OLD PAULINE CLUB NEWS Following an OPC Special General Meeting in December the Club’s governance structure has changed. The votes in favour were 49 and against 11. The effect of the change is that the Club no longer has a two-committee system with the Executive Committee now setting policy, making decisions and seeking approval at General Meetings. An Advisory Council has been established whose members will advise the Executive Committee on areas where they have expertise. Three sub committees have also been established covering Nominations, Strategy Implementation and Sport.
Executive Committee Profiles The Club’s new Executive Committee has been appointed with involvement across the membership and the Pauline community in mind. It is diverse and inclusive with different genders represented and with four members under 40, five in their 40s, three in their 50s, three in their 60s and one in his early 70s.
Ed Vaizey (1981-85) (President & Chairman of the Committee) – is a qualified barrister who worked in public affairs, before being elected as the Member of Parliament for Wantage. He served as a Minister under David Cameron, and was responsible for culture, the creative industries, telecoms and technology. He left the House of Commons in 2019 and was elevated to the House of Lords in 2020, where he serves on the Digital and Communications Select Committee. He is a board member of the Tate.
Sam Hyman (1992-97) (Surveyor) – has been proprietor of Hyman Developments since 2009 which specialises in new homes in the Cotswolds. He is a chartered surveyor having qualified at Donaldsons/DTZ where he focussed on retail development, compulsory purchase and regeneration. Sam is also Managing Director of VinoVeritas Asia Limited, a Hong Kong based wine company specialising in the wholesale of Italian wine to the trade and private markets. He is Hon. Treasurer of the OPCC and a director of the OP Trust.
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Brian Jones (1961-66) (Immediate Past President) – is a qualified Chartered Accountant who spent most of his career in the City with Schroders. He is a Freeman of the City of London, a Past Master of the Guild of Mercers’ Scholars and a Vice President of the OPFC. He has been a Governor at Twickenham Prep School for many years.
Nick Brooks (1965-70) (Treasurer) – is a qualified Chartered Accountant and spent over 40 years working in London as an accountant in practice. He started his writing career on retirement in 2018. His second novel – Revenge – was published, under his pen name N S Brooks, at the end of November last year.
Sam Turner (2011-16) (Secretary) – is a qualified commercial pilot flying for a European airline. Having previously worked in schools including St. Paul’s for around 5 years as a rowing coach but also in various roles across the School. Sam lives with his partner on a houseboat in Thames Ditton.
James Grant (1990-95) – (40s Decade) – is Head of Individual Giving & Legacies at SSAFA the Armed Forces charity, the UK’s oldest tri-service military charity. Prior to moving roles, he was Head of Corporate Partnerships & Events. After graduating with a degree in French at St Andrews University, James started his career in commercial events before moving to the charity sector. James is heavily involved in OP Golf and Cricket and is Fixtures Secretary for OPCC.
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Elizabeth Monro-Davies (Parent) – trained as a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer after obtaining a degree from Cambridge University in Law. Following a career break, Elizabeth returned to corporate law at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Elizabeth lives in Barnes and has four sons – two Old Paulines and two current Paulines.
