Mark Emmerson Chief Executive Officer & Accounting Officer

Mark Emmerson

Chief Executive Officer & Accounting Officer

Mark Emmerson is CEO of the City of London Academies Trust and was also the City of London Corporation’s Education and Skills Strategy Director from September 2015 - 2017. During this time the City of London achieved the best average Progress 8 score of any sponsor in 2016. Furthermore, as the Sutton Trust report ‘Chain Effects 2016’ highlighted, they also delivered the best outcomes of any academy chain for disadvantaged children in the country.

In addition Mark has a significant and sustained track record of impact on the progress and attainment of students. The three schools he has led as Principal have all improved significantly and were recognised by Ofsted as exhibiting Outstanding leadership. Mark’s last school, The City Academy, Hackney, was rated as Outstanding twice and has been ranked in the top 20 schools in the country for student progress in the country since 2014.

At a national level he has advised the DfE on behaviour and the SSAT on curriculum design, pedagogy, leadership development, as well as writing a number of published papers on creative teaching, school leadership and raising attainment.

Remuneration CEO, City of London Academies Trust

Directorship None

Significant Share Holdings None

• Chair, London Trust Leaders Network, Confederation of School Trusts Unremunerated Activities pursuing • Behaviour Adviser, Department for activities related to those of the City of Education London Academies Trust • Governor, Weston Park Primary School • Board Member, Creativity, Culture and Education Political Pressure Groups or Associations where their objectives are None related to the Activities and objects of the City of London Academies Trust Son (Keir Dickson) is employed as a sports coach by BADU Sports who are contracted to Family Interests supply sports coaching at COLA Highgate Hill. On occasions Keir is deployed at Highgate Hill.

Tijs Broeke

Chair of Trustees

Tijs is a senior communications and government affairs expert campaigning on issues relevant to the City ranging from tech, transport and security to skills and employment services. In addition, Tijs has previously been a trustee at Future Capital – a charity supporting innovation in health and social care – and volunteered as a Special Constable in central London. He currently serves as a governor for The City Academy, Hackney, the City of London School for Girls, and as a trustee for Working Chance – a charity helping women sex-offenders into jobs.

Tijs is based in the City working in the tech sector as government relations lead for HP Inc in the UK, Ireland, Benelux and the Nordics. Having worked for the Equality and Human Rights Commission, he is passionate about promoting a diverse and inclusive City.

Remuneration HP Inc

Directorship See below Working Change and TCAH

Significant Share Holdings -

Unremunerated Activities pursuing • Trustee, Working Change (charity) activities related to those of the City • Governor, The City Academy, Hackney of London Academy (Southwark) • Freeman, Goldsmiths’ Company Political Pressure Groups or Associations where their objectives are related to the Activities and Member, Labour Party objects of the City of London Academy (Southwark) Family Interests -

Dawn Brook (nee Elliott)

Dawn is Head of Partnership Tax at KPMG. She is also Chair of Governors of an academy co-sponsored by KPMG and the City of London Corporation, The City Academy, Hackney.

Remuneration KPMG LLP

Directorship None

Significant Share Holdings None Unremunerated Activities pursuing Director and Chair of Governors City activities related to those of the City of Academy, Hackney London Academies Trust Political Pressure Groups or Associations where their objectives are related to the None Activities and objects of the City of London Academies Trust Family Interests None

Roy Blackwell

Roy started his working life as a teacher, after which he became Education Officer for a Local Authority before spending 10 years in the civil service which led him to travelling around Europe negotiating bi-lateral and multi-lateral treaties for HM Government.

Roy is Clerk to the United Westminster Schools/Grey Coat Hospital Foundation, an ancient (1594) charity which has strong links with Westminster Abbey. He is also Clerk to the governing bodies of the schools which make up the Foundation, an unusual mixture of independent and state schools, the latter being inner city academies. He is currently a trustee of Voces Cantabiles Music, a charity dedicated to music education, a court assistant of the Worshipful Company of Educators, chairs the Independent Schools Pension Scheme Committee, is a member of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme Board, is a Director of the City of London Academies Trust, and a member of the Corporation of London’s Education Board. He represents FASNA on the Independent and State School Partnership Group.

