Clare Evans

Trustee

Clare worked for ActionAid (1997-2000) initially as Africa Programme Officer and then as HIV & AIDS Policy Officer. Prior to this she was at VSO (1994-97), first as support staff in London and then as Programme Officer in Zambia. BA (Hons), Manchester University.

Rory Powe

Trustee

Rory joined GLG in 2014 from Powe Capital, the firm he founded in 2002. Prior to this, he was a fund manager at INVESCO where he managed the European Growth Fund unit trust (1991 - 2001) and was head of the European Equity Team (1993 - 2001). Rory was made Global Partner of parent company AMVESCAP in 1994. BA (Hons), Modern History, Trinity College, Oxford University.

Stuart Powers

Trustee

Stuart is Chief Investment Officer at Hengistbury Investment Partners, a global equities fund which he founded in 2011. Prior to this he was a partner at The Children’s Investment Fund (2004-2010) and a director at Cazenove (1998-2004). Stuart qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte & Touche in 1997. BA (Hons), Modern Languages, St Peter’s College, Oxford University.

Martin Woodcock

Trustee

Martin is Chief Executive Officer of Rondine Capital, a London-based investment firm specialising in the stock markets of sub-Saharan Africa. Previously, Martin was CEO of Millgate Capital, a hedge fund based in New York, for 13 years. Martin also has business interests and a house in Kenya. He holds a BA (Hons), from Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Rachel Foster

Trustee

Born in Pakistan, Rachel grew up in Kenya. Over her 40-year career in education, Rachel has worked as a teacher and headteacher in schools in Kenya and the UK and has previously been involved in charity work based in Kenya. Most recently, Rachel was part of the Senior Leadership Team at the prestigious Windlesham House School. After retiring from teaching in 2020, Rachel joined Egmont’s board in the following year.

Nick Cross

Trustee

Nick advises leadership teams on brand and marketing strategy through his consultancy Tag-Red. He has held board positions in market research, consulting, advertising, retail and consumer banking, and has been a trustee of a number of not-for-profit organisations, including RSPB and the National Youth Agency. He read Modern History at Cambridge University.