Committee & Officers

President

Steve Bassi
(At School 1972-1973)
Independent Mortgage Advisor. Wife Julie, son Matthew at Skinners and daughter Maria.
Email stephen.bassi@btinternet.com
President's Message

List of Past Presidents

Vice-President

Tony Holding
(At School 1954-1962 and Staff 1965-2005)
President 1986. Taught Chemistry at The School since 1965. Retired Head of Chemistry. Lt Col in C.C.F., Commanding Officer 1988-1998 and since Sept 2003.
Email Tony Holding

Junior Vice-President

Richard Sharples
(At School 1988-1995)
Deputy Head Boy 1994/5. Partner of Wholesale Travel Insurance Brokerage. Captain of the Under 15 Daily Mail Cup-winning side, capped by England and Scotland at Rugby and an ex-Harlequin. Long term Danish girlfriend called Malene.
Email richsharples77@yahoo.co.uk

Secretary

Barry Tester OBE
(At School 1951-1959)
President 1974 & 2000. OS Hon Secretary since 1985. Retired MD. Wife Brenda, 3 children and 7 grandchildren.
Email barrytester@aol.com

Treasurer

John Andrews
(At School 1958-1963)
President 1992. Sole proprietor of Bookkeeping & Accountancy practice.
Email johna@enterprise.net

Membership Secretary

Richard Lambert
(At School 1958-1963 )
Chartered Accountant and Director of KPMG Interim Management. 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 grandson.
Email richard.lambert5@btinternet.com

Elected Members

John Exall
(At School 1944-1947)
President 1969 & 1987. Retired founder of Baxall Construction Limited. 2 boys, 2 girls and 11 grandchildren; wife Audrey (TWGGS)
Email john.exall@oldskinners.org

Mike Gadsden
(At School 1981-1988)
President 1999. Partner in firm of Independent Financial Advisers. married with 1 girl. Keen golfer still looking for OS to join the OS Golfing Society.
Email michael@4independence.co.uk

Tim Grannum
(Left school 1981)
Set up a Recruitment firm in Tunbridge Wells. Separated from his wife, has 2 boys, Harry (8) and Joe (6) whom he sees regularly.
Email tim.grannum@sentinelit.com

Jonathan Harris
Email jon_harris83@hotmail.com

Graham Jones
(At School 1963-1970 )
Ex-Governor of School. UK Franchise Director for Comfort Keepers. Married to Angela, daughter Natasha, son Alex (left School 2000).
Email grahamjones@comfortkeepers.co.uk

Rory Khilkoff-Boulding
(At School 1959-1967)
Consultant Solicitor, Attorney and Counselor-at-Law (New York and California). Married to Marina, 1 son (Alex) left school 1992.
Email rory@rkb-law.com

Nicholas Myers
Email nickmyers@dtz.com

John Pilcher
(At School 1955-1962 )
President 1989. Senior Partner of Wood & Pilcher, Estate Agents & Surveyors. Married to Andrea, 2 girls.
Email johnpilcher@woodandpilcher.co.uk

Paul Rodgers
Webmaster
(At School 1970-1976)
Partner in Cranbrook Gallery and internet entrepreneur. Married to TWGGS lass with twin boys aged 10.
Email paul@britishfineart.com

Jerry Salaman
(At School 1956-1963)
MD of car valeting products & accessory manufacturer. Married with 2 boys, 1 girl (Philip & Richard left School in 1991 & 1993)
Email jerry@salaman.com

Martin Smith
(At School 1988-1995)
Solicitor and head of Asset Management Group in the Commercial Real Estate department at Linklaters, London. Married to Debbie. Capt. in School CCF.
Email martin.s.smith@linklaters.com

Peter Vernon
(At School 1979-1981)
National Sales Manager for Plysu. Married, 3 boys, William, Tom and Charlie, 1 girl, Maisie.
Email p.vernon1@btopenworld.com

Immediate Past President

Roger Fitzwater
(Staff 1970-2005)
Retired Deputy Headmaster; married to Sue with 3 boys, Daniel, Nick and Martin - all Old Skinners'! Keen sportsman.
Email roger.susan.fitzwater@btinternet.com

Roger edits the OSS Newsletter so please contact him with any news about yourself or other Old Boys. New contributors are eagerly sought!

Headmaster

Simon J Everson MA(Cantab)
(Headmaster since 2005)
The Skinners’ School
Tunbridge Wells
TN4 9PG
Telephone +44 (0)1892 520732
Fax +44 (0)1892 549356
Email simon.everson@skinners-school.org.uk

Co-opted Members

Jennie Woodhead
Chairman of The School's Parents' Association
see diary for Parents' Association events
Email jenniew_1@yahoo.co.uk

Tom Hooper
School Captain
Email school_captain@oldskinners.org

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The Management of the Society is vested in an elected Executive Committee comprising the President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary and not fewer than five or more than twenty other elected members at least one of whom is, when practicable, a serving member of staff of the School. The Headmaster and immediate Past President are ex-officio members of the Committee, the latter for the year of the Society ensuing his term of office as President.
The President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Membership Secretary and other members of the Committee are elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Society. Nominations may be made prior to the meeting and are proposed and seconded, but no candidate may be nominated unless he has previously stated his willingness to serve.
The Executive Committee is always looking for younger members of the Society to stand for election to join its ranks and anyone wishing to join should not be backward in coming forward. Please contact the Secretary or any other member of the Executive Committee at any time.

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