Victoria Griffin (Treasurer) Expand Victoria is a qualified Chartered Accountant and currently works as a financial reporting analyst for The Ambassador Theatre Group. She is a keen rugby fan and has been supporter of SOHK for number of years.
Penny Hope Expand Penny is a former Chief of Staff to the CEO and COO at Barclays Wealth and is now Head of the CIO Office at RBS. She was recruited to fill a skills gap around operational understanding and has particular expertise in governance, risk, growth and corporate organisation. Penny currently heads up the CIO Office working as the Chief of Staff to the global CIO at RBS. Previously she has worked at Barclays Bank in various roles including those of Chief of Staff to the CEO and COO for Wealth Management; COO for Corporate Relations (comprising Group Strategy, Group Government Relations; Group Corporate Communications, Group Citizenship and Group Branding, Marketing and Sponsorship). Penny has also worked in e-commerce, communications and financial publishing.
Chile Mutumba Expand Chileshe Mutumba’s career history includes over 15 years working in the voluntary and charity sectors supporting vulnerable children, young people and families. Chileshe is also a qualified wellbeing practitioner and is currently working for the Ministry of Justice. He was a participant on an SOHK adult course in 2016.
Deborah Griffin OBE (Chair) Expand Deborah is one of the great influencers behind the amazing growth in women’s rugby in England having been a founding member of the WRFU and Chair of the first Women’s World Cup.She sits on the Board of Directors of the RFU and the World Rugby Council. She is also a chartered accountant and is currently the Bursar at Homerton College, Cambridge University.
Jon Teckman Expand Jon’s career history includes CEO of the BFI, Treasurer of the BBFC, faculty member of the Ashridge Business School and member of BAFTA. He has also previously served as Chief Executive of a national education charity.
Olly Spry Expand Olly is a Director at RBC Wealth Management and a registered Investment Advisor. His previous experience is as an Equity Sales Trader, but outside of work he is a keen sports fan.
Dave Thomas Expand Dave runs the bootcamp business City Strongman, as well as being a performance coach for RugbyDump and working as SOHK’s Head of Marketing and PR. If you are interested in a marketing opportunity for SOHK, he can be reached via [email protected]
James Cameron Expand James is a senior partner at Milbank with over 20 years’ experience of banking and corporate law. A former player at Havant, Rosslyn Park and Harlequins, he brings an excellent rugby and business network. His firm, Milbank, provides SOHK with pro bono legal advice and is also heavily involved with SOHK in providing mentoring, interview and CV training, participation in jobs fairs and hosting various SOHK events.
Pauline Broomfield CBE Expand Pauline is the CEO of the FSI - Foundation For Social Improvement and brings huge third sector experience to our board of trustees. She is passionate about developing small charities and enabling them to fulfil their potential. Pauline believes that charities play a significant role in changing the world; that they are the "glue that holds society together".
Mike Francis Expand Mike is Co-Head of Investment Banking at Investec, having previously worked at Ernst and Young as a Chartered Accountant as well as Barclays and ANZ Investment bank. He was one of the driving forces behind what has now become our main annual fundraiser. Out of work, Mike is an avid sports fan – especially of Liverpool FC.