Remuneration Challenger Academies Trust

Directorship City of London Academies Trust

Significant Share Holdings N/A

• Upper Warden, Worshipful Company of Educators • Chair, VOCES 8 Foundation Unremunerated Activities pursuing • Vice-Chair, Confederation of School activities related to those of the City of Trusts London Academies Trust • Chair of Governors, City of London Academy Highgate Hill • Board Member, BrainCanDo

Political Pressure Groups or Associations where their objectives are related to the N/A Activities and objects of the City of London Academies Trust Family Interests N/A

Lucas Green

Lucas is a local councillor representing Grange ward, which is within COLA’s catchment area. He is an experienced Chair of Governors of an inner city primary school; this included converting to academy status in September 2011, only the second primary to do so in the borough.

Lucas has extensive experience of working with other governors, including recruitment of new governors, training and support for existing governors, as well as setting and maintaining the vision and ethos of a school, including establishing new school values in 2009. He has experience of monitoring and challenge to Senior Leadership Team, including Headteacher's Performance Management, creation of an Aspiration Team to drive improvement in school attainment, being a Link Governor for More Able Children.

Lucas has been involved with school self-evaluation and external evaluation, including two Ofsted inspections, the last of which judged the school Outstanding. He also has experience of target-setting, data and tracking student achievement; understanding and training in Raise Online and the Data Dashboard.

Lucas fosters good relationships with other schools and the wider community. This includes a lead role in the establishment of the Multi Academy Trust between Redriff and City of London Academy Southwark, and liaison with local press, ward councillors and parent groups.

When Lucas joined Redriff Governing Body in 2004 the school had only recently come out of Special Measures. When he became Chair of Governors in 2008, the school was rated Good; after six years of continual improvement, the school is now rated Outstanding. He has overseen steady, robust school improvement year on year, achieving excellent results KS2 in 2014, but achieving very high value added for many years.

Remuneration Banijay Group (media company)

Directorship None

Significant Share Holdings None

Unremunerated Activities pursuing activities • LAB Governor, Galleywall School related to those of the City of London Trustee, United Charities of Bermondsey Academies Trust • Political Pressure Groups or Associations where their objectives are related to the None Activities and objects of the City of London Academies Trust • Nicola Green (spouse) - employed by Hogarth Worldwide (advertising agency) Family Interests • Nicola's stepfather, Ken Woodham, is part time caretaker at Galleywall School

Edward Benzecry

Edward was a real estate Partner in CMS, an International Law Firm. For many years he was Head of the Commercial Property Department, and a member of the CMS Board. In the latter part of his career he also managed the CMS Bristol office. During that period, he became a Governor of Bristol Cathedral Choir School and then a Trustee of the Cathedral Schools Trust. He has been a Trustee of CoLAT since summer 2019.

Remuneration None

Directorship None

Significant Share Holdings None Unremunerated Activities pursuing None activities related to those of the City of London Academies Trust Political Pressure Groups or Associations None where their objectives are related to the Activities and objects of the City of London Academies Trust Family Interests None

Peter Bennett

A Cambridge graduate, Chartered Surveyor, and City resident, Peter has been a prominent figure in the London property industry for over 25 years, serving as a City Surveyor to the Corporation of London from 2007 – 2016. Close contact with City businesses, to meet their property needs, was a key focus.

Peter was Chairman of RICS City Branch, Chairman of RICS London Region, an elected member of CBI London and served on the Bank of England Property Forum.

He was a Governor and Trustee of the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe and is currently Chairman of a City Residents’ Association and Bridgemaster.

Remuneration None

Directorship None

Significant Share Holdings None Unremunerated Activities pursuing activities related to those of the City of None London Academies Trust Political Pressure Groups or Associations where their objectives are related to the None Activities and objects of the City of London Academies Trust Family Interests None

Caroline Haines

An Educator, after graduating from Cambridge and moving through different levels of management in London and Essex schools, Caroline became Head Teacher of a 16-19 institution.

Moving into consultancy, a commitment to opportunity and diversity led to a focus on advising on opening up access to elite Universities, devising Post 16 curriculum frameworks and enabling marketing, media and development projects.

Involvement with troubled youngsters and their families led to representation on the IMB at Belmarsh HSP, coordination of creative design projects at East Sutton Park HWP, the Windsor Fellowship and other social inclusion schemes.

Passionate about creative teaching and learning, the role of sport, fashion and the performing arts in building confidence amongst young people combined with the vital role of the charity and voluntary sector.

Caroline also serves on the Board of Governors for Newham Collegiate Sixth Form College and on its Standards Sub Committee.

