The Somerville College Development Board
The Campaign was designed and launched with support from our distinguished Development Board members who lead by example; their generosity and professionalism has prepared the College for the challenges ahead and has been a determining factor in the success of the first phase of our appeal. The Board was energetically chaired by Harriet Maunsell (1962) from 2004 and our new Chairman, Clara Freeman (1971), and Deputy-Chairman, Hilary Newiss (1974), have taken on the Campaign leadership with great vision since January 2011. “ 36% of our alumni have supported the Somerville Campaign, helping the College to secure its future and endorsing its ambitions to be at the heart of one of the best universities in the world. It is more important than ever that we educate the next generation of leaders, thinkers and doers to play their part in securing the future success and prosperity of us all.� Clara Freeman (1971), Chair of the Somerville Development Board
Development Board members Clara Freeman OBE, 1971 Former Executive Director of Stores and Personnel, Marks & Spencer and Deputy Chairman of the University of the Arts, London; Honorary Fellow Hilary Newiss, 1974 Lawyer, former Head of Intellectual Property, Denton Hall Tom Bolt Franchise Performance Director, Lloyds Bank Sam Gyimah, 1995 Managing Director, Workology, MP for Surrey East
Lynn Haight, 1966 Foresters, Chief Operating Officer (Toronto, Canada)
Jane Sender, 1974 Founder & President, Sender Legal Search (Boston, USA)
Niels Kroner, 1996 Barclays Capital Professor of Applied Finance (European University at St. Petersburg) and Chairman, AEE Renewables PLC
Sybella Stanley, 1979 Director of Corporate Finance, Reed Elsevier Group Ltd
Nicola Ralston, 1974 Director and Co-Founder, PiRho Investment Consulting and Non-Executive Director, The Edinburgh Investment Trust Limited; Honorary Fellow
Sian Marshall Thomas, 1999 Former Brand Manager, Proctor & Gamble and Account Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Alice Prochaska Principal, Somerville College
Honorary Development Board Members Harriet Maunsell OBE, 1962 Retired Lawyer, former Non-Executive Director, Serious Fraud Office; Honorary Fellow
Margaret Kenyon, 1959 Former Headmistress, Withington Girls' School, Manchester; Honorary Fellow
Doreen Boyce, 1953 Former President of The Buhl Foundation and former Chair, Franklin and Marshall College Board of Trustees; Honorary Fellow (USA)
Nadine Majaro, 1975 Chartered Accountant, former Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers and member of the CAF Venturesome Investment Committee
Alison Palmer, 1969 Active committee member for several not for profit organisations (USA) Roger Pilgrim Chartered Accountant and Partner, Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP
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