Hillian Committee - Kingham Hill School
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Hillian Committee - Kingham Hill School
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The Hillian Committee meet quarterly to plan alumni events and initiatives, as well as manage the Centenary Trust which was established to provide bursaries for pupils so they may benefit from a Kingham Hill education.
Kingham Hill is committed to representing the wide range of its alumni. If you would like to help build upon the vibrant community that we share, please contact Alumni Engagement & Development Lead, Andrew Mitchell, on 01608 731887, or via email at
alumni@kinghamhill.org
, to join the Hillian Committee.
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Chair) Alumni Engagement & Development Lead
Mr David Nock (Vice Chair) 1971-1977
Rev David Walsh (Vice Chair)
John Mann (Secretary)
Treasurer - Position Vacant
Mr Brian Dean (Vice President) 1948-1952
Andrew is a graduate of St Catherine's College, Oxford, with a degree in science, and an alumnus of The King’s School, Gloucester.
He is actively involved in charitable and community work, serving on the boards of several organisations, including the Gloucester Cathedral Development Board and the Oxford University Society of Gloucestershire, where he is Treasurer. A passionate musician, he co-founded the Gloucestershire Oxford Alumni Choir and sings in multiple choirs. He is also a patron of the Gloucester History Festival and a Governor at The King's School, Gloucester.
Professionally, Andrew has held leadership roles in both academia and business, including Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Pembroke College, Oxford. He has also led companies in financial recruitment and held senior management positions at Lloyds TSB and HSBC, focusing on strategic growth and organisational development.
Norwich, 1971 – 1977
David was born in York and was Head Boy at Kingham in 1977. His brother also was at KHS from 1972 - 1978. David spent six years in the Hong Kong Police and the Metropolitan Police. He served occasionally as body guard to the Queen Mother. David went on to serve ten years in finance, four of which were with Chase Manhattan Bank. For the last 21 years he has been involved in the office interiors business and has sold two businesses. He currently has a son attending KHS who is in Norwich. David's interests include rugby, history (thanks to Mr Gilmore and Mr Mann), architecture, travel, cars and the sea.
Clyde 1970-1977
David grew up in North Somerset. At Kingham he sang in the choir, played the clarinet, somehow managed to win the Mass Cross Country in 1977 and was Deputy Head Boy in his final year. He went on to do degrees in Maths at Warwick and Theology at Nottingham. For 13 years he worked as a civil servant in Whitehall, in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Education, where he was Private Secretary to a number of government ministers. At Warwick David was President of the University Christian Union and went on to train for ordination in Nottingham. But there he lost his faith. 15 years later he returned to Christian faith and retrained for ordained ministry, this time at Cuddesdon. His curacy was in Greenwich, followed by ten years in Kensington, five of them as Area Dean. After eight years as Rector of three churches in Kettering he returned to London in 2025 to lead All Saints Battersea for the four years before he retires at the age of 70. He is married to Carys, also an Anglican priest, who works for the national church and writes books. David's interests include world cinema, learning about other cultures and trying to understand a world which is changing so rapidly. He is currently trying to learn Korean.
Treasurer Vacancy - Hillians & Centenery Trust
The position of Treasurer is currently vacant. Andrew Blair-Rains the previous Treasurer, will continue to fulfil his duties until May 2026 to ensure a smooth transition.
If you are interested in putting yourself forward for the role of Treasurer of the Hillians, and also serving as Trustee of the Centenary Trust, please the Chair, Secretary or one of the Vice Cahirs for an initial discussion.
Sheffield House, 1948 - 1952
Brian Dean is a Chartered Engineer with a first class honours degree from Imperial College London and a postgraduate diploma in Nuclear Engineering. Following a student apprenticeship at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, he spent 11 years in the design and commissioning of the early nuclear power stations. He then moved to IBM for 21 years where he had sales and marketing responsibility for computing systems for various industries including world-wide business with Royal Dutch Shell. Finally, he was a business director of a software company, a Member of the Institute of Directors, and then self-employed for seven years as a business and management consultant.
Brian is married to Anne with whom he has a daughter, a son and four grandchildren. In retirement his interests are reading, cricket and the ongoing support of Kingham Hill School.
