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Governing Body of Rugby School Thailand

The Governing Body of Rugby School Thailand has overall responsibility for the strategic
development of the School. Governors are appointed by the owners of the School and by Rugby School International Limited, Rugby School’s international arm.

The leadership and management of Rugby School Thailand is delegated to the Principal, who
reports to the Governing Body through the Chair.

Dr Khunying Kasama Varavarn

Chair of the Board.

Former Permanent Secretary of State to the Thailand Ministry of Education.

Khun Kamolaphat Teepsuwan

Deputy Chair of the Board. Chair of the Strategic
Development Committee.

CEO of Rugby School Thailand.

M R Sukhumbhand Paribatra

Governor and Chair of the Scholarship and Support Fund Committee.

Former Governor, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

Khun Harald Link

Governor.

Chairman, B. Grimm & B. Grimm Power.

M L Walliwan Varavarn

Governor and Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee.

CEO, Srivikorn Group Holdings Co. Ltd.

Mr Prakit Pradipasen

Governor.

Chairman, Independent Director, The Orawan Group Plc.

M L Dr Taya Kitiyakara

Governor and Chair of Health, Safety Risk, Compliance and
Safeguarding Committee.

Head of Division, Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University.

Mr Sorachon Boonsong

Governor and Legal Advisor.

Partner/Lawyer at Baker McKenzie.

Khun Yodyiam Teptaranon

Governor.

Board of Director at International Project Administration Company Limited.

Khun Chatchai Teepsuwan

Governor and Deputy Chair of the Scholarship and Support fund Committee.

Executive Director of Rugby School Thailand.

Mr Peter Green

Governor and Member of the Strategic Development Committee.

Executive Head Master of the Rugby School Group.

Dr Neil Hampton

Governor and Member of the Strategic Development Committee. Deputy
Chairman of Health and Safety, Risk, Compliance and Safeguarding Committee (Advisor on
Safeguarding and Child Protection).

Deputy Executive Head Master of the Rugby School Group.

Mr Nick Bacon

Governor and Member of Finance Committee.

Khun Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul

Governor and Member of the Strategic Development
Committee.

Former Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Kingdom of Thailand.

Khun Fuadi Pitsuwan

Governor and Member of the Strategic Development Committee.

Co-Founder of Beanspire Coffee, Chiangrai, Thailand.
Member of the Advisory Board to Teach for Thailand.

Dr Veerathai Santiprabhop

Governor.

Mr Gareth Tebbutt
Clerk to the Governing Body and Member of the Strategic Development Committee.
Chief Operating Officer

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The health, safety, and well-being of young people are of paramount importance to all the adults who work at Rugby School Thailand. Children have the right to protection, regardless of age, gender, race, culture, sexual orientation, or disability. They have a right to be safe in our school. Members of staff in the school have a legal and moral obligation to safeguard and promote the welfare of the pupils, taking all reasonable steps to protect them from harm whether from physical injury, abuse, neglect, emotional harm, or from anything that interferes with their general development.

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The health, safety, and well-being of young people are of paramount importance to all the adults who work at Rugby School Thailand. Children have the right to protection, regardless of age, gender, race, culture, sexual orientation, or disability. They have a right to be safe in our school. Members of staff in the school have a legal and moral obligation to safeguard and promote the welfare of the pupils, taking all reasonable steps to protect them from harm whether from physical injury, abuse, neglect, emotional harm, or from anything that interferes with their general development.

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Mr Kamolaphat Teepsuwan

Joint Owner of Rugby School

Education

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Boston University (MBA)
  • Boston University (Master in Communication and Broadcasting)
Experience
  • 1995–2000: Fx Trader/Credit Officer, Siam Commercial Bank, Plc.
  • 2000–2002: Credit Analyst/Relationship Manager, Citibank, Thailand
  • 2002–2014: Vice President Sales/Product Development, Royal Porcelain, Plc.
  • Since 2014: Director, Royal Porcelain, Plc.
  • Manager Director, Pattaya Grand Village
  • Chairman, Wisdom Enterprises Co., Ltd.

