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AIM Academies Trust Board

The composition of the Trust Board is:

Riaz Shah – Sponsor
Philip O’Hear – Chair
Jeremy Menell
Angela Trigg
Charles Boyd-Bowman
Simon Pollins
Paddy McGrath - Executive Principal
Michael Van Praagh

Trust Committees

Name	Chair
Finance, Audit and Risk	Mr Jeremy Menell
Pay & Remuneration	Mr Phillip O Hear

Trust Board Attendance

	2023/24 Meetings Attended	Of a possible	2024/25 Meetings Attended	Of a possible
P Shalson	3	3	3	3
P O’Hear	3	3	1	3
Dr M H Platt	3	3	3	3
Lord Leigh of Hurley	2	2	0	0
J Menell	1	3	1	3
B Shalson	3	3	3	3
S Pollins	2	3	1	3
M H Van Praagh	3	3	3	3
P McGrath	3	3	3	3
S Kahan	2	3	2	2
A Trigg	3	3	2	3
C Boyd-Bowman	3	3	3	3
R Shah	0	0	1	1

Local Governing Bodies

Academy	Chair	Principal
London Academy	Mr Phillip O'Hear	Mr Alex Warburton
AIM Deansbrook	Mr Michael Van Praagh	Mr Philip Campbell
AIM North London	Mr Phillip O'Hear	Ms Clare Darley

For full details of the LGB, including attendance, click on the name of the Academy above.

Members

Name	Date of Appointment
Mr Peter Shalson	01/10/2012
Mr Neville Portelli	01/09/2022
Mr Riaz Shah	31/08/2025
Mr Aidan Sadgrove	01/09/2025
Mr Alan Young	01/09/2025

Declarations of Interest

Name	Role	Declaration of Interests
A Jacobs	London Academy Governor	District Trustee - Harrow Scout District and 16th Edgware Scout Group
A Robinson	AIM Deansbrook Governor	None Declared
A Trigg	Trustee London Academy Governor AIM North London Governor AIM Deansbrook Governor	Trustee - Princess Project Maidstone
B Shalson	London Academy Governor	None Declared
C Boyd-Bowman	Trustee	Director - IDG Capital Vietnam Pte. Limited Director - Triffid Limited Director - Centaur Investments Limited Director - Centaur Joint Stock Company Director - Triffid Vietnam Technology Joint Stock Company Director - Octopus Securities Limited Director - Blue Octopus Opportunities Limited Director - Aidaco Company Limited
C Hutley	AIM North London Governor	Governor - Langenhoe Community Primary School
D Bernardo	London Academy Governor	None Declared
D Meller	Member	None Declared
G Wyatt	Member	Wyatts Chartered Accountants Grove Park Properties Limited Wyatts Limited Colfe's School (Advisor)
J Menell	Member Trustee London Academy Governor Chair - Finance & Audit Committee	Director - Jack Russell Inn Limited Director - Faccombe Manor Services Limited Director - Paladone Group Holdings Limited JPS Limited (Employee)
K Hathaway	Member	Chair of Parents' Association - St John's College School
K Ryan	AIM North London Governor	A&Q Partnership (London) Ltd (Employee)
L Mansbridge	AIM North London Governor	None Declared
M Damyanovska	London Academy Governor	None Declared
M Glass	London Academy Governor	Global Counsel, Group Director
M Van Praagh	Trustee Chair - AIM Deansbrook Finance & Audit Committee	None Declared
N Portelli	Member	None Declared
N Zeidan	London Academy Governor	None Declared
P McGrath	Member Director Executive Principal / CEO / AO	None Declared
P O'Hear	Member Chair - Trust Board Chair - AIM North London Chair - London Academy	None Declared
P Shalson	Member	Director - Stapleband Ltd
R Hatter	Member	JEM (AMS) Limited Haifa University ORT World Trust
R Laing	AIM Deansbrook Governor	None Declared
R Shah	Member Trustee (Sponsor)	None Declared
S John	AIM Deansbrook Governor	Member of Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Honorary Fellow of the Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cybersecurity NCC Group (Employee)
S Pollins	Trustee London Academy Governor Finance & Audit Committee	None Declared