Help for Heroes Trustees
Hadyn Parry, Chairman of Trustees, is CEO of Oxitec Limited, a company developing an effective and environmentally sustainable approach to control insects that spread diseases such as Dengue Fever and Malaria. Hadyn has a finance and commercial background and has been the Chief Executive of a number of Life Science businesses both in the UK and overseas. Hadyn is married with 3 children.
Alex Scott-Barrett qualified as a chartered accountant after leaving university and then worked for over 20 years at Cazenove , the City investment bank. He is currently a non-executive director of a range of companies , both quoted and private, and a trustee of a number of charities in London and East Anglia.
Air Vice-Marshal John Ponsonby OBE FRAeS
John Ponsonby spent 9 years in the British Army, before transferring to the Royal Air Force to pursue his love of flying. He spent most of his time flying support helicopters in the UK (including Northern Ireland), Germany, Hong Kong, the Falkland Islands and the Former Republic of Yugoslavia. His time behind a desk was spent in the Ministry of Defence and Command HQs working at all levels from being a PSO in CDS' office in General Guthrie's time, to commanding 22 Group RAF as an Air Vice-Marshal. He recently joined Augusta Westland, a helicopter company, as Senior Vice-President Training.
Sir Robert Fry KCB CBE: Sir Robert is a vice president of Hewlett Packard and the CEO of the company's Defence and Security business; he is also a director of companies in Abu Dhabi, Qatar and New York. During his military career he held a variety of posts including Director of Operations in the MoD and Commandant General of the Royal Marines, his final operational post was Deputy Commander of coalition forces in Iraq. He retains the role of Colonel, the Special Reconnaissance Regiment. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Politics and International Affairs Department of Reading University and a fellow at Oxford.
Richard Constant MBE was an officer in the Royal Green Jackets for 13 years. He is now the President and CEO of Kreab Gavin Anderson, a leading Global Communications Consulting Firm advising companies, Governments and other organisations around the world on their communications issues. His brother served in the same Regiment, and his son Tristam is destined for Sandhurst, having previously completed a Gap Year Commission, hoping to join The Rifles.
Stephen Oxley is the Senior Partner of Wilsons Solicitors LLP and the head of its employment department. He qualified as a solicitor at Withers in London. He joined Wilsons in 1985 and was the Managing Partner for 7 years. He specialises in advising schools, charities and businesses on all aspects of employment regulation. He is a trustee of a number of charities and the Chairman of Odstock Private Care Limited.