Caroline is a signatory to the City of London Corporation Members’ Diversity Charter.

Remuneration N/A

Directorship N/A

Significant Share Holdings N/A

• Middle Warden, Worshipful Company Unremunerated Activities pursuing of Educators activities related to those of the City of • Chair of Governors NCS6 London Academies Trust • Board of Governors CLS

Political Pressure Groups or Associations • Past Chair, Queenhithe Ward Club where their objectives are related to the • Friend of Epping Forest Heritage Trust Activities and objects of the City of London • Friend of Copped Hall (Education Academies Trust Trust)

• Husband is Chair of Corporation USP College, a Trustee on Wembley Family Interests National Stadium Trust and Past Master Painter-Stainer and Horner.

Deputy Edward Lord

Deputy Edward Lord OBE (They/Them) was elected to the Court of Common Council in February 2001. They currently serve as Chair of the Establishment Committee and Deputy Chair of the Capital Buildings Committee, having previously served as Chair of the Licensing and Standards Committees.

A highly experienced school governor, they are currently on the Board of the City of London School, and formerly served as Chair of Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School in Aldgate.

Edward runs their own consultancy practice specialising in corporate governance, risk, people, stakeholder engagement, philanthropy and diversity and inclusion. Edward is also a trustee of the Bishopsgate Foundation and LGBT Foundation, and a non-executive director of the British Basketball League and Middlesex County Cricket Club.

Register of Interests: Edward Lord Managing Director, Edward Lord Limited Remuneration (consultancy services) • Director, James G Brown Limited • Director, Union House (Candlewick) Limited • Director, Middlesex County Cricket Directorship Club Limited • Director, The Basketball League Limited • Trustee, Bishopsgate Foundation • Trustee, LGBT Foundation • Edward Lord Limited (100%) • James G Brown Limited (51%) Significant Share Holdings • Union House (Candlewick) Limited (100%) • Elected Member, City of London Corporation Unremunerated Activities pursuing • Governor, City of London School activities related to those of the City of • Audit & Risk Management Committee, London Academies Trust University of Essex • Freemen, The Leathersellers’ Company • Liveryman, The Broderers’ Company

• Member, Temple & Farringdon Political Pressure Groups or Associations Together where their objectives are related to the • Member, Liberal Democrats Activities and objects of the City of London • Member, Amnesty International Academies Trust • Member, Justice • Member, Liberty

Family Interests None

Rehana Ameer

Rehana is a London business owner. She is the Founder and Director of Prosap Technologies Limited, an IT, Management and Engineering Consulting Company. She has over 20 years of experience in Information Technology, managing and successfully delivering multi-country, large, complex IT and Business Transformation projects for clients in the City and worldwide. She also runs a small retail business.

Rehana holds an MBA in International Business from the UK and has gained numerous IT certifications. Her key focus areas are improving road safety, improving air quality, mental health and well-being, safer city and Brexit representation.

Register of Interests: Rehana Ameer • Prosap Corporation Limited Remuneration • Proqad Education Limited • G-Tec Education UK Limited • Director - Prosap Corporation Limited Directorship • Director - Proqad Education Limited • Director - G-Tec Education UK Limited Significant Share N/A Holdings • Elected Common Councillor - City of London Corporation -Vintry ward • Trustee - Trust for London • Governor - City of London School for Girls • Trustee - City of London Academies Trust • Governor - East London NHS Foundation Trust Unremunerated • Vice-Chair - SME4Labour UK Activities pursuing • Executive Member - Labour Friends of India activities related to those of the • International Advisor - United Economic Forum - Chennai, India City of London • Honorary Member - CEO Clubs Network UAE Academies Trust • Chairman - International Sustainable and Economic forum - To be launched in October 2020 • Investment Advisor - Selathaar Ventures Private Limited - Chennai, India • Fellow of - The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce – UK • Committee Appointments in the City of London Corporation Political Pressure • Labour Party Groups or • Co-Operative Party Associations • GMB Union where their • SME4Labour objectives are • Labour Friends of India related to the • Fabian Women's Network Activities and • Labour Women's Network objects of the City • The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and of London Commerce Academies Trust • Member Vintry and Dowgate ward club Skills: Public Policy, Programme / Project Management, Information Technology - (Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Family Interests Architecture and Technical Architecture), Audit & Risk, Finance, HR, Governance, Strategic Advisory - Management & Business Advisory, Change Management, Business Transformation and Campaigning.