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Saeed Hatteea Old Citizen, Accomplished Cricketer and Retail Chairman, Saeed Hatteea Reflects on His Eventful Business and Sporting Lives The John Carpenter Club • City of London School Alumni Association Issue 314 • Autumn 2019 Russell Jones OC, partner in Llewellyn Consulting, Russell Jones examines the challenges facing the UK today. John Altman Multi award-winning musician and composer, OC John Altman talks about his career spanning five decades. Saeed Hatteea Old Citizen, accomplished cricketer and retail chairman, Saeed Hatteea reflects on his eventful business and sporting lives. The John Carpenter Club Contents Meet the team 4 20 Kathrin Ostermann heads up Alumni and Message from the President OC Interview Award-winning composer, arranger and musician, John Altman Development office at City of London School ity of London School welcomed a new Director of Development and Alumni Relations, Kathrin Ostermann, at the start of the 6 22 academic year. Previously, Kathrin was at King’s College London, Tate and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity. Alumni reunions and events OC Profile CCommenting on her new role, Kathrin said: “City of London School is very lucky to have a vibrant alumni community living Saeed Hatteea talks about his busy business and sporting life in London, across the UK and around the world. Each year, we welcome back many hundreds of alumni to reunions and events and I am keen to grow that programme so that all Old Citizens have an opportunity to stay connected with the School and with each other. 8 24-33 “Our alumni support the School in many ways, from donating to the Bursary Alumni news JCC Sports Fund, to helping 6th Formers with their careers and university choices, to providing Catch up with Old Citizens cricket, football, golf, Eton fives interesting talks to our younger pupils. We are very grateful. and water polo “We are in touch with around 4,000 alumni, but we know that nearly 2,000 OCs have lost touch with the School and are missing out on everything we have to offer. 10 Finding them will be a priority for me over the next 12 months. The Big Interview “I am very much looking forward to progressing this life-long relationship between Old Citizen Sir Bernard Silverman 34 all Old Citizens and the School and working with the John Carpenter Club to achieve Art that in the years to come.” Abigail Jones’ Graduate Show at Goldsmiths, University of Kathrin Ostermann, Director of Kathrin can be reached at 020 3680 6404 Development and Alumni Relations 12 London [email protected] CLS news Kate Wallace 36 Busy year for Archivist appointed Alumni Archives Engagement Officer 16 Celebrating the life of Robert William Paul, ‘the father of the Katherine Symonds Opinion British film industry’ Alumni Engagement Officer, ‘Brave New World’ by Old Citizen Russell Jones Katherine Symonds succeeded Terry of the First World War. Several names Kate Wallace, joined the team Heard in October 2016 as School have been discovered to add to the in July from the Council for Archivist having previously worked at Memorial and our photographs up Advancement & Support of 38 Friends House, Senate House and the to and including those years are now Education. If you would like to 18 CLS teachers’ valetes Institute of Classical Studies. available on the website: clsarchive.org. get in touch please email kate. Careers She was awarded her MA (Hons) and uk. wallace@cityoflondonschool. Old Citizens Joseph Ataman and David Saunders pursue “It has also been a pleasure seeing org.uk or call 020 3680 6314 careers in journalism many Old Citizens at the various events 40-42 and reunions organised by the Alumni Obituaries Relations team and I’m looking forward to meeting more of you over the next year. “The Archive has also now moved to its new home, nestled between the CCF and the Bookshop. The collection being in one room means that now the cataloguing is in full swing and MLitt in Classics by the University of hopefully it will be more comfortable for DATA PROTECTION Kate Wallace, Alumni Glasgow before moving on to Archives people wishing to come and consult the Engagement Officer Your data is held by the City of London School and will only be used for School Administration with Aberystwyth Archive. or John Carpenter Club purposes, and will not be passed on to any other party. University. “Finally, thank you to all those who more complete the collection becomes, Please refer to the School’s Privacy Policy, available on the School website, for Commenting on her work at the have donated documents, photographs so if anyone is having a clear out don’t The John more information. If you would like to update your details or be removed from and artifacts to the collection