Mr Neil Hampton

Deputy Head of Rugby School, UK

Education

  • King Edward VI Aston School, Birmingham
  • 1988: St Peter’s College (Oxford University) – Natural Sciences
  • 1995: King's College (Cambridge University) – PhD Neurobiology
  • 1996: Queen’s University, Belfast – PGCE
Experience
  • 1996–1998: Assistant Master, Campbell College Belfast
  • 1998–2001: Assistant Master, Loughborough Grammar School
  • 2001: Head of Biology, Housemaster, Assistant Head, Rugby School
  • Since 2014: Deputy Head, Rugby School

Mr Peter Green

Headmaster of Rugby School, UK

Education

  • St Joseph's College Dumfries
  • Edinburgh University, MA (Hons)
  • St Andrews College (Glasgow University) PGCE

Education

  • 1987–1989: Assistant Master, St Olave's Grammar School
  • 1989–1995: Assistant Master, i/c Rugby, Strathallan School, Perth
  • 1996–2002: Housemaster, Head of Geography, i/c Rugby, Uppingham School
  • 2002–2007: Second Master, Ampleforth College
  • 2007–2014: Headmaster, Ardingly College
  • 2003–2011: Governor, Belhaven Hill
  • 2008–2014: Lay Governor, Local Academic Board
  • 2014: Headmaster, Rugby School

Mr Simon Penniston

Governor of Rugby School, UK

Education

  • Bramcote School
  • Rugby School
  • College of Law, Guildford

Education

  • 1974–1984: Barclays Bank International
  • 1980–1982: Company Secretary’s Assistant
  • 1982–1984: Director, International Finance Division
  • 1984–2000: Barclays Bank, Plc., International Banking Group
  • 1996–2000: Bank Finance Director, Financial Institutions Group
  • 2000–2003: KBC Bank N.V.
  • 2003–2013: Head of European Debt Origination and Head of Syndication and Debt Placement, Central Europe
  • 2003–2013: Lloyds Bank
  • 2003–2009: Managing Director, Financial Institutions Debt Capital Markets
  • 2009–2013: Managing Director, Financial Institutions Loan Markets
  • 1980–2004: Trustee, Rugby Clubs Central Fund, Hon Secretary and Trustee, The Rugby Clubs
  • 2005–2017: Chairman, Rugby Clubs Adult Section
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Dr Eric Wood

Governor of Rugby School, UK

Education

  • Rugby School
  • Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Education

  • 1972–1978: Teacher Manchester LEA
  • 1978–1979: Professional Assistant, London Borough of Barking
  • 1979–1989: Staffordshire County Council
  • 1979: Assistant Education Officer
  • 1984: Principal Education Officer
  • 1988: Acting Deputy CEO
  • 1989–2006: Warwickshire County Council
  • 1989: Deputy County Education Officer
  • 1995: County Education Officer
  • 2005: Acting Chief Executive & County Education Officer
  • 2006–2008: Chief Executive, Warwickshire Police Authority
  • 2002–2006: Chair Independent/State School Partnership Forum
  • 2006: Chairman, Andrew’s Benn C.E. (A) Schools
  • 2007: Freeman, Borough of Rugby
  • 2008: Chair of Trustees, Westham House Charity
  • 2008: Governor of Rugby School
  • 2010: Chairman, School Inspection Service
  • 2012–2016: Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner, Warwickshire

