Qualifications and Career History
• BA in Economics, Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1968-1971
• Ernst & Young, including Partnership level 1971-1990
• Finance Director, British Red Cross 1990-1992
• Bursar and Fellow, Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1992-1997

Experience
• Introducing major change in systems and corporate culture, as a director and financial manager, with board level experience as executive and non-executive director, pension fund and charity trustee.
• Appraising problems and opportunities.
• Special strengths in:
     - corporate governance
     - audit committee membership and chairmanship
     - risk management and assurance
     - financial and business strategy
     - high-level negotiations
     - commercial property and investment fund management
     - implementing assurance systems for security of assets and for budgeting and monitoring purposes

Memberships
• Member of the Court of City University and of the Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Board 2008-onwards
• Founding Trustee, The Honorary Treasurers Forum 2007-onwards
• Hon Treasure, British Council for Prevention of Blindess 2003-onwards
• Trustee, Remap, a national charity providing techinical equipment for disabled people 2001-2009
• Chair, both of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London's charities 1999-onwards
• Hospital Manager under the Mental Health Act, Kneesworth Hospital
• Reader (Lay Minister), Church of England 1982-onwards
• Life Member, National Trust, English Heritage and East of England Agricultural Association, Friends of Cambridge University LIbrary and the Friends of Ely Cathedral
• Senior Treasurer, Cambridge Union Scoiety 1995-1997, Honorary Life Member 1997
• Chairman, Charity Investors' Group Management Committee 1995-1998
• Member, Charity Finance Directors' Group Executive Committee 1991-1993 and 1995-1996
• Governor, Bassingbourn County Primary School 1990-1993, Chairman 1992-1993