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On this page you can find the details of ORs who have kindly agreed to act as mentors for the next generation.
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Speciality Areas: Doctor specializing in obstetrics and gynecology with a sub-specialty in gynecological endocrinology and fertility medicine.
Location: Frankfurt, Germany.
Contact: development@rossall.org.uk
Mr Andy Birtles is a Mining Engineer, Professional Engineer and a Chartered Engineer and has specialised in the coal mining sector since 1979 and in the metalliferous and heavy minerals sector since 1999.
He has worked on coal mining operations both in the UK and South Africa in various levels of operational management. Subsequently he spent time with various international mining consulting groups, and is currently a Director of ANB Mining Ltd. Andy has extensive experience in coal mine operations, planning and design (both opencast and underground), metalliferous, precious metal and precious stones mine planning and design (both surface and underground), and heavy minerals mine planning and design.
He has also been involved in the valuation of mining projects and operations and exercises involving initial public offerings (IPOs) and the development of Public Reports and Technical Reports. He has also been involved in coal research and development and in lecturing activities at tertiary educational facilities.
Currently he is undertaking work assessing business interruption and material risk on mining operations, and also continuing his involvement with the IOM3 and other Professional Organisation initiatives.
He is currently a Board Member of the Mining Technology Division of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3), a Strategic Advisor to the Board of the IOM3, a representative of the IOM3 for the Global Minerals Professional Alliance, and a representative on the PERC Committee.
Contact: development@rossall.org.uk
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I’ve recently retired after 40 years at IBM. I now run my own consultancy offering short-term executive advice to start-up companies.
My career spanned deep technical roles, sales, dealmaking, client management and a multitude of management and leadership roles.
Contact: development@rossall.org.uk
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I am a clinical psychologist and studied for my MSc and doctorate at Oxford (Exeter college and Harris Manchester college respectively).
Happy to talk to students about careers in this area.
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Though retired, I had a 40 year career in tech industries and lived in 3 different countries in the process.
I was international HR Director at Analog Devices for almost 20 years and Head of Human Resources for Axcelis Technologies for 5 years when I retired.
I am very happy to mentor, support, or advise or help Rossalians find their paths.
Contact: development@rossall.org.uk
My career started in the City of London as a foreign exchange Money Broker on the open outcry exchange floors, I moved into several other sectors after the crash in the early 90’s and moved into Energy. I was Head of European Gas trading at GFI Brokers and Head of Derivatives at BRS in Geneva.
Speciality Areas:
A seasoned professional, with an extensive proven track record in Business Development. With deep knowledge of the Financial and Commodity markets. Successful management of $5M+ budgets with full profit and loss overview. Accustomed to multi-tasking and coordinating resources effectively to achieve targets within stringent deadlines. A skilled problem-solver with strong negotiation skills and excellent people management abilities. Dynamic consultant in business improvement, relishing new challenges and success.
Qualifications and Accreditations:
Bioethanol - Dropet Conference 2022
2022 Lecturer for STSA Master in Commodity Trading at The University of Geneva
FCA Registered RXD01177
Lloyd’s Interbank Dealing accreditation
Newcastle University: Business Information Technology – bachelor’s degree
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Contact: development@rossall.org.uk
Russell Kett is Chairman of the London office of HVS, the leading global specialist hotel valuation, consulting, asset management and brokerage firm, which he joined in 1995.
Russell has 45+ years' specialist hotel consultancy, investment and real estate experience, focused on providing valuation, feasibility, property, brokerage, investment, asset management, strategy and related consultancy services, advising hotel, serviced apartments and hostel companies, banks, developers and investors on all aspects of their hospitality industry related interests, throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa.
He is a frequent writer, moderator and speaker on the international hotel industry, especially on topics relating to hotel valuation, investment, marketing and finance. Russell received a Lifetime Achievement Award from HOSPA in 2011 and the ‘Hall of Fame’ Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hot.E hotel investment conference in London in 2017. He is a Fellow and a registered valuer of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member and a director of the International Hotel Investment Council.
Contact: development@rossall.org.uk
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I was at Rossall from 1968 to 1975 in James and Rose houses under Fred Fayle and Norman Illet. After taking 7 term Oxbridge, I won a place at Cambridge University to read Chemical Engineering through the Natural Sciences Tripos at ST. Catharine’s college.
