Our People

David Smellie became Chairman of Council in 2019. He is a Partner at Farrer & Co, a leading commercial law firm, and is consistently rated as one of the top employment and safeguarding lawyers in the country.

He advises institutional employers on the discrete handling of potentially high-profile employment cases. Outside of employment law, David provides strategic counsel to leading independent schools and is probably the most experienced safeguarding lawyer in the country. David founded Farrar & Co’s Child Protection Unit (now known as the Safeguarding Unit) in 2015 which advises organisations either working or coming into contact with children. These include schools, universities, charities, churches, visitor attractions, sports clubs and the medical sector. David advises on the full range of safeguarding issues, from creating safer systems to handling live cases and carrying out retrospective reviews.

Gerald Kaye is Chief Executive of Helical, a real estate firm specialising in developing and owning high quality office buildings in Central London.

Gerald is a past President of the British Council for Offices, a former Director of London & Edinburgh Trust Plc and former Chief Executive of SPP. LET. EUROPE NV. Gerald’s experience at Helical ensures that he has an in-depth knowledge of the Group’s operations and markets, which helps him to lead the business, be a key contributor to Board discussions and aid the effective decision making of the Board. He considers stakeholder engagement to be a crucial aspect of his role given its impact on the long-term success of Helical, and he therefore spends considerable time engaging with Helical’s major shareholders, visiting the Group’s properties and development sites and maintaining extensive relationships in the property industry.

Mary Breen was Headmistress of St Mary’s Ascot for more than twenty years. Previously, she was Head of Physics at Eton College and taught at Wellington College and The Abbey School, Reading.

She has served as a Governor at six schools, and is a Member of the Charters School Board. She has been a member of the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA) Inspections Committee and Boarding Committee, the Committee of the Catholic Independent Schools Conference (CISC) and the National Committee of the HMC – The Heads’ Conference (HMC).

Mary has delivered sessions on strategic planning, development campaigns, sustaining leadership and preparing for headship at GSA, HMC and CISC new heads and national conferences and has spoken at the Boarding Schools Association (BSA) national conference. She is now Schools Adviser at Farrar & Co., where works alongside Farrer’s team of education and safeguarding lawyers to provide advice, support and guidance on parental complaints, serious incident reviews and staff recruitment.

Apostolos Gkoutzinis joined Council in 2023. He is a partner in the London office of Milbank LLP, a leading global law firm, and runs the firm’s European corporate finance and capital markets practice.

Apostolos has advised on some of the largest financing transactions in the City of London in the last two decades and is consistently rated as one of the most respected lawyers in his field globally. Apostolos is qualified in England and Wales and the State of New York, and holds legal degrees from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Queen Mary (University of London) and Harvard Law School. Three of his five children have attended Radley College. Apostolos is passionate about educating young boys as the only path to raising intelligent, thoughtful and accomplished adults, with a sense of purposeful mission, true kindness and sincere humility.

Stephen read law at Magdalene College, Cambridge and theology at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He was ordained in the diocese of Ely. In 1998, he became Chaplain of Exeter College, Oxford, and in 2004 he was appointed Senior Tutor of St John’s College in Durham.

In 2007, Dr Hampton became the Dean of Peterhouse was appointed as Director of Studies in Theology and Religious Studies in 2009. He also serves as Senior Treasurer of the Peterhouse Boat Club, the Peterhouse Music Society and the Peterhouse Politics Society. He joined Council in June 2017.

James is a Children’s Orthopaedic Surgeon based in Nottingham and a clinical lead on the Getting it Right First Time program for NHS England.

He was president of the British Society for Children’s Orthopaedic Surgery 2010-2012 and will provide some specialist input to the College and provide Council’s link to the Medical Centre. He joined Council in August 2022.

Following a thirty year career in the Scots Guards, Alastair Mathewson has followed a path in estate management, heritage conservation, environmental protection, and philanthropy. A former parent, he joined Council in August 2022.

Henry Morris is an Investment Director at Caledonia Investments plc. Previously, he spent 13 years at Goldman Sachs as an equity research analyst, and subsequently at Chilton Investment Company.

Henry rowed for Oxford in the University Boat Race 2003-2004, Isis (Oxford reserve crew) in 2002/05, Great Britain at the U23 World Champs in 2002 and was a winner at Henley Royal Regatta in 2010. He joined Council in December 2019 as the Radleian Society nominee. He is a member of the General Purposes Committee and Nomination Committee, a trustee and former President (2011-2017) of the Radleian Mariners Charitable Trust.

John Nugee is an independent commentator and public speaker on financial, economic and political issues, with an extensive background in the official sector and over 30 years practical experience of training and capacity building in public sector finance and investment management.

