Governance

Ian joined the Board in September 2020 as a non-executive Director with responsibility for Safeguarding and Health & Safety and before that he was the interim Head at Mount House School from January to August 2020, when he oversaw the establishment of the Virtual Learning programme and an excellent set of A level and GCSE exam results. Prior to that Ian was Head at St Dunstan’s College Lewisham for six years and Brentwood School in Essex for fifteen years where he led the School through an ‘Excellent’ ISI inspection in every category and increased the student roll to over 1600. He was a member of the Admiralty Board for four years to 2004 and a Governor of St Aubyn’s Prep School for ten years to 2018 and recently retired as Chairman of the Brentwood Theatre Trust.

In his spare time Ian plays tennis, golf and is a keen cricketer and is President of Demijohns Cricket Club.

FCA PARTNER, ALBION CAPITAL

Emil is a Partner at Albion Capital and leads the firm’s investments in the education sector. In 2010 he helped set up Radnor House School, an independent school for boys and girls aged 7-18 located on the banks of the Thames in Twickenham. Radnor House was the first venture capital funded start-up independent school and one of a handful of schools to be rated Outstanding at its first OFSTED inspection. In March 2015 Radnor House acquired Combe Bank School in Kent, now renamed Radnor House Sevenoaks. The two schools educate c. 800 children.

In addition to being a director of the Radnor House School group, Emil serves as a trustee of the Radnor Charitable Trust, an independent charitable organisation which supports families with limited financial means to send their children to Radnor House. He is also a board member of several companies in the technology, healthcare and renewable energy industries, where he helps entrepreneurs build successful businesses. During his 17 year career as a venture capital investor, he has been involved at board level in more than 30 businesses in a wide range of economic sectors.

Emil’s early career was with KPMG in London where he trained as a Chartered Accountant and subsequently worked in corporate finance with a focus on the media and leisure sectors. He is married and has two teenage daughters. Emil enjoys foreign travel, is an avid reader and keen skier and cyclist.

Adam joined Albion in 2013 following five years at Rothschild.  At Albion, he is responsible for a wide range of asset backed investments including wedding venues, schools, fibre broadband, fertility clinics, renewable energy and care homes.

Additionally, Adam has been responsible for raising institutional funds for Albion Community Power and Albion Care Communities.

Adam graduated from Nottingham University with a first class degree in industrial economics and a masters in corporate strategy and governance.

From 2011 to 2021 Nigel led Head of St Faith’s, Cambridge (TES UK Prep School of the Year 2019). Previously, he was Head of Brentwood Prep School and Colfe’s Prep School, London. He started his career as a Mathematics Teacher and Sports Coach and moved into management at Holmwood House Prep School, Colchester, where he was appointed as Director of Studies and Housemaster. His career spans boarding and day schools, junior and senior education and the state and independent sectors.

Nigel is now an education consultant, assisting schools in the UK and abroad in their strategic planning, senior staff appraisals and curriculum development. He is also a Lead Schools’ Inspector and a qualified coach who mentors and coaches over 20 heads in state and independent schools.

Nigel joined the Board in September 2023 as a non-executive Director with responsibility for Safeguarding and Health & Safety.