Committee

The Committee

The Court of Governors is responsible for convening the Annual Meeting of Life Guardians. At this meeting, the Life Guardians appoint a Committee of up to 12 members - which meets 4 or 5 times a year to perform the following duties:

- Assisting the Court to identify suitable candidates for election as Governors to the Court.

- Providing Trustees to the McClure Memorial Trust and approving payments to the Trust.

- Encourage Old Millhillians to become Life Guardians

- Maintain active channels of communication with the Court, the Old Millhillians Club, the CEO & the Director of the Foundation Appeal

- Reporting periodically to Life Guardians on relevant matters

Julian Pollock,
Chairman

BIO: Belmont 1983-88, Mill Hill 1983-88 (music and academic scholar). Captain of 1st XV and 1988 World Rugby Tour. Hatfield College Durham University 1989-92. OMRFC 1986-2004 (played for every team from the Colts to the OOMs). Director of Clubland Investments. Commercial real estate partner at Herbert Smith Freehills. Married with 2 children including a son at Belmont.

Ian Lowden,
Deputy Chair

Responsibilities: Governor Recruitment/ Skills Audit, Website

BIO: Mill Hill 1972-77. Married, 2 children. After completing Business Studies degree worked in various sales & marketing roles for Rank Xerox & other pan-european companies. Managing Director of Ernest Thomas (Hendon) Ltd / ADP Supplies Ltd & CEO of Anything Left-Handed Ltd

Anthony Ward,
Treasurer

Responsibilities: Treasurer, Membership administration

BIO: Mill Hill 1982-87. Read law at Oxford. Chartered Accountant. Managing Director Grunwick Group 1994 - 2011. Commercial Property Landlord. Former Captain OMGS. Married with three children who all attended the Mill Hill School Foundation

Joanna Potter,

Responsibilities: Recruitment

Ciera Radia

Responsibilities: Fundraising

BIO: Mill Hill, Weymouth House 2010-2012. Mathematics and Economics University of Essex 2012-2015 (2.1 Honours).
Six years experience in Asset Management; current role: Junior FI Portfolio Manager at Legal and General Investment Management. YOMS Ambassador.

Myles Jacobson

Responsibilities: Fundraising

BIO: Belmont 1981-1986 and Mill Hill 1986-1991. Played rugby for OMRFC in the 1990s. A licensed insolvency practitioner, with 30+ years experience of insolvency, restructuring & business recovery. An active member of R3, the industry's trade body - sitting on a number of their committees including one for the Insolvency Practitioners Association, a licensing body for insolvency practitioners. Myles is a trustee of a charity and an avid Spurs supporter!

Marc Eden

Responsibilities: Member Recruitment

Gordon Mizner

Old Millhillians Club Representative (non voting member)

BIO – Mill Hill 1965 - 1969, Murray House. Read Aeronautical engineering at Queen Mary London followed by a PhD. Shell International 1976 – 2005 including two stints overseas, then Global VP Commercial fuels and Bitumen. 2005 – 2017 CEO Engineering Development Trust. OMs Rugby 1970 – 1976; OMC Engineering dinner organiser 2010 – 2023; OMC President 2019 – 2021; OMC Chair 2024 – present. Married with 2 sons and 3 grandsons.

Mitesh Vekaria

Responsibilities: Member Recruitment

BIO: Mill Hill 1990 - 1993. A Chartered Surveyor, Mitesh has over 25 years’ experience in the real estate sector and is the MD of Vascroft Contractors Ltd. Mitesh is a member of the Young Presidents Organisation, a Trustee of the Vascroft Foundation and Patron of DAWN, a charity which helps victims of domestic violence and abuse. He has previously served as a Governor for 2 Schools in Harrow.

Ronald Pole

Responsibilities:

TBC, Clerk to the Life Governors

Responsibilities: Ensuring the smooth running of the committee !