Board of Trustees

In memory of Julius Weinberg
Julius Weinberg memorial message

Julius chaired the Board from 2022 and made an enormous contribution to the Trust. He brought to Ormiston a lifetime of public service and a deep commitment to education and young people. He cared deeply about the young people in our schools and believed every one of them could achieve extraordinary things. We will miss him dearly, and all our thoughts are with his family and friends at this most difficult time.

Read our full announcement and see tributes to Julius on his memorial page, in Tes and from Kingston University.

Stuart Ross, previously Vice Chair, has taken on the role as Interim Chair of the Board until a Chair is appointed.

Our Trustees

Our Trustees share ultimate responsibility for the Trust in directing how it is managed and run. All OAT Trustees are appointed in line with our Articles of Association, available via our documents and policies page, under “Miscellaneous information”. Trustees are listed here alphabetically by surname, after the Founding Chair and Chair. The register of interests for the Board of Trustees is also available via documents and policies.

Peter Murray
Peter Murray, OBE

Founding Chair

Stuart Ross
Stuart Ross

Interim Chair

Staff Mandeep Atwal
Mandeep Atwal

Trustee

Jonathan Dando, Trustee
Jonathan Dando

Trustee

Catherine Lock

Trustee

Tom Rees
Tom Rees

Chief Executive Officer

Janet Renou
Janet Renou

Trustee and Vice Chair

Trustee Staff Bruce Rigal
Bruce Rigal

Trustee

Hilary Spencer profile photo
Hilary Spencer

Trustee

Tariq Syed
Tariq Syed

Trustee

Members

Ormiston Academies Trust has four Members:

  • Peter Murray
  • Diana Murray
  • Bal Samra
  • Ormiston Trust