He currently lectures in Politics and Economics at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, and is also an advisor to a number of pension funds, investment funds and policy think-tanks. A liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Weavers, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), and an enthusiastic trombone player, John is the author of a number of books. He is an Old Radleian and joined Council in August 2022.

Charles is the Global Head of Telecom, Media and Technology (TMT) in FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications segment. In this role he advises clients on digital transformation and ESG policy. Charles is an Old Radleian and a current parent. He joined Council in July 2021.

Deborah joined Council in June 2006. She is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, a Trustee of the Radley College Pension and Assurance Scheme, and a member of the Dons’ Remuneration Committee. Professionally, she is a Chartered Accountant and a Partner at Wenn Townsend in Oxford. She provides advice to many schools in Oxfordshire, including as Auditor to the Prep Schools trust, as a director of Wychwood School, and as a trustee of the Lynham Education Fund, a small charity connected to the Dragon School.

Mark is Head of Investment Management at City Asset Management. Previously he was CEO of Walker Crips Investment Management after stints at UBS, Cazenove and BNP Paribas.

He joined Council in December 1996 and is a member of the General Purposes Committee and a former Chair of the Investment Committee. He serves on the board of the University of Buckingham and is a trustee of a medical research foundation.

Simon Shaw is Chief Financial Officer at Savills Plc, where he is responsible for all financial matters, strategy, investor relationships, IT and online marketing.

Previously, he was CFO of Gyrus Group Plc and COO of Profile Therapeutics Plc. Simon is an Old Radleian and a former parent. He joined Council as a Radleian Society nominated member in July 2015.

Carole Sweetnam is a former Radley parent who joined Council in July 2021. She is also Vice Chair of Summer Fields, a boarding prep school in Oxford. She is Chair of the Health and Safety Committee.

Carole has a BEd in Modern Languages from Homerton College, Cambridge. She taught French and Spanish at secondary schools in London followed by seven years in Paris, where Carole designed and taught English Language courses for children. Carole currently works from her home near Oxford running a property management business as well as her husband’s Orthopaedic business.

Robert Warner is a chartered accountant, experienced finance director and non-executive director. He joined Council in December 2009 and is a member of the General Purposes Committee, Audit and Risk Committee, Senior Salaries Sub-Committee and Dons’ Remuneration Committee.

He launched ‘FD on tap’ consultancy service in 2003 but his main role until retiring was as Finance Director and Company Secretary of Neptune Investment Management. He now acts as part-time CFO for a number of start-up companies and has various non-executive and trustee roles. Robert still plays competitive squash, less competitive real tennis and wishes he had more time for sailing.

Hugh Willis is CEO and Executive Chairman at BlueCove Assessment Management. He joined Council in June 2014.

Educated at Radley and Magdalene College, Cambridge, Hugh began his career at JP Morgan. He later founded BlueBay Assessment Management. He is Chair of the General Purposes Commitee, a member of the Bursaries Sub-Committee and Director of Radley College Services and Radley College Leisure.

After Shrewsbury School, Edinburgh University and Christ Church Canterbury, Richard Hughes became Head of Geography at a prep school in Oxford.

He quickly realised that he wanted to work in a Senior School and came to Radley in 2013 as Resident Sub-Tutor in A Social. He loved it so much that he couldn’t leave and became Tutor in September 2020. Growing up in the Lake District, Geography and Geology were natural subject choices and Richard enjoys leading field trips across the country and around the world. Richard lives in A Social with his wife, Kate, and their three children Oscar, Theo and Lily.

Charlie Scott-Malden spent a lot of time in Australia and the Caribbean growing up, both of which had a significant influence on his musical and sporting interests.

He went to Cheam and Sherborne before reading undergraduate degrees in Politics & Sociology and then in English, after which he studied for a Master’s in English Literature at Corpus Christi, Cambridge. This was followed by a move to London to work first in consultancy and then publishing. Charlie is a keen sportsman, coaching the 2nd XI cricket, 3rd XI hockey, and senior squash teams. He lives in B Social with his wife, Sophia, who teaches at St Helen & St Katharine in Abingdon, and their two children, Max and Beatrice – plus their dog Baxter.

Dr Stephen Giddens has been Tutor of C Social since September 2016. He was born and raised in the South Island of New Zealand, where he studied for a BSc in Biological Sciences, a MSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology and a PhD in Molecular Biology.

He came to the UK in 2002 to work as a research scientist at Oxford University, where he worked on research projects that explored the evolution of bacteria and the development of a biological fuel cell, before joining the Radley Common Room in 2008. Away from Social and the Biology Department, Dr Giddens can most commonly be found coaching sports teams, mostly squash and football, or cheering on the C Social boys in their activities across the campus. He lives in C Social with his wife, Brigid, their two Radleian sons, and Darwin, the lively springer spaniel.

