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Autumn 2023 Edition
Distinguished Old Boys
Our list of Distinguished Old Boys has been compiled to celebrate the achievements of our Alumni, and the success that they have enjoyed across a wide variety of professions and sectors, and to demonstrate the positive impact a Bolton School education can have on an individual in their later life.
If you would like to nominate an Old Boy to be added to the Distinguished List, please contact the Development Office at [email protected].
City, Business and Finance
| Adrian Brindle | CEO, Evoia Capital LLP |
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| Andrew Brogden | Head of Equity Derivatives, Investec |
| Martin Brown | HM Customs and Excise Commissioner |
| Andrew ‘Chubby’ Chandler | MD, International Sports Management Limited |
| W John Craven | Managing Partner, Smith Square Partners LLP |
| Adam Crook | Partner, Goldman Sachs |
| Tim Cutler | Partner, KPMG |
| Stephen Dale | VAT Specialist, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Paris |
| Mike Danson | Chairman, Progressive Digital Media Group |
| Robert Dobson | Entrepreneur |
| Chris Garton | Former COO, Heathrow Airport |
| Peter Jarvis | Former CEO, Whitbread PLC |
| Lyndon Jones | CEO, The Association of Business Executives |
| Dr Arno Kitts | Managing Director, UK Institutional Business, BlackRock |
| David Leather | CFO, Olympic Delivery Authority; Audit Partner, Ernst & Young |
| Brian Leigh-Bramwell | Chairman, Leigh's Paints |
| Wayne Lloyd | CEO, Globaldata Ltd |
| Barry Nightingale | CFO, The Restaurant Group plc |
| Andrew Palmer | Head of Risk, PwC |
| Lionel Price | Economist, The Bank of England; Chief Economist, Fitch Ratings |
| David Quysner CBE | Former Chairman, British Venture Capital Association |
| Ian Riley | Managing Partner, Vitruvian Partners; Lead Donor, Bolton School Riley Sixth Form Centre |
| John Roberts | CEO, DRL |
| Iain Ross | Chairman, Silence Therapeutics plc |
| Daniel Squires | Managing Director, Equity Sales – Citigroup |
| Eric Stones | Vice-President, MBI Inc (world's largest licensee of the US Postal Service) |
| Philip Storer | Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Jonathan Warburton | Chairman, Warburtons Ltd |
| Brett Warburton | Executive Director, Warburtons Ltd |
| Ross Warburton MBE | Executive Director, Warburtons Ltd |
| Richard Washington | Mortgages New Business Director, Lloyds Banking Group |
| Stan Webster OBE | Former Partner, PwC |
| Nigel Wightman | Chief Executive, Rothschild Asset Management Association |
| Sir Malcolm Williamson | Chairman, Resolution Ltd and Friends Life plc |
Education and Academia
| Professor Robin Ali | Genetics, University College London |
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| Dr Peter H Bennett MB, CHB, FRCP, FFPH | Scientist Emeritus, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Pheonix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Bench (PGCRB) |
| Professor Cyril Birch | Agassiz Emeritus Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature, University of California Berkeley |
| Martin Boden | Headmaster, King Edward's, Bath |
| Professor Clive Brown | Applied Musicology, Leeds University School of Music |
| Robert Carrington | Director of British Council, Porto |
| Professor David Chadwick | Neurology, Liverpool |
| Professor Rodney Croft | Surgery, London |
| Professor David Crompton OBE | Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Glasgow |
| Professor Norman Davies | Polish History, London; distinguished author |
| David Derbyshire | Headmaster, Denston College, Uttoxeter |
| Professor Simon Dixon | Sir Bernard Pares Professor of Russian History, UCL |
| Professor Mike Dixon | Professor of Dental Genetics, University of Manchester |
| David Dunn | Former Headmaster, Yarm School, Stockton-on-Tees |
| Professor Ronald Edge | Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of South Carolina |
| Professor Anthony Goldstone CBE | Professor of Haematology, University College London Hospital; Former Medical Director of UCLH NHS Trust; Chair of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital |
| Professor David Hargreaves | Former Chief Executive, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority |
| Professor Michael Harper | Leicester University Medical School |
| Robert Haworth | Headmaster, Hull Collegiate School |
| Peter Hayes | Director of Enterprise Centre, Sheffield Hallam University |
| Professor Chris Higson | Accounting, London Business School |
| Dr Simon Holden | Clinical Geneticist |
| Professor John Holden | Visiting Professor of Cultural Policy and Management, City University London; Associate, Demos (Thinktank) |
| Professor Malcolm Horner | Engineering Management, Deputy