Profiles of Governers

Wednesday Batchelor

  • Appointed as student Governor in December 2010
  • Student at Holme Lacy Campus

Simon Bennett

  • Appointed as a Co-opted Member of the Audit Committee in September 2007
  • Joint Director and Owner of the Hutchinson Partnership specialist accountancy firm for farmers and rural business
  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants

Richard Garnett

  • Appointed as Governor in October 2010
  • Member of the Quality and Standards Committee
  • Managing Director and Joint owner of Eziserv Limited/Wisdom Systems
  • Experience in agriculture, agricultural engineering, marketing and sales, business management and consultancy, engineering/packaging developments and further education
  • Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts

Tony Ford

  • Appointed as Co-opted Member of the Audit Committee in September 2007
  • Chief Internal Auditor with over 20 years experience in managing the internal audit service function in local government

Geoff Hughes

  • Appointed as a Governor in December 2008
  • Link Governors to Employer Engagement
  • Employed as Director of Regeneration, Herefordshire Council managing planning, transportation, economic development, community development and strategic housing
  • Qualified town planner
  • Extensive experience in local government and management of wide range of services
  • Board member of Herefordshire and Worcester Chamber of Commerce and Company Secretary to the Robert Owen Society

Peter Kinsman

  • Appointed as a Governor in July 2002
  • Chair of the Board from September 2010
  • Vice Chair of the Board from October 2005 to August 2010
  • Chair of the Search and Governance Committee
  • Member of the Finance and Employment Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
  • Link Governor to Health and Safety/Personnel
  • Retired Director of an Insurance Company
  • Vice Chair of Two Rivers Housing

Dr Alan Lavers

  • Appointed as a Governor in September 2007
  • Member of the Finance and Employment Committee
  • Link Governor to Faculty of Land Based Studies
  • Principal Scientist of terrestrial and aerial pesticide application giving technical support to the International Crop Protection business of Shell worldwide

Norman Moon

  • Appointed as a Governor in July 2010
  • Chair of the Audit Committee
  • Employed as Bursar at Kingstone High School
  • Career spans over 30 years of UK and international banking

Elizabeth Patrick

  • Appointed as a Governor in November 1995
  • Member of the Quality and Standards Committee
  • Member of the Search and Governance Committee
  • Link Governor to the Faculty of Community Studies
  • Association with HCT as a student, parent of student and employer of students on work experience
  • As a parent of student with learning difficulties and disabilities helped to start in 1980s support group at HCT
  • Since 1972 partner in farming business and commercial and domestic waste services company servicing food and drink manufacturers, local councils and water companies
  • COTC Level 4 Waste Management Operations (Managing Transfer Hazardous Waste)
  • Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Waste Management

Ian Peake

  • Appointed as Principal and Chief Executive in February 2006
  • Member of the Finance and Employment Policy Committee
  • Member of the Search and Governance Committee
  • Member of the Quality and Standards Committee
  • Previously employed as the Deputy Principal Resources

Magda Praill

  • Appointed as a Governor in May 2010
  • Vice Chair of the Board from September 2010
  • Chair of the Search and Governance Committee
  • Chair of the Remuneration Committee
  • Extensive experience in the voluntary and community sector since 1982 as a volunteer, trustee and Chief Executive both locally and regionally
  • Chair of Community First, Herefordshire and Worcestershire
  • Trustee of the Kairos Partnership

Isobel Rollitt-James

  • Appointed as Staff Governor in November 2007
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Employed by the College for the past 21 years teaching business studies and law

John Smith

  • Appointed as a Governor in September 1989
  • Chair of the Finance and Employment Committee
  • Link Governor to the Faculty of Technology
  • Retired Director and General Manager of Inco Alloys
  • BSc Metallurgy (1st Class Honours)
  • Experience in technical, production and financial management

Garry Thomas

  • Appointed as Governor in October 2010
  • Member of the Finance and Employment Committee
  • Principal Director Architect at RRA Architects
  • Chair of Hereford Civic Society, and Director of Hereford City Partnership
  • Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Farriers
  • Member of the Magic Circle

Val Thomasson

  • Appointed as a Governor in September 2002
  • Chair of the Corporation from September 2004 to August 2010
  • Chair of the Quality and Standards Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee
  • Member of the Search and Governance Committee
  • Member of the Finance and Employment Committee
  • Retired Principal of The Minster College, Leominster

Vicki Wright

  • Appointed as a Governor in July 2012
  • Head of Development and Home Ownership for Two Rivers Housing Association
  • Operational experience in financial management, governance and regulation of a Housing Association Board, risk management and personnel

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