That led to a forty year career in the Oil and Gas industry, which saw me working exclusively in the upstream segment of the business (exploring, developing and producing oil & gas), in numerous technical, operational, commercial and leadership positions in numerous countries on six continents.
After five years working for Schlumberger in the Middle EAst and Asia, I returned to university to obtain a Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering at Imperial College London. From there, I joined the US Corporation Chevron, where I spent over 30 years. While in London I completed an MBA in business studies at London’s City University
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Current Role:
Senior Manager, Global Strategic Account Marketing, Qlik Tech GmbH, Munich, Germany
Speciality Areas:
A high-performing senior marketing leader with over 15 years experience in B2B sales and marketing. Known for her focused strategic approach and execution power. She has extensive experience in: Defining and executing efficient go-to-market strategies, optimizing internal operations, implementing effective marketing-, sales- and channel- programs to support strategy execution; setting growth goals and increasing the profitability of B2B technology, Marketing Agencies, Retail/ECommerce and Brand licensing firms.
Education:
Masters in International Marketing
BA (Hons) European Business+ French
Location: Munich, Germany
Contact:development@rossall.org.uk
I'm Tom - I studied at Rossall between 2006 and 2012.
I started off in Anchor house, moved up to Spread Eagle in Year 9, and became the SE house captain in September 2011.
A keen sportsman, during my time at Rossall I played first team rugby, second team hockey and football and a few lower team sports.
It was during my time at Rossall that I discovered my passion for technology, and the internet which resulted in me learning the basics of web development in my spare time.
My passion for technology and design grew stronger, and I pursued an education in graphic design, going on to achieve a 2:1 in Graphic Design from the University of Huddersfield.
My first job out of University was as a Junior Designer for a startup company in Manchester - They picked up on my basic knowledge of web development, and pushed me to continue learning in that field.
My passion was reignited - I spent my evenings and weekends learning web development, and got to the point where I was a stronger developer than I was a designer.
For the next 8 years I worked in various digital marketing agencies in and around the Leeds area, as a web developer, building websites for clients; both large and small, all over the world.
In 2021, after testing the waters slightly, I made the decision to go at it alone. I became a freelance web developer with the hope of working small contracts for big clients or agencies.
It's been 18 months so far and I've loved every minute. My job is so varied, and running everything through my limited company has taught me a lot about how everything works.
I've actually gotten to the point where I'm leaning towards starting my own small agency, and will need to hire designers and developers in the very near future.
I'd be keen to offer my advice, knowledge and experiences to any Rossalians, soon to head off into the real world - in particular those who want to pursue a career in the digital marketing / creative space.
If you’d like to get In touch with Tom, you can contact him at https://northpeak.digital
or on development@rossall.org.uk
I left Rossall in 1990 and spent my gap year in the British Army. I then took Army sponsorship to Dundee University where I read an MA before returning to Sandhurst for a year and then joining the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards for a Short Service Commission. My time in the Army took me to Germany, Canada and Bosnia. Upon completion of my Army service, I returned to university – this time in Glasgow- where I read Scots law on their accelerated LLB course. Since qualifying as a lawyer I have worked in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders, and have specialised in farming and agriculture. I am accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in this area, and recently passed my exams as an agricultural valuer.
Contact:
development@rossall.org.uk
I have 35 years experience, both in primary and secondary and state and independent sectors; my main subject is Classics but I also teach Geography and RS I also have meteorology as a very active interest and have won several awards in this area- I can therefore also advise anyone who is thinking about careers in meteorology and weather forecasting, in particular.
EDUCATION, AWARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS
2020 Gordon Manley Weather Prize from Royal Meteorological Society for an outstanding contribution to their journal Weather over the preceding five years
2017 Certification from the Royal Meteorological Society as peer reviewer of academic science articles
2014 Overall winner of Royal Meteorological Society Essay Competition
2009 – 2012 LAMDA Silver Medal with Distinction for Speaking in Public, Bronze Medal with Distinction for Acting, Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals with Distinction for Speaking of Verse and Prose
1984 Winner of Royal Meteorological Society Open Award for schools
1994 – 1995 St Martin’s College, Lancaster. Diploma with Distinction in Religious and Moral Education combining degree equivalent courses on Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and social ethics with a postgraduate secondary teaching qualification
1988 – 1989 St. Martin’s College, Lancaster
Primary Postgraduate Certificate in Education
1985 – 1988 Magdalene College, Cambridge
BA Hons Classical Tripos: Part I – 2.1, comprising papers in Greek and Latin language, literature, history, art and archaeology and prose composition (with distinction); University prize for Greek prose composition Part II – 2.2, comprising papers on Greek and Roman history and archaeology.
