Aonghus Gordon: Executive Chair: MEd BA PGCE Aonghus Gordon spent his formative years in Venice. He attended Rudolf Steiner schools and completed a BA in Ceramics and Art History followed by teacher training, gaining a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Breton Hall, Leeds in 1981. Aonghus completed his MEd from Rudolf Steiner University College in Oslo. Expand Aonghus travelled extensively before settling down in 1982 to renovate what is now called Ruskin Mill Art & Crafts Centre, just outside Nailsworth in Gloucestershire. Aonghus is the founder of Ruskin Mill Land Trust and is the Executive Chair of Ruskin Mill Trust. In addition to the Ruskin Mill Group, he founded the Living Earth Training Course in 1984, co-founded Waldorf College in Stroud in 1999, and co-founded the Makhad Trust for endangered nomadic tribes, particularly in Sinai and Tibet, in 2003.
Ian Clements: BSc - Company Secretary After leaving school, Ian completed a 5 year Undergraduate Apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce Aero Engines Ltd which included a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southampton University and a Diploma in Management Studies. Expand Following 3 years working for Rolls-Royce’s Industrial & Marine Division, during which he worked closely with the Royal Navy on warship propulsion systems, including HMS Invincible, Ian embarked on a career change which has seen him spend the past 35 years in a variety of senior management roles in the charity sector. These have included roles with CPRE, Community First in Herefordshire & Worcestershire, the British Red Cross and MIND , before he joined Ruskin Mill Trust in 2008 Within Ruskin Mill Trust, Ian has held a number of posts and is currently Director of Development, responsible for the Trust’s substantial Capital Programme, overseeing new initiatives & diversification and implementing the consolidation of the Ruskin Mill group of organisations.
Shazuli Iqbal: RMLT – Finance Manager: FFA FPMA MBA FFTA Shazuli trained originally in the early 1990s on Audit and as a Group Accountant with KPMG in the Maldives and Sri Lanka, before moving to the UK and completing an MBA at Reading University in 2000. Expand Following 4 years as a Section Manager with Marks & Spencer, he then worked in succession as an Auditor with Ernst & Young in London, as Group Company Accountant for Global Pharmaceuticals Ltd in Surrey, as Head of Financial Services for the Shaw Trust Wiltshire and as Chief Accountant for the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and Wiltshire Environmental Enterprise Ltd In addition to his wealth of commercial and charity finance experience, and his finance and business qualifications, Shazuli is also actively involved as a volunteer in his local community. He joined Ruskin Mill Land Trust as Finance Manager in 2013
Colin George - Property Manager, Dip.Arch. BA Hons (Architectural Studies) Colin is a registered architect with over 30 year’s experience in the public and private sectors as an architect, project manager and in developing space and estates strategies. He has undertaken work as diverse as the refurbishment of a whole street of Victorian houses, laboratory buildings for the University of Oxford and a computer manufacturing facility. Expand Colin has a long-standing interest in the conservation of historic buildings and a sustainable approach to the design of buildings and is interested in how the two things can be brought together to provide buildings suited to current needs. For 13 years Colin was a Trustee of Pegasus Theatre in East Oxford with specific responsibility for their capital project that transformed tired and dilapidated buildings into a vibrant and dynamic performance venue for the young people of Oxfordshire.
Kimberly Downton LLB, Head of Legal Services Kimberly is a qualified solicitor and has specialised in charity law and practice for the past 7 years. Prior to joining Ruskin Mill Land Trust, she held various positions at top-50 law firms advising a range of charities, social enterprises and private individuals. Expand