Honorary Appointments and Trustees

Trustee

Sara is Global Communications Manager for Baillie Gifford. She brings extensive experience in strategic communications

Trustee

Paul Denning is co-founder and Director of Edson Tiger Ltd, a risk management, training and capacity building company.

Trustee, Association Chair

Paul joined the RMA at the age of 40 becoming the youngest member of a thriving Blackpool branch. 

Vice Patron

Keith is Managing Director and Senior Partner of Patron. He founded Patron Capital in 1999 and is the Managing Partner of Patron Capital Advisers, the investment adviser to the Patron Capital Funds.

Trustee

Son of a Royal Naval Officer, Simon joined the Corps from University in 1973 and commenced training the following year

Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
WO1 (CRSM) Tim Jukes RM – Trustee
Tim joined the Royal Marines on the 8 July 1996. He served at 45 Commando Gp and 40 Commando as a General Duties rifleman before specializing within the Landing Craft branch for the next seven years, serving much of that time at 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines, as well as both 4 and 6 Assault Squadrons.

Chair

Lynn Fordham was most recently Managing Partner of Larchpoint Capital LLP (and SVGC Managers Limited) a Private Equity Investment firm which advises private families.

Vice Patron

Bob Wigley was born 4th February 1961. After spending his childhood in Exeter, Bob graduated from the University of Bath in 1983 with a BSc in Business Administration. 

Patron

General Sir Gordon Messenger became the official Patron of RMA – The Royal Marines Charity in February 2018.