Our team

Executive team

Our executive team strategically manages and runs the trust, working alongside our specialist team at head office and our schools’ senior leadership teams. Staff are listed here alphabetically by surname, after the chief executive officer. For the executive team register of interests, please see our documents and policies.

Tom Rees
Tom Rees

Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer Barker
Jennifer Barker

National Director of Learning

Joanne Dawson
Joanne Dawson

National Director of Finance and Strategy

James Miller
James Miller

National Director of Estates and Technology

Natasha Rancins
Natasha Rancins

National Director of Secondary Education

Ed Vainker
Ed Vainker

Interim National Director of Transformation

Board of 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 on our Documents and policies page. Trustees are listed here alphabetically by surname, after the founding chairman and chairman. The register of interests for the board of trustees is also available on the documents and policies.

Peter Murray
Peter Murray, OBE

Founding Chair

Frances Hall
Frances Hall

Trustee

Tom Rees
Tom Rees

Chief Executive Officer

Janet Renou
Janet Renou

Trustee

Stuart Ross
Stuart Ross

Trustee

Tariq Syed
Tariq Syed

Trustee

Alistair Thom
Alistair Thom

Trustee

Members

Ormiston Academies Trust has four members:

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

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