Mr. Robert Hingley Deputy

Chairman of the Board of Governors Rugby School, UK

Education

  • Rugby School
  • Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Education

  • 1982–1985: Coward Chance (now Clifford Chance)
  • 1984: Qualified Solicitor
  • 1985–2000: Schroders (Investment Banking)
  • 1994: Director
  • 1997: Head of Financial Institutions Group
  • 2000–2004: Citigroup Investment Bank
  • 2000–2003: Global Co-Head Financial Institutions Group
  • 2001–2003: Head German Investment Banking
  • 2005–2010: Lexicon Partners, Vice Chairman
  • 2007: Chief Financial Officer, Save the Children
  • 2007–2015: Trustee, Arvon Foundation
  • 2007–2015: Trustee, Save the Children
  • 2007–2010: Director-General, The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers
  • 2010–2015: Managing Director, Lazard & Co., Ltd.
  • 2012–2016: Director (non-executive) Waterstones Holdings
  • 2012–2014: Director of Investment Affairs, Association of British Insurers
  • Since 2015: Partner at Ondra Partners

Mrs Lucinda Holmes

Chairman of the Board of Governors Rugby School, UK

Education

  • 1978–80: Rugby School
  • École du Louvre
  • Durham University
Experience
  • 1984–1987: Lowe Howard-Spink & Bell
  • 1987–1988: Bartle Bogle Hegarty
  • 1989–1997: Hobbs and Holmes, Ltd., Lowe Group Governor, Dragon School, Oxford Director of Oxford Educational Partnership, Ltd.

Sir John Robert Madejski

Honorary Chairman of Reading F.C.
Sir John Robert Madejski founded Thames Valley Trader (later renamed Auto Trader) in 1976, and partnered with the Guardian Media Group in 1982 to give the title national exposure. In 1998, he sold his company, Hurst Publishing, for £174 million. As well as owning a large number of luxury cars, Madejski became chairman of Reading F.C. in 1990. The club was later taken over by a Thai consortium but Madejski remains actively involved as an honorary life president.

Mr Yodyiam Teptaranon

Board of Director at International Project Administration Company Limited
Education
  • 1976: Chulalongkorn University (Bachelor of Architecture)
  • 1983: University of Illinois (Master of Architecture)
Experience
  • 1976–1991: Founder and Managing Director, InterPAC
  • Since 1991: Executive Director, InterPAC
Since 1989, Mr Yodyiam has served The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage. He shares his professional experience as a special lecturer at several universities and institutions across Thailand. Yodyiam has received an impressive number of awards including the Member of Gargoyle Society (1981), Bradley and Bradley Award (1982) and Best Professional Alumnus from Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University (1993). In 2005, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Architectural Philosophy from Khon Kaen University.

​Mr Sorachon Boonsong

Partner/Lawyer at Baker McKenzie

Education

  • 1997: University of Cambridge (LLM)
  • 1994: Bristol University (LLM)
  • 1991: Thammasat University (LLB)
Experience
  • 2007-–Present: Principal Partner at Baker McKenzie Bangkok Office
  • 2001–2007: Partner at Baker McKenzie Bangkok Office
  • 1991–2001: Associate at Baker McKenzie Bangkok Office
  • 2009–Present: Board Member of the Cambridge Thai Foundation
  • 2007–2009: President of the Cambridge University Thai Society
  • 2015–Present: Director of the Oxford Thai Foundation
Sorachon Boonsong is a principal partner at multinational law firm Baker McKenzie. He co-heads the Corporate/M&A, as well as heads the Insurance and Real Estate Practice Groups in the firm’s Bangkok office. With over 27 years of legal practice, he has become well-recognised for providing advice and applying his expertise to serve a wide variety of multinational clients in a broad range of commercial transactions, earning top recognition by legal directories like Chambers AP and Legal 500.

M.L. Dr Taya Kitiyakara

Head of Division, Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University

Education

  • 1993–1996: St Mary’s Medical School, Imperial College, London
  • 1990–1993: Magdalene College, University of Cambridge
  • 1985–1990: Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey
Experience
  • 2004–2005: Specialist Registrar (Gastroenterology/Hepatology), Wycombe Hospital
  • 2005–2007: Specialist Registrar/Fellow (Gastroenterology/Hepatology), John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
  • Since 2008: Head of Division, Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University

Mr Prakit Pradipasen

Chairman, Independent Director, The Orawan Group Plc.