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Hillian Committee
The Hillian Committee meet quarterly to plan alumni events and initiatives, as well as manage the Centenary Trust which was established to provide bursaries for pupils so they may benefit from a Kingham Hill education.
Kingham Hill is committed to representing the wide range of its alumni. If you would like to help build upon the vibrant community that we share, please contact Alumni Engagement & Development Lead, Andrew Mitchell, on 01608 731887, or via email at
alumni@kinghamhill.org
, to join the Hillian Committee.
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Chair) Alumni Engagement & Development Lead
Mr David Nock (Vice Chair) 1971-1977
Rev David Walsh (Vice Chair)
John Mann (Secretary)
Treasurer - Position Vacant
Mr Brian Dean (Vice President) 1948-1952
Andrew is a graduate of St Catherine's College, Oxford, with a degree in science, and an alumnus of The King’s School, Gloucester.
He is actively involved in charitable and community work, serving on the boards of several organisations, including the Gloucester Cathedral Development Board and the Oxford University Society of Gloucestershire, where he is Treasurer. A passionate musician, he co-founded the Gloucestershire Oxford Alumni Choir and sings in multiple choirs. He is also a patron of the Gloucester History Festival and a Governor at The King's School, Gloucester.
Professionally, Andrew has held leadership roles in both academia and business, including Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Pembroke College, Oxford. He has also led companies in financial recruitment and held senior management positions at Lloyds TSB and HSBC, focusing on strategic growth and organisational development.
Norwich, 1971 – 1977
David was born in York and was Head Boy at Kingham in 1977. His brother also was at KHS from 1972 - 1978. David spent six years in the Hong Kong Police and the Metropolitan Police. He served occasionally as body guard to the Queen Mother. David went on to serve ten years in finance, four of which were with Chase Manhattan Bank. For the last 21 years he has been involved in the office interiors business and has sold two businesses. He currently has a son attending KHS who is in Norwich. David's interests include rugby, history (thanks to Mr Gilmore and Mr Mann), architecture, travel, cars and the sea.
Clyde 1970-1977
David grew up in North Somerset. At Kingham he sang in the choir, played the clarinet, somehow managed to win the Mass Cross Country in 1977 and was Deputy Head Boy in his final year. He went on to do degrees in Maths at Warwick and Theology at Nottingham. For 13 years he worked as a civil servant in Whitehall, in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Education, where he was Private Secretary to a number of government ministers. At Warwick David was President of the University Christian Union and went on to train for ordination in Nottingham. But there he lost his faith. 15 years later he returned to Christian faith and retrained for ordained ministry, this time at Cuddesdon. His curacy was in Greenwich, followed by ten years in Kensington, five of them as Area Dean. After eight years as Rector of three churches in Kettering he returned to London in 2025 to lead All Saints Battersea for the four years before he retires at the age of 70. He is married to Carys, also an Anglican priest, who works for the national church and writes books. David's interests include world cinema, learning about other cultures and trying to understand a world which is changing so rapidly. He is currently trying to learn Korean.
Treasurer Vacancy - Hillians & Centenery Trust
The position of Treasurer is currently vacant. Andrew Blair-Rains the previous Treasurer, will continue to fulfil his duties until May 2026 to ensure a smooth transition.
If you are interested in putting yourself forward for the role of Treasurer of the Hillians, and also serving as Trustee of the Centenary Trust, please the Chair, Secretary or one of the Vice Cahirs for an initial discussion.
Sheffield House, 1948 - 1952
Brian Dean is a Chartered Engineer with a first class honours degree from Imperial College London and a postgraduate diploma in Nuclear Engineering. Following a student apprenticeship at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, he spent 11 years in the design and commissioning of the early nuclear power stations. He then moved to IBM for 21 years where he had sales and marketing responsibility for computing systems for various industries including world-wide business with Royal Dutch Shell. Finally, he was a business director of a software company, a Member of the Institute of Directors, and then self-employed for seven years as a business and management consultant.
Brian is married to Anne with whom he has a daughter, a son and four grandchildren. In retirement his interests are reading, cricket and the ongoing support of Kingham Hill School.