Charlie McKegney has been Tutor of D Social since September 2023.

After graduating from Loughborough University, Charlie spent seven years at Cheltenham College before coming to Radley in 2016. He was previously Head of Removes and Sub-Tutor in K Social. Outside of Social, Charlie is a keen sportsman and dabbles at a range of sports from golf to real tennis, and he coaches the JC1 rugby and Colts 1 Cricket. Charlie is married to Olly and they have a daughter, Mabel, and a lively cockapoo, Basil.

Adam Jolly was appointed Tutor of E Social in September 2023.

After completing a degree in Neuroscience at the University of Nottingham, he taught at Reed’s School for six years before moving abroad for two years. He moved back to the UK and was the Head of Biology at St Helen and St Katharine School, Abingdon, before joining Radley in 2020. Before taking up the position of Tutor of E Social, he was Resident Sub Tutor in C Social for two years. He enjoys playing and coaching many sports, but none more than hockey, which he has played for as long as he can remember. He lives in E Social with his wife Erin, daughter Aoife, and dog Goose.

After boarding at Dorset House and Downside, Tom Norton studied Modern and Ancient History at Somerville College, Oxford.

He was sponsored through the Royal Marines and served for eight years which included tours of Iraq and Afghanistan. Whilst on loan to Sandhurst as an instructor, he realised his passion was mentoring young people and he decided to swap careers. He taught Classics and History at Wellington College for four years, where he also ran the CCF and was an assistant housemaster before coming to Radley in 2013. He plays a full and active role in the co-curricular life of the College, coaching sports, playing in ensembles and instructing in the CCF. Tom became Tutor of F Social in September 2021, where he lives with his wife, Alice, and their three children, Peter, Benedict, and Alexander.

Graham King was appointed Tutor of G Social in September 2016. Born and raised in South Africa, Graham has fond memories of his time at a boys’ boarding school which explains his love for the all-round education Radley provides.

He studied Geography at Stellenbosch University and spent five years teaching at Cape Town before moving to the UK to teach at Bedford School. Graham spent many happy years running the hockey club at Radley and continues to coach the Colts, as well as teams across the range of sports. Graham lives in G Social with his wife, Clare, and their three children.

Nick Wood was appointed Tutor of H Social in September 2023; he has the unique honour of serving as Tutor of the Social in which he spent five years as a boy (1996-2001).

After flourishing during his time at Radley, Nick went to Brasenose College, Oxford to study Spanish and German before deciding to pursue a career in professional rugby. After spending fifteen years playing for Gloucester – becoming the first to make 200 Premiership appearances for the club and retiring as the club’s most capped player of the professional era – Nick returned to Radley in 2016, taking over as Master i/c Rugby the following year. Alongside rugby, Nick is an historian, having made a disciplinary switch when completing his studies. He has a particular interest in the first half of Europe’s twentieth century, and he enjoys teaching the Shell and iGCSE courses in the History Department. In his spare time, Nick enjoys reading (typically something historically themed) and spending time with his wife Kate, and their three children, Oscar, Alice and Effie.

Kyle Willis-Stovold became Tutor of J Social in September 2020.

He joined Radley in 2014 as Resident Sub-Tutor in G Social and Biology don, and has previously been Head of Shells. Kyle plays a full and active role in the co-curricular life of the College, where he is Master in Charge of Rackets, and coach of the JC1 hockey and cricket teams. Kyle lives in Social with his wife, Pip, and their Labrador, Mapel.

Matt Glendon-Doyle has been Tutor of K Social since September 2018.

He read Classics at Corpus Christi, Cambridge and spent seven years as an investment banker before making a vocational switch to teaching. Following two terms at Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand and two years at Canford School, he came to Radley in September 2014. Matt is actively involved in all aspects of College life; as a sports coach and with the Duke of Edinburgh programme. He was previously Master in Charge of Charities and oversaw Catholic chaplaincy. Matt lives in K Social with his wife, Rosie, their three children, Hebe, Peggy and Patrick, and their Jack Russell, Jasper.

Dr Ali Hakimi joined the Common Room in September 2011 after completing a PhD in Material Science at Cambridge.

For four happy years he was Sub-Tutor of D Social before fulfilling a lifelong dream of living and working abroad as a Housemaster at Marlborough College Malaysia. He returned in 2018 and was delighted to be appointed founding Tutor of L Social. Ali is a keen sportsman with Cambridge Blues in football and real tennis, and he is Master in Charge of Football at Radley. He lives in Social with his wife Laura, an academic at Oxford University, their three children, and Benji, the golden labrador.