The Governing body of Highgate School

Five Governors are nominated (by the Lord Chief Justice, the Bishop of London and Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and London), seven are co-opted. Seven of the Governors live in or near Highgate.

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HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

Governors

Mr J MILLS, CBE, MA, BLitt (Treasurer and Chairman)
Nominated by the University of Oxford
John Mills (OC) retired in 2007 after a lengthy career in the UK public service which included five years in the Hong Kong Government and an extensive spell as a member of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit. From 2003-2007 he was Director of Rural Policy at the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Previous roles included Director of Consumer Affairs at the Office of Fair Trading, Chief Executive of Cornwall County Council and Chief Executive for Policy and Resources in Jersey. Mr Mills is Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Port of London Authority, a non-executive member of the Board of the Commission for Rural Communities and a Commissioner of the Jersey Financial Services Commission. He was awarded the CBE in 2008 for his public service.

Mr RM ROTHENBERG, MBE, BA, FCA, CTA, MAE (Deputy Chairman)
Bob Rothenberg (OC) was a Highgate parent and is the senior partner in Blick Rothenberg, chartered accountants. Mr Rothenberg was made an MBE in the 2007 New Year's Honours List for services to business and to the community in London. He is a trustee of The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment and a number of other charities. His professional work extends to general, financial and commercial advice and he acts as a trustee and an executor for a number of clients. Mr Rothenberg lectures on taxation and company law and is joint author of Understanding Company Accounts, now in its fourth edition, and Mastering Business Information Technology. He is regularly quoted on tax and commercial issues in the national press and appears on these topics on radio and television.

Mr PE MARSHALL, BSc, MRICS
Paul Marshall (OC) is a chartered surveyor who has for many years run his own successful property business.

Dr K LITTLE, MB, BS, BSc
Kate Little is a local GP (as Dr Jolowicz) and a parent of a Highgate pupil.

Miss R LANGDALE, QC
Nominated by the Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales
Rachel Langdale is a barrister who lives in Highgate and is the parent of two Highgate pupils.

Mr MG CLARKE, MA, FCA
Mark Clarke (OC) has non-executive roles at the British Chambers of Commerce, the House of Commons and University College London and was until 2008 Director General (Finance & Strategy) at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. His son is a former pupil of the School.

Professor BR DAVIDSON, MB ChB, MD, FRCPS(Glasg) FRCSE(Hon)
Professor Davidson is Consultant Surgeon at Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead and Professor of Surgery at University College London. He has two sons and a daughter at the School.

Mr JD RANDALL, BSc
Jeremy Randall is a company director with interests in property development and fine art.  He is an active trustee of a number of charities with an emphasis on helping young people.

Mr JA CLAUGHTON, MA
John Claughton is Chief Master of King Edward’s School, Birmingham.

Professor KJ WILLIS, BA, PhD
Katherine Willis is Professor of Long-term Ecology in the School of Geography and the Environment at Oxford University, and a Tutorial Fellow of Jesus College Oxford.  Professor Willis also holds a Chair in the Biological Institute at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Secretary to the Foundation

Mr JC PHEASANT, BSc, LLDip Barrister
John Pheasant is also the School Bursar.

Governors meet six or seven times a year. There are also when required Finance and General Purposes, Estates, Charity and Development Committees.