Contact:
development@rossall.org.uk
Mr Richard J J Pilkington BDS, MBBS, FDSRCS, MRCS, FRCS
Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle
Serving a population of 500,000
I left Rossall in 1989, from starting in the Pre-preparatory school under Mildred Kirk-Smith, then Chris Gordon Jones in Junior School. Senior school was a mix of Falcon then as a boarder under David Owen in Spread Eagle.
Graduated from University of Birmingham, School of Dentistry 1995.During my studies had the opportunity to learn forensic dentistry during my elective visit in Cardiff, just as the Cromwell St murders were being discovered.
After a year in general dental practice followed by 2 years as a Senior house officer in maxillofacial surgery at Sunderland General Hospital then Addenbrookes, Cambridge. I was offered a place to read medicine at Newcastle University, School of Medicine. I was awarded a travel bursary from the Royal College of surgeons and BAOMS, so took the opportunity of visiting the Department of Plastic Surgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Taiwan for my medical studies before backpacking around Malaysia/Borneo. I qualified as a doctor in 2001, then after a year as a junior doctor at the Freeman, Newcastle I decided to take a gap year and work abroad.
Mostly inspired by the Michael Palin books and also my sister, Catherine Pilkington (France) JS, Wren, I spent a year half of which was travelling around the world starting in Japan and following the Pacific Rim for most of it. The other half working, firstly as a surgical registrar then ultimately being accepted onto the OMFS training programme in New Zealand.
However, I decided to return to the UK after a year away and returned to dental practice where I worked in primary care and at postgraduate level.
I finally returned back to the world of medicine where I spent several years as a junior doctor working in several surgical specialties and completed my registrar training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery partly in the West Midlands and the remainder in the North East.
I have an interest in facial deformity, skin cancer and reconstruction, dental implants, oral surgery, salivary gland disease and trauma. I am currently working on research with the University of Glasgow in developing a monitoring device for free flaps used in head and neck cancer reconstruction. I have published in peer reviewed journals and sit on the Editorial board of reviewers for the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. I have presented at National and International level.
I find it to be a privilege to a doctor, dentist and most importantly a surgeon to help care for the patients that I look after. Anyone wanting to consider a career in surgery, you should be prepared to accept that it is a lifetime commitment where you will be always learning and trying to master your trade.
You need self-determination, drive, be a team player and most importantly to be able to talk to your patients. Patients put their ultimate trust in you and you should always try to do your best for them. I also believe in the plasticity of the human mind and like Jacob Bronowski and his “The Ascent of Man” if you want to become a surgeon and want it bad enough then the human mind will make it happen! Or perhaps like the school motto, “Mens, agitat, Molem”.
I had the pleasure of speaking to a former O.R Gordon Hardman who had been the past President of B.A.O.M.S before I returned to medical school. I remember him telling me that our surgical training path was a long hard road and he was certainly right about that. But thanks to the likes of his generation, the surgical specialty that I work in offers some of the most exciting and challenging surgery that I have been involved in.
Contact Via Emma Johnson
e.johnson@rossall.org.uk
Elaine Walker
James 1997-9, Dolphin 1999-2002
After my A Levels I went to Brighton and Sussex Medical School, graduating in 2009. I am a GP in the British Army and have served on Operational and training activities all over the world. I am also the Defence lead GP for women’s health and have been involved in delivering many improvements for women over the past few years in Defence, both in and out of healthcare. Happy to mentor anyone who is interested in a career in the military, medicine
Please email e.johnson@rossall.org.uk to connect
I am Michael and attended Rossall from 2014 to 2017.
During my time there, I was a member of Mitre & Fleur de Lys and became House Captain of MF House in September 2016.
After completing my IB, I studied Business Administration at the University of Vienna and subsequently began my career in consulting.
From my perspective, the steep learning curve in consulting, particularly in client interactions, offers excellent opportunities for recent graduates to quickly gain experience and establish themselves in the professional world.
I look forward to supporting Rossallians as they start their careers.
Areas of Expertise: Management and strategy consulting with a focus on cybersecurity for financial institutions
Location: Munich, Germany
Contact: development@rossall.org.uk
