Trustees
Meet the trustees of CMS. Find out why this diverse and experienced group are willing to offer their time and energy to the Society and a little bit about what makes them tick.
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Chair of Trustees
Mr John Ripley
A former top-flight executive from one of the world’s truly global corporations,
John Ripley was an executive at Unilever for 35 years, finishing his career there as head of corporate development for the worldwide group.
Known in the business world as a consummate strategist, Mr Ripley wants to help build on the courage shown by CMS in the recent past “to take risks with God and for God at a time of considerable uncertainty and change”.
Of his own mission, Mr Ripley says he felt a clear call 37 years ago to be an ambassador for God in the business world. Having semi-retired at the end of 2008, his various responsibilities now include being chair of the Christian Association of Business Executives, and treasurer of Feba Radio, the Christian broadcasting charity.
Mr Ripley is a committed member of his local Baptist church in Surrey, and has helped recast the church’s vision from having a mission team (of which he was a leader) to seeing everyone as members of the mission team.
He is also director of CABI, a not-for-profit organisation specialising in science-based development and information; chair of a school trust and has a non-executive role for the Department for Education.
Dr Jonathan Brant
Jonathan is married to Tricia and has a son named Isaac. Over the past 15 years he has studied and practised mission in the UK and South America. He is currently the Oxford Pastorate Chaplain working with graduate students in the University of Oxford.
Ms Alexis Chapman
Alexis is a freelance consultant currently providing International Save the Children Alliance with business development consultancy services in its global fundraising project. She trained as a chartered accountant and worked for KPMG, including a major audit of the International Committee of the Red Cross. She then moved to Save the Children UK, where she was Director of Finance and Director of Marketing.
The Rev Patrick Coghlan
Patrick and his wife Gill were SAMS missionaries with the Anglican Church in Brazil from 1979-92. They returned to work in the Diocese of Sheffield, moving to their current parish of Malin Bridge in 2006. Patrick is Chairman of the group which oversees the link between the dioceses of Sheffield and Argentina. He became Chairman of SAMS GB in 2004.
Mr Craig Hampton
A technical specialist for the environment agency, Craig's interest in mission was first sparked as a CMS volunteer at a school in Kenya from 1977-79. He currently lives in Berkshire and worships at Greyfriars church.
"It was a formative experience in so many ways, not least because I met my wife Ruth. We returned to Africa as a family a few years later, where I taught in schools in Southern Sudan and Western Uganda. Our final placement was at Makerere University, Kampala, where I lectured in geology.
"I have maintained my mission interest mainly through heading up Greyfriars church’s international mission committee. I have also been involved with the Large Churches’ Forum, a group set up by Global Connections to assist mission-minded churches. I like all sports, especially cricket, running, walking and canoeing, which I can do easily around our home in Pangbourne."
Mr Peter Hyatt
Peter became a Christian through his local church in the late 1970’s whilst working for a global accounting firm. In 1983 he joined the SAMS Finance Committee and General Council. Following leave of absence from the committee in the early 1990’s, he resumed his role and was invited by the then SAMS General Secretary David Evans to visit Chile in 1998. Seeing the inspiring work of the Anglican Church there led directly to his taking on the Honorary Treasurer’s role in 2000.
Peter retired from professional practice in early 2007 and hopes that this may give him more time to study some theology, enjoy his two granddaughters, visit South America again and to complete some long-distance cycling epics with his wife, Jenny.
Prof Ian Jones
An educationalist, Ian founded a leading European MBA, drawing on management experience in Unilever and education at London Business School. He has been treasurer, chair, or vice chair of various mission-shaped organisations over the last 25 years, such as Lee Abbey Movement, Intercon, and Oxford Evangelical Pastorate.
"The turning point in my Christian journey was my commitment in 1979, encouraged by Harry Sutton of SAMS, after years as a church goer. Ever since, I have sought to apply my faith to my work and my skills to Christian organisations.
