Member (Member Appointed) 

Term of office 01/04/2021 - 01/04/2025

2021-2022 Attendance at Members Meetings: 3 out of 3

Eugene has extensive management skills gained in commercial business and a long term interest in special needs and disabilities.  He was the treasurer for Herts Inclusive Theatre for 8 years until 2017.

Eugene's business background is a result of 30 years working in commercial IT services, retiring in August, 2019 as a programme manager, overseeing up to 20 million pounds of project works per annum, within a variety of industries and clients; utilising strategic partners and third party agents to deliver solutions and services within time, quality and cost constraints. He was responsible for developing the five-year business plan for Network Rail’s core IT systems, developing the business case for projects to be commissioned with a 100% approval rate from the Group investment panel.

Member (Member Appointed) 

Term of office 01/04/2021 - 01/04/2025

2021-2022 Attendance at Members Meetings: 3 out of 3

John is a director and part owner of a recruitment company since 2011. He was a former director and owner of a consulting company and former executive head of Strategic Health Authority and 3 NHS Trusts.

John is an experienced former governor and chair.

Skills include

• Strategic planning and Organisational Development
• Monitoring financial performance (including Academies finance)
• Business planning
• Coaching and Board development
• Governance
• Commercial skills, including negotiation of contracts for service provision and capital projects

Member (Member Appointed) 

Term of office 17/06/2024 - 17/06/2028

2023-2024 Attendance at Members Meetings: 

• Currently Heateacher at Rickmansworth School; a large, “outstanding”, partially-selective 11-18 academy in Hertfordshire.
• Previously acting Headteacher of a Hertfordshire primary school and so I have successful leadership experience in our education system from EYFS through to Key Stage 5.
• A teacher for 29 years, initially as a science (physics) teacher, with the last 16 years as a senior leader in secondary schools.
• Previously a parent governor in a Hillingdon maintained primary school.
• Currently a parent governor in a Hillingdon maintained junior school.

Member (Member Appointed) 

Term of office 01/04/2021 - 01/04/2025

2021-2022 Attendance at Members Meetings: 3 out of 3

John has 30-years’ experience of governance in education in Hertfordshire; strategic direction of schools; holding senior leadership to account; directing/overseeing financial affairs of schools in financial difficulty; establishing a new governing body and steering it towards strategic decisions concerning the membership of MAT.

Member (Member Appointed) 

Term of office 01/04/2021 - 01/04/2025

2021-2022 Attendance at Members Meetings: 3 out of 3

Simone works for Herts for Learning as a Governance Trainer, External Reviewer, Governance Consultant and Hertfordshire Strategic Leader of Governance. 

Simone is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

She is also Chair of Governors at an outstanding Primary School.