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Wild Search’s 31st report, which addresses governance in charities and education, now available

Wild Search were delighted to welcome a wide range of guests to the Prince’s Teaching Institute in London to launch our 31st report which addresses governance in charities and education. The report, published in memory of James Croft (1973-2021), includes contributions from a broad range of experienced board members, chairs and chief executives. Edward Wild chaired a discussion with three of the report’s contributors, RSPCA Chief Executive Chris Sherwood, Maritime Trust Chair Tiffany Beck and board adviser and mentor Tesse Akpeki. Educational and charity leaders were joined by advisers from both sectors. The report is available to download without charge here.

Forthcoming Wild Search report to address governance in the charity and education sectors

Our 31st report will address the critical issue of governance within charities and education and will include contributions from Chris Sherwood, Chief Executive, RSPCA; Khaleel Desai, Director of Governance, Mencap; Liz Francis, Director of Governance and Education, Alpha Plus Group and Lord Clement Jones, Chair of Council, Queen Mary University of London. It will be launched on 23rd November and copies will be available to download from our website.

The report will be published in partnership with Whitebeam Strategy and in memory of James Croft (1973-2021)

To express interest in learning more about this report please email research@wildsearch.org

Wild Search at the Education Investor Summit 2021

Edward Wild will be chairing the upcoming Education Investor Summit panel on independent schools as they look beyond the pandemic. The Summit will take place on 6 October 2021.

To find out more and to secure your place please visit: https://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/educationinvestor-summit-2021/agenda/

Six Board Appointments for the Mencap Trust Company

We are delighted to announce that Margaret Adeonojobi, David Harvey, Denise Padayachy, Coral Romain, Julian Spurling and Haley Tam have been appointed to the board of the Mencap Trust Company following an extensive search by Wild Search.

The Mencap Trust Company (MTC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the charity Mencap. It manages c270 individual trusts with a combined value of £25 million today. Its annual turnover is c£450,000.

The money managed on trust embodies the wishes of families to support the long-term welfare and happiness of a family member with a learning disability.

Appointments and relocation

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The first half of 2021 has been a busy one with a range of projects engaging our team, including the appointment of Vice Principals for MPW London, further projects for BIMM Institute and a series of key appointments for the Royal Mencap Society, in addition to important searches for agricultural charities – the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust.

 Managing Director Edward Wild remarked: “As always, it is refreshing both to be engaged by new clients and to work again for our growing number of established ones. The demand for outstanding leaders within education and charities remains our priority and those who are currently working hard and doing an excellent job in their current roles will always need to be identified, engaged and enthused by headhunters.”

We are pleased to have relocated to St James’s Square and look forward to meeting up with many of our clients and friends soon.

Oxford International announces new Higher Education Advisory Board

Wild Search has advised on a number of non executive appointments in the education sector.

If you would like to work with Wild Search in building your non executive or leadership team, please contact Edward Wild on ew@wildsearch.org

25th May 2021

Oxford International announces new Higher Education Advisory Board

Working with industry leaders and experts in the education sector, the new board of advisors will support the organisation’s strategic plan to achieve exponential growth and development in the global education market.

The HE Advisory Board will be chaired by Oxford International co-founder David Brown and comprise of the following advisory members: Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP; Baroness Smith of Newnham; David Pilsbury, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, International at Coventry University; Simon Emmett, CEO of IDP Connect; Jeffrey Williams, CEO and Co-founder of Enroly.

Lil Bremermann-Richard, Group Chief Executive Officer at Oxford International Education Group, said, ‘The process of putting this Advisory Board together, has been a twelve month journey. The support received from Edward Wild, with the thought process and identifying the individuals was invaluable. We believe we have a great team in this advisory board and look forward to the very insightful and thought provoking discussion.’

Wild Search Managing Director Edward Wild, who advised Oxford International Education Group on this project and the appointment of Chris Skidmore and Julie Smith commented:

“It was a pleasure to work with Lil Bremermann-Richard and her team to develop the ideas and secure a shortlist for two of the external board members, both of whom bring great and relevant experience of the Higher Education sector. I am confident that the creation of this board will be an important factor in the future growth and success of OIEG and wish them all well”.

During the past decade Wild Search have enjoyed working for a range of investor supported education businesses on both board and executive leadership appointments, in addition to publishing a number of reports on the importance of education as an export.