"I would like to share in CMS’s new thinking about mission and its warm Christian welcome I have already enjoyed."
Mrs Shona Passfield
Shona is managing director of her own marketing company which provides high level strategic consultancy to a range of leading UK businesses. She has been able to apply her strategic planning skills to engage with the work of CMS in Business as Mission. Shona has been appointed to the Board of Magi Enterprises, CMS’s Business as Mission initiative in Asia. Shona also supports the work of CMS Africa with their Business as Mission strategy and in providing training in business planning skills. She regularly travels to both Asia and Africa in support of CMS’s work.Shona and her husband Andrew live in Sawbridgeworth, Herts. Shona is also chair of the mission giving committee at Great St Mary’s Church in Sawbridgeworth.
Mrs Katharine von Schubert
Katharine is a freelance writer and mum. She is a former CMS mission partner (she produced Arabic videos for the Middle East) and former staff member. She has spent six years living in the Middle East and has worked for major charities in advocacy and communication, including Oxfam, Christian Aid and Save the Children, and the Quakers as a volunteer international observer.
The Ven Martyn Snow, vice chair
Martyn is Archdeacon of Sheffield and Rotherham. Born in Indonesia he later served as a CMS mission partner in Guinea, where he was a youth chaplain and vicar. Then for nine years he was vicar of an inner-city parish in Sheffield where he worked alongside a number of Church Army evangelists involved in starting fresh expressions of church. As an Archdeacon Martyn is committed to releasing and resourcing people for mission.
“CMS has had a huge influence on my life and ministry and I rejoice that God has called me to be part of a community so dedicated to working with God in mission.”
Mrs Ann Tyndall
Ann is a pharmacist who has been involved with CMS since 1984 and was previously a trustee from 1997 to 2004. "CMS has greatly impacted my life and Christian journey," she says, and is regularly seen at the CMS stand at Greenbelt.
"Locally, I co-ordinate our church’s Out-of-Parish mission involvement encouraging others to think wider, be aware environmentally and strive for justice especially through FairTrade. I am also involved in pioneering late night ecumenical outreach to pubbers and clubbers.
"Globally, we host many visitors from our partner churches and in 2006 visited our link diocese – Mukono in Uganda – where I was involved in parish and health centre work."
The Rev Ian Wallace
Ian trained as a solicitor in a practice serving church-based organisations before going on to work for Tearfund in Southern Sudan and Guinea-Bissau, then returning to work in the head office, firstly as West & Central Africa Regional Manager and latterly as International Regions Director. He became a founding trustee of Compassion UK and the chair and founding trustee of People in Aid. Ian is also a member of the Langham Trust Scholarship Committee.
"I left Tearfund to train for ordination and am currently curate in the parish of Wisley-with Pyrford. In 2010 I became a founding trustee of Woking Street Angels and also serve as a trustee for the Sudan Church Association. I bring a combination of legal training, experience of working with the church in Africa and of running UK charities, and passion for mission. I have supported CMS for more than 25 years."
Mr Michael Whitlam CBE
Michael has worked in the charity sector as a director/CEO since 1974. He has been UK director of Save the Children Fund, Director-General of the British Red Cross, CEO of Mentor International and Vision 2020 the Right to Sight, where he had to operate at the highest governmental level and with the UN or WHO. He worships at St Giles Church, Ickenham, Middlesex.
Since 2005 he has been a consultant fulfilling various non-executive board roles, such as Chair of the Primary Care Trust and the Ofcom Advisory Board for Older and Disabled People.
"My career has also included much volunteering. For example I was the Founder of ACEVO, the chief executives’ body in the charity sector and am currently chair of the Chalker Foundation for Africa as well as leading the Community Link programme between Ickenham and Rukiga (Uganda), close to Kisiizi Hospital.
"I rediscovered my Christian faith in 1991 alone in Baghdad negotiating the release of a British hostage." |
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