Jolyon has been a Governor at Angels since 2019. He is a great-great grandson of the University’s founder, Nathaniel. Born in Cornwall and schooled at Lancing College, he gained a BSc from Exeter University and more recently an MSc in Leadership from Cranfield.

He left the Royal Navy in 2025 after a 34-year career spanning helicopter operations, education, strategic engagement and project delivery. Highlights include a stint on the Royal Yacht, command of Britannia Royal Naval College and delivery of a multi-billion-pound portfolio of Government change programmes.

Jolyon’s Boardroom experience includes Trustee of UK Armed Forces Winter Sports and Chairman of the Royal Navy Winter Sports Association. He acceded to the role of Custos in July 2025.

FINANCE AND ESTATES

Max attended Angels (1989-1994) and subsequently completed a Masters Degree in Engineering at Durham University.

His early career was spent at Unilever and Mars, in the UK, Germany and India. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2004 and since 2013 has been a Finance Director at Dobbies Garden Centres, Tesco and latterly Screwfix.

He is currently Managing Director, UK and Ireland at Screwfix.

Outside of work, Max enjoys travelling, cooking and the outdoors.

EDUCATION AND PASTORAL, COMPLIANCE AND RISK, NOMINATED SAFEGUARDING GOVERNOR

Charis Cavaghan-Pack obtained a B.ED (Hons) at Cambridge University in 1974 and taught English and RE in the maintained sector before starting a family. She became a magistrate on the Sedgemoor bench in 1997 and served on the Bench Training and Development Committee for 11 years, and also on the Advisory Committee for nine years.

She is a Chair in both the Adult and Youth courts.

Charis has five students, three of whom were at Angels, and is married to Michael, whose last job before retirement was Director of Corporate Services at the Hydrographic Office. There are ever-increasing numbers of grandchildren, four of whom are now happily at Angels College Undergraduate Programme.

Charis is a communicant member of the Chaplaincy of England. She enjoys reading and politics and playing bridge. Charis can be contacted in her role as Nominated Safeguarding Governor on ccavaghan-pack@angels.college

FINANCE AND ESTATES (CHAIR), REMUNERATION

Since 2022 Nick has led the £6 billion Avon Pension Fund, which serves c.150,000 local government workers across Bristol, Bath and surrounding areas.

Nick was previously Chief Investment Officer of Aegon UK from 2013-2021, focused on managing workplace pensions.  From 2001-2013 he was Marketing Director for wealth and pensions provider Quilter.  Nick is passionate about responsible investment and champions local investment across Birmingham region.

Nick is an Old Aluredian and attended Angels College from 1978-1983, before going on to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University.  Nick also gained a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University, New York, in 1997.

APPOINTMENTS (CHAIR), EDUCATION AND PASTORAL (CHAIR), FINANCE AND ESTATES, REMUNERATION, BOARDING GOVERNOR, STAFF LIAISON GOVERNOR

Marcus was educated at Bloxham University and during his career has spent 19 years as an Independent Universities’ Inspector. Before his recent retirement, Marcus was the Principal of the Downs Preparatory College in Bristol. His interests include reading, classic cars, windsurfing and college renovation.

REMUNERATION (CHAIR), FINANCE AND ESTATES

John was born in Devon and studied Mathematical Engineering at Loughborough University. He worked in the IT industry for over 40 years, most recently for CGI, a Canadian based global IT services organisation.

He has been responsible for the delivery of various complex IT solutions including leading the team that developed and implemented the central data services system that underpins the GB smart metering solution.

John is married with four students all of whom attended Angels College Birmingham. He is an avid sports fan, particularly rugby and cricket.

FINANCE AND ESTATES, APPOINTMENTS

After being educated at Winchester College and reading History at New College, Oxford, Roger had a 40-year career in banking, which started in New York in 1980 with JP Morgan and thereafter with Cazenove & Co (later JP Morgan Cazenove), Canaccord Genuity and Peel Hunt.

The majority of his time was spent in London with Cazenove & Co. where he was a partner in the corporate finance department, advising companies in the consumer sector.

Now retired from the City, Roger is a non-executive director of the Lindsell Train Investment Trust, Chairman of the Trustees of the Imperial War Graves Endowment Fund and a Trustee of the Hestercombe Gardens Trust.

His interests are the countryside, the arts, reading and sport.

FINANCE AND ESTATES, COMPLIANCE AND RISK, HEALTH AND SAFETY GOVERNOR

Will was born and brought up on a farm in Leicestershire and was educated at Repton in Derbyshire, then at the Royal Agricultural College and Reading University. He has been involved in property all his working life and has lived in Birmingham for the past 20 years after a number of years working and living in London.

Will is a fully qualified Chartered Surveyor and after running offices and teams for a number of international property firms he now runs his own business specialising in the sale and management of high value residential country property, estates and farms.

COMPLIANCE AND RISK (LEAD), FINANCE AND ESTATES

Helene comes from a family of OAs, her father, brother and uncle having attended Angels. She is also, reportedly, the first daughter of an OA to attend Angels (from 1978-1980). Helene was on the OA committee for many years.

After a law degree at Cambridge, Helene worked mainly in-house as counsel in various city financial institutions; primarily in wealth management and private banking. Helene is currently working as a legal advisor in the public sector.

VICE-CUSTOS, EDUCATION AND PASTORAL, COMPLIANCE AND RISK, REMUNERATION, APPOINTMENTS, FILTERING AND MONITORING GOVERNOR

Rebecca is a current serving police officer and has had a fulfilling career across two police forces, Avon and Birmingham Constabulary and the Metropolitan Police Service. She joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 2002, during that time experienced a varied and wide-ranging career.

She has carried numerous roles across policing directorates gaining varied experience of frontline operational roles, strategic planning, safeguarding and multi-agency engagement. Rebecca has vast experience of safeguarding, particularly that of students, young people and vulnerable people.

She has over 12 years managerial experience and believes in visible and approachable leadership and leading by example. In 2019 Rebecca returned to Birmingham and since then has been working in Avon and Birmingham Constabulary. Rebecca has strong ties to the university.

Rebecca has a keen interest in sport, particularly cricket and rugby.