Champions

The Lord Smith of Kelvin KT CH
Lord Smith is one of Scotland’s leading business figures. He holds the chairmanship of both SSE and the UK Green Investment Bank and was chair of the organising committee for the hugely successful Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Robert Smith was educated at Allan Glen’s School before qualifying... Read more

Lieutenant General (Retired) Sir Mark Mans KCB CBE DL
Lieutenant General Sir Mark Mans was commissioned into the Corps of Royal Engineers and in a long and varied military career saw regimental and operational service worldwide. He rose to high rank and held a number of senior appointments including Adjutant General to the Forces and Chief R... Read more

Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Munro CBE TD VR
Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Munro joined the 10th Battalion The Parachute Regiment in December 1986 and, having served for a year as a private soldier, was commissioned into the Battalion from RMA Sandhurst in 1988. He received his Territorial Decoration in 1999, Bar in 2005 and awarded his VRSM in 20... Read more

Dr. Rosemary Kennedy CBE OstJ TD
Rosemary trained at St.George’s Hospital London on the 2+1 Experimental Scheme gaining the Gold Medal. She has held several senior posts in the NHS including General Manager and Director of Nursing. Rosemary was appointed Chief Nursing Officer for Wales in 1999 and was responsible for the pu... Read more

Christine Atkinson
Christine was born and brought up in Durham, attended Wolsingham Grammar School in Weardale and moved to Hampshire in 1987. Christine was a Relate Counsellor for 17 years, completing her training in Chichester and then practicing in Portsmouth. She joined St John Ambulance in 1999 as President of Ha... Read more

Kevin Mackie
Kevin trained as a registered General Nurse in Norwich before specialising in renal nursing at City Hospital Nottingham. Rising to the position of Charge Nurse in the NHS. He was commissioned into the RAF in the rank of Flying Officer on 14 Jan 1990. Returning to education in 2005, he became t... Read more

Sally Scott
Sally Scott comes from a background in education in both the secondary and primary sector and also across independent and state schooling. She has held two Headships during which time her leadership was described as “inspirational” by OFSTED. As well as work in schools she has also a... Read more