director
Corry has extensive experience of international human resource management, leading complex organisational change and strategic talent management efforts in blue chip businesses across different industries.
Her first role in BP gave her the opportunity to move from her native Belgium to the USA and then to the UK. Subsequently, Corry worked in senior and board level roles for the Whirlpool Corporation, Tate & Lyle, ING Group and Brambles.
Corry has a truly international mindset which she acquired by living and working in the USA, five European countries and gaining significant work experience in Asia and Africa throughout her career. She is passionate about education, learning, diversity and leadership development and is focused on empowering young people as the leaders of the future.
Corry obtained a Bachelor degree in Political and Social Science from the University of Antwerp, Belgium and a Masters degree in Business Administration from the Antwerp Business School in collaboration with Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. Corry also participated in the Advanced HR Executive Programme at the University of Michigan.
Martha Whitmore completed a long career at McKinsey & Company (world’s leading management consultancy). She has extensive international experience in thinking through and challenging strategies, developing and coaching people and rethinking organisations.
Martha is now pursuing a career in education – a big passion of hers. She is interested in enabling safe and positive environments that help children be confident and caring and that foster intellectual curiosity and learning. Besides her role as a Trustee at ACS, Martha is a Governor at Westfield Primary School in Woking.
Martha is a British and Mexican national. She holds a Masters in Statistics from Oxford University.
Sheridan brings deep knowledge of UK independent schools and charity governance, following a successful executive career as Finance Director principally in the commercial sector.
As a senior member of one of the Great Twelve livery companies, Sheridan has been immersed in the governance of independent schools and academies, both day and boarding, including 11 years as Chairman of Governors for the Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools.
Sheridan is a Cambridge graduate and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Other External Roles:
Member of the Court of Assistants of the Haberdashers’ Company
Hugo has 20+ years’ experience working across Media, Telco and Technology Industries, both as an Executive and Consultant at IBM, Accenture and KPMG. Hugo is currently the Managing Director at Human + Machine.
He is also a keynote speaker, start-up mentor and lecturer, specialising in Go to market, commercial strategies and platforms that monetise Data, Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies.
Pam is currently Executive Director, Pam Mundy Associates Ltd. An ‘entrepreneur by accident’, she acts as consultant for the development of a range of international education and school start up projects including securing investment, selecting partnerships, and designing implementation strategy, most recently in Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, India, the UAE, Africa, Latin America, Australia, and the USA.
She operates at both strategic and executive level for a wide range of international school groups, businesses, and educational organisations. She also works closely with the Ministry of Education and ETEC, Saudi Arabia and with the KHDA in Dubai.
Her most recent senior executive roles include international posts as: Founding Director of Schools and Education for NEOM, the new giga-city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Senior Associate to the UAE Design Task Force for a high-profile educational development.
Consultant Director of Education for Dar Al Marefa School Group, Dubai, Director of International Education for St Albans Schools International, Chief Academic Officer for Knightsbridge Schools International and Director for Quality Assurance for WCL (now part of the Nord Anglia Education Group) based in Houston, Texas. She holds positions on UK and International Education Boards, International Ministry of Education Committees and ground-breaking academic research groups. She works as a consultant to many of the world’s leading school and education groups, UK Academy Trusts and international schools on leadership, strategic development, learning and teaching.
Earlier in her career, Pam was Senior Advisor in the UK County of West Sussex and worked with the DfE as a national officer for Early Years and Primary assessment. She was previously a school inspector, improvement adviser and principal and was proud to be shortlisted for the ‘Inspirational Woman of the Year 2022’ by the Lead 50/50 Group and named as one of the ’40 Outstanding Global Women’ 2023 by Think Global People.
Other External Roles:
Chair of International Advisory Board, Charterhouse Lagos
Vice Chair of Chatmore British International Schools Advisory Board
Advisory Board Member, Knightsbridge School, London
Trustee Summer Fields School, Oxford
Board Member, Dukes Education and Little Dukes Education
Director, Curriculum Foundation
Founding and Advisory Board Member of Business Women in Education
Tedd is a lawyer, academic, international consultant, and entrepreneur with expertise in energy, environment, technology, trade, and sustainability. He advises on legal issues related to renewable energy, climate change, finance, and sustainable development.
His research focus at the University of Oxford centred on the role of law in the just transition to a low carbon future and the legal challenges of multi-scalar global energy systems. He works with international institutions, governments, businesses, and communities on implementing sustainable practices to address the legal challenges to the just energy transition, sustainable trade, ESG, agriculture, and development. He has led various pan-African initiatives on energy, trade, and climate. With a PhD in international energy law and policy, he brings extensive multidisciplinary research and teaching experience from renowned universities in the UK (the University of Oxford, Queen Mary University of London, University of St. Andrews, the London School of Economics, Dundee University, US (University of Michigan), India, (the Alliance University, Bangalore), and Africa (University of Cape Town).
Additionally, Tedd holds board positions in conservation, education, philanthropy, and technology ventures in the UK and EMEA and leads various international sustainability initiatives.
Susan Jackson MA has over 30 years experience in education. She was a teacher, administrator, and three times School Principal (UK, Argentina, France), before establishing her own consultancy.
Susan has been a UK Ofsted Inspector of Schools for 15 years, and a Lead Inspector of Free Schools, Studio Schools, University Technical Colleges (UTC) and Academy conversions. She was selected by the British Cabinet Office for appointment to Public Bodies in 1992 and by the Department for Education for service on public bodies in 1993. For over 25 years Susan has been an Examiner for the IB (International Baccalaureate). She has been a research fellow at the University of Bristol and was chosen to lead the Independent / International Schools’ Initiative at the National Development Centre for Educational Management and Policy.
Susan is a Governor of an “outstanding” (OFSTED) State school in London, and of an “excellent” (ISI) girls’ independent school in Harrogate. She sits on the Management Committee of Caius House, the charitable mission established by Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Nick brings insights as both an expatriate parent and a senior business leader. He completed a 30 year career with ITT, holding operational and management responsibility in the USA, UK, Middle East and other overseas locations, which culminated in the role of President of a $1 billion division in 2015.
Since that time, Nick has engaged in many global advisories in the defense, aerospace and satellite (LEO/MEO) industries in technical and leadership roles.
During Nick’s spell in the UK his children attended ACS Egham, providing him with first-hand experience of being an ACS parent and underpinning his international outlook.
Other External Roles:
Wentworth Global Advisors, Corp: Office holder, shareholding
Christopher Banks has spent a long and successful career in business, primarily food and drink, working for companies like Mars, Allied Domecq, Grand Met and Coca-Cola, which he left to set up his own company. He currently works with a number of small and medium-sized businesses.
Christopher has extensive experience in education. He was a founding member and then Chair of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). He served as a member of the Council and Deputy Pro-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, leaving to become Chair of the Quality Assurance Agency, with responsibility for overseeing the quality of UK Higher Education. He was a founding Governor and subsequently Chair of the Birmingham University School.