Education

  • Silliman University, Philippines (Bachelor of Science)
  • Wayne State University, USA (MBA)
Experience
  • 2004–2011: Chairman, Thai Sugar Millers Corp.
  • Since 2000: Independent Director, Audit Committee Chairman, Supalai Plc.
  • Since 2000: Independent Director and Audit Committee, Susco Plc.
  • Since 2000: Chairman and Independent Director, Asian Marine Service Plc.
  • Since 2000: Chairman, Independent Director, The Orawan Group Plc.
  • Since 2002: Director, Myriad Materials Co., Ltd.

​M. L. Walliwan Varavarn

CEO, Srivikorn Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

Education

  • Chulalongkorn University (Bachelor of Commerce)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MBA)
Experience
  • Division Manager, Business Development, Thai Farmers Bank
  • Director, Finance and Accounting Department, National Petrochemical Corp.
  • Director and Deputy Managing Director, Bangna Central Property Co., Ltd.
Current Roles
  • Director, DM Midlands Holdings Limited, UK
  • Director, TCMC Furniture Limited, UK
  • Director, Madejski Stadium Hotel Limited, UK
  • Director, Global Utilities Services Co., Ltd.
  • Director, TCH Suminoe Co., Ltd.
  • Executive Director, Serenity Assets Co,. Ltd
  • Executive Director, Thailand Carpet Manufacturing Plc.
  • CEO, Srivikorn Group Holdings Co., Ltd

Mr Sonthaya Khunpluem

Chief Advisor to the Phalang Chon Party

Education

  • Assumption College
  • Sripatum University (LLB)
Experience
  • 2001–2002: Minister of Science and Technology
  • 2002–2005: Minister of Tourism and Sports
  • 2011–Present: Chief Advisor to the Phalang Chon Party
Current Roles
  • Chairman of the Chonburi Sports Association
  • President of Sri Racha Football Association

Mr Harald Link

Chairman, B. Grimm & B. Grimm Power

Education

  • University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (Bachelor of Economics)
  • University of St. Gallen, Switzerland Business Administration (MBA)
Experience
  • 1979–1980: Assistant to Managing Partner, B. Grimm
  • 1981–1986: Director, Executive Committee, B. Grimm
  • Since 1987: Chief Executive Officer, B. Grimm (Bangkok, Thailand)

Grimm was founded in 1878 and is one of the oldest companies in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is also one of the few to be bestowed the Garuda emblem by the Royal Court. Over the course of 130 years, B. Grimm has been active in five major business sectors: Energy, Air Conditioning, Healthcare and Lifestyle Distribution Services, Transportation and Real Estate. It has an estimated net worth of USD1.1 Billion.

M. R. Sukhumbhand Paribatra

Former Governor, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Education

  • 1977: Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), The Pembroke College, University of Oxford
  • 1978: International Relations, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Education

  • 1980–1996: Associate Professor of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University
  • 1987–1995: Advisor to the Thai House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Relations
  • 1988–1989: Advisor to Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan
  • 1989–1991: Advisor to the House Committee on Parliamentary Affairs
  • 1992–1993: Chair, Ministry of Commerce Advisory Board on International Trade
  • 1996–2001: Elected Member of Parliament (Bangkok)
  • 1997–2001: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 2002–2004: Chair, Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats
  • 2005–2008: Deputy Secretary-General of the Democrat Party
  • 2009–2016: Governor, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Dr Khunying Kasama Varavarn

Former Permanent Secretary of State to the Thailand Ministry of Education

Education

  • Harvard University (Bachelor’s Degree, Social Relations)
  • Harvard University (Master’s Degree, Business)
  • Harvard University (PhD, Educational Planning)

Education

  • 1997–2000: Secretary, National Primary Education Commission
  • 2000–2001: Director-General, Ministry of Education
  • 2002–2003: President, Institute of Rajamongkol Technology
  • 2003–2004: Secretary-General, Basic Education Commission
  • 2004–2006: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education
  • 2006–2009: Secretary-General, Basic Education Commission