this year! hesitate to contact us at archive@ Carpenter the database, please contact the Alumni Engagement Officer in writing, either School, she said: “It’s been a busy year in Club by post or by email. the Archive as we marked the Centenary The more donations we receive the cityoflondonschool.org.uk.” 3 From the President JCC forges stronger links with School open up with this new pathway between the School and the John Carpenter Club. Please engage and support as much as you can. I have had the pleasure to present international honours ties to CLS boys who have represented their country at any pursuit whether sporting, artistic or academic. As someone who stood behind the stumps, blocked the goal or ran the ball from under the posts at Grove Park, it gave me particular pleasure to present two ties for significant sporting success. The first was to fifth former Ollie O’Neil who currently plays for Fulham FC academy and was selected for Ireland U17s. Well done Ollie and I hope you will be subjected to a Match of the Day pundit scrutiny one day. I presented a second tie to sixth former Alex Greenhalgh (pictured left), who has had a remarkable journey. When his mini rugby finished and there were limited options to join a young entrepreneurs with both financial year as an opportunity for the JCC to forging old and new relationships. local rugby club near where he lived, he started to play American assistance and mentoring to launch the reconnect with Grove Park. I may have Finally, I cannot speak highly enough arlier in May, I attended the School leavers’ assembly Football at Finsbury Park. Fast forward two years and Alex was product into the mainstream educational been fortunate to play in some fantastic of the support which the JCC committee, as one of my duties as President of the John Carpenter selected for the GB NFL team and talent spotted by NFL scouts sector. rugby stadiums around the globe but the with its cross-section of ages and Club. It was the last gathering of the senior sixth form E to trial at six US professional teams. Hopefully, he will succeed as One of the JCC’s sports clubs in rude standard of first team pitches at Grove experience, has given me this year as before their exams and the last time that group would sit, listen did Old Citizen, JJ Crawford (2005), who currently plays for the health is the Old Citizens Eton Fives Park beats them all! President. and be together - a band of brothers last hurrah perhaps. Atlanta Falcons. Club. I was privileged to be asked by Old An Old Citizens day has been arranged I’d like to thank members of the JCC Addressing them with some envy, I told them that I wish I Also impressive is the entrepreneurial spirit of three junior Citizen and Fives Committee, the many could do it all over again and that they all had a real opportunity legend J P Reynolds “We have reinstated a strong and mutually Old Citizens who have of staying in touch, not just with those sitting next to them but to attend the annual contributed their time and with a huge number of other kindred spirits by actively engaging beneficial association with the Head and Adams Cup and energy, the Head, Kathrin in the JCC through reunions, events, sports teams, mentoring present the trophy the Alumni team at the School” Ostermann and others and career development. to the winning Old at the School for their I am delighted to report that they all provided their contact Citizen Fives pair and a very sociable for March 2020 to enable you to watch partnership, help and support during my details to the Alumni Office. Who knows, one of them could end lunch was held at The Bull, Highgate the First XI play during the year and tread Presidency. up as JCC President. afterwards. on that hallowed turf. Details will follow We have reinstated a strong and The JCC has made significant strides this year to forge Turning to less athletic matters, we soon via the Alumni Office. mutually beneficial association with stronger links with the School since the arrival of Alan Bird are seeking to upgrade the JCC website Other regular and new initiatives from the Head and the Alumni team at the as Head and Kathrin Ostermann as Director of Development and are working closely with the School the Alumni Office include a gathering School and this proactive work by your and Alumni Relations. My predecessor, John Gee Grant, and I to ensure appropriate school information of immediate leavers in the George Pub committee will have a major impact on have worked with them on a new framework which defines our and events find their way onto our after the School Carol Service at Temple rekindling friendships, enhancing career relationship with the School and most importantly recognises website pages.
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