Following a distinguished military career that included various senior appointments in military logistics and strategic analysis, Angus is now Vice President Strategic Development for World Fuel Services (February 2020). Also, Angus recently took over the role of Chairman of The RLC Foundation.

Elected trustee in January 2020, Deborah is currently Chief People Officer at NHSBT (Blood and Transplant). Prior to this, Deborah worked at Public Health England from 2013 and was Chief People Officer for PHE from June 2017. Previous roles include Director for Civil Service Leadership and Learning and Programme Director for Public Health and Social Care. Deborah studied at the University of Surrey and lives in Guildford.

Peter was elected trustee in June 2020 but already knew Gordon’s as parent of three Gordonians.  With over 30 years’ experience in the construction industry as board member and senior leader, most recently as Managing Director of Matthew Homes & Charles Gallagher Ltd, Peter’s knowledge is particularly relevant to supporting the development and improvement of facilities at Gordon’s School.  Peter is a member of the Foundation Development Committee and of the Joint Finance and Estates Committee.

Elected trustee in January 2021, Shahid is currently Managing Director of Arcom IT and of Folio3. He is Chairman of  Woking Asian Business Forum and Chairman of Aldershot FC where is he using the power of sport to help integrate communities. Shahid is Vice President of the Community Foundation of Surrey and was 2020-21 High Sheriff of Surrey.

Jon enjoyed a full military career in the Royal Engineers retiring as a director of the European Defence Agency in Brussels.  During his service across the world he deployed on operations to Northern Ireland, the Falkland Islands and the Balkans.  He subsequently worked for Bechtel.  Jon lives close to Gordon’s School; in addition to helping support the development of Gordon’s he also looks forward to supporting the Gordon’s CCF.

Jim Fernandes works as a Director in Kier Group.  A Cambridge Graduate and Senior Scholar, Chartered Civil Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, he served for 24 years in the British Army Royal Engineers and concluded his military career as Commanding Officer of 3 Training Regiment Royal School of Military Engineering at Gibraltar Barracks Minley,  It is while serving there that he first encountered the school, as a parent and supporter of the CCF.  Jim is a passionate advocate for construction sector innovation, skills and future careers.  He also served in the Brigade of Gurkhas, including in Nepal, and is a colloquial Nepali speaker.

Dr Shenila Rawal is an applied education economist. She has extensive experience in leading and conducting large-scale evaluations and research projects working to ensure robust, equitable and evidence-based policy and practice in education. She has authored several academic papers and lectures at Masters’ and PhD level on a range of topics in the field of economics of education such as student learning, non-cognitive outcomes, teachers and teaching, labour markets, non-state education, political economy of education systems and issues of equity and marginalisation. She holds several governance positions at philanthropic organisations that support beneficiaries in the UK and internationally.