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NEW MEMBERS
Tim Hailes
Tim Hailes is Alderman
for the Ward of
Bassishaw and is also
a liveryman of the
Worshipful Companies of
Solicitors, International
Bankers and Pewterers.
He will become Sheriff in the City of London in
2017. He is also a magistrate on the Central
London bench, a member of Chattam House
and a churchwarden at St Lawrence Jewry.
Tim graduated in history from King’s College
but later qualified as a solicitor in 1995. He has
enjoyed good experience in both the political
arena as well as forging a career in banking
and law working within leading companies such
as J.P. Morgan and Union Bank of Switzerland.
He is currently co-head of the Global Equities
PracticeGroup of theCorporate and Investment
Bank legal department.
Simon Petts
Simon began his service
career with the Fleet Air
Arm of the Royal Navy
in 1985. He spent nine
years in the service
covering risks ranging
from the flightdeck
of HMS Illustrious to most of the Navy’s air
stations.
Simon left the Navy in 1994 and joined Gatwick
Airports Fire has been involved in
the training side of Gatwick’s operation since
1997 and has delivered many courses as an
instructor and course director.
Currently Simon holds the position of Chairman
for the Airports Fire Officers Association
(AFOA), whose membership includes over
90% of the UK’s aviation based fire and rescue
services, promoting inter agency knowledge
sharing.
Past Master Geoff Morgan with the coveted
Firefighters’ trophy 2015
On September 4th, a posse of WCoFF
golfers, led by Past Master Jeremy Beech,
defended the honour of the Company at the
autumn livery company golf tournament at the
Wildernesse Golf course in Kent. The match
with the Painter Stainers is now extended to
include one or two other Liveries. This makes
for a very happy day with plenty of banter and
friendly rivalry in wonderful surroundings and
some real friendships are formed. The event
was Jeremy’s last as Golf Secretary, a post
he is relinquishing after 15 years! So we are
looking for a golfer to take over the job, which
entails not much more than being the point of
contact with other Livery Companies. Anyone
wishing to take over should contact Jeremy.
Members who swore their Freedom in the
year were:
April 2016
Mark Rist
November 2015
Simon Petts, Michael Akers, Douglas
Vaughan and Ron Dobson
September 2015
Ken Williams - Ken has also become a
Sentinel in the Company
Members taking livery in the year were:
June 2016
Alderman Tim Hailes and Andrew Cutbill
November 2015
Ron Dobson and David Holt
September 2015
Jeanne Brinton
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