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Executive committee
The elected body that ensures City & Guilds meets its charitable objectives.
Our Executive Committee ensures that City & Guilds continues to pursue its charitable objectives - and that it remains financially robust. The members are regarded as trustees by the Charity Commission for the City & Guilds Group.
The Council elects up to 13 of its members to serve on the Executive Committee.
Meet the Executive Committee
Chairman
Michael Howell HonFCGI
Michael was elected Chairman of the Council of City & Guilds in September 2006. He is an experienced board director in the manufacturing, distribution, engineering and transport sectors.
Read Michael Howell's biography.
Vice-Chairman
Valerie Bayliss CB FCGI
Valerie is an independent consultant in organisation and management development and education. Her projects range from work for the Russian Environment Ministry in Siberia to mentoring senior civil servants in Britain.
Read Valerie Bayliss's biography.
Treasurer
David Wilbraham FCGI
David graduated in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London and later took a PhD. He was awarded Fellowship by City & Guilds in 2004.
Read David Wilbraham's biography.
Joint Honorary Secretary
Richard Sermon FCIS HonFCGI
Richard is Chairman of Gryphon Corporate Counsel Limited and a group of associated consultancy companies.
Read Richard Sermon's biography.
Ralph Bauer FCGI FInstLM
Ralph spent his working life in the textile industry and won the City & Guilds Premier Award in Textile Technology in 1953.
Steven Beharrell
Steven spent his working life as a solicitor in private practice. He has served on the City & Guilds Council since 2007.
Read Steven Berharell's Biography.
David Illingworth BA FCA
David is a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. He's been a City & Guilds Councillor since 2006.
Read David Illingworth's biography.
Allan Johnston
Allan followed a career in the steel and aluminium industries, and was an Executive Director of Corus Group plc.
Read Allan Johnston's biography.
Pam Liversidge OBE DL FREng FCGI
Pam is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and was the first woman President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1997-98.
Read Pam Liversidge's biography.
John Randall FCGl
John is an independent consultant on higher education and professional training.
Read John Randall's biography.
Davide Rodrigues
Davide is a former senior Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston.
Read Davide Rodrigues's biography.
Pat Stringfellow MBE
Pat is a keen advocate of individual learning and development. She was awarded an MBE for services to training in 2003.
Read Pat Stringfellow's biography.
Francis Sumner HonFCGI
Francis spent most of his working life as a London solicitor, including 25 years as a partner in leading International law firm Norton Rose.
