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Council Members


President: The Revd J. C. Horan
Community Service background. Former Assistant Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary. Currently an Anglican Priest employed by the NHS working in mental health.
Mrs B. Hodson-Cottingham, OBE
Business background. Former Managing Director of Boots plc, W H Smith plc and Sears plc. Midlands Business Woman of the Year 1994, Vice President of Associates, Newnham College Cambridge. Member of Audit Risk and Compliance Committee.
Mrs V. Isaac, MA (West of England)
Business/Marketing background. Director of Business Development and former Director of Marketing and Communications at UCAS. Member of the Board of Cheltenham Festivals. Member of Finance Estates and Development Committee.
Mr E. L. Rowland MA, Dip Ed
Education background. Former Headmaster of Richard Pate Preparatory School. Old Cheltonian (57-62). Member of the Education Committee.
Mr C. M. Smyth, LLB
Business background - Solicitor. Formerly Head of Legal Services and Company Secretary to Cheltenham and Gloucester plc, now a self employed consultant. Member of the Audit Risk and Compliance Committee and Chairman of the Nominations Committee.
Mr W. J. Straker-Nesbit
Business background. Commodity Merchant. Finance, Estates and Development
Committee.
Dr R. Acheson
Education background. Former Headmaster of an Independent Preparatory School. Chair of the Education Committee.
Mr P. Brettell
Business background. President of the Cheltonian Association. Old Cheltonian (66-71). Engineer, currently Vice President of Jacobs based in America. Former President of Council (99-03) and former President of Cheltonian Society (94-97).
Mr L. Anderson
Military background. President of the Cheltonian Society. Old Cheltonian (51-59). Army career for 43 years, now a charity volunteer.
Mrs J. Blackburn
Medical / Charity background. Former Nurse, currently Director of Practice Development for Help the Hospices. Member of the Education Committee.
Mr M. Wynne
Business background. Director of EMEA Strategic Marketing. Current parent. Member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.
Reverend P. Bernhard
Business/Community Service background. Former Deputy Chief Executive of BAIG/Global Aerospace. Ordained Priest since 2007. Member of the Finance, Estates and Development Committee.
Ms K. Sayer
Business/charity background. Chartered accountant specialising in charity audit and advice. Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee and a member of the Finance, Estates and Development Committee.
Mr T. Smith
Business background. Chartered Surveyor. Degree in Estates Management. Former parent. Member of the Finance, Estates and Development Committee.
Professor C. Chilvers
Medical/Education background. Research and Development Director within the NHS, Chair of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Member of the Education Committee.
Dr M. Crispin
Education Background. Fellow and Admissions Tutor in Biochemistry, Oriel College Oxford. Member of the Education Committee
Bursar & Secretary to Council: Mr J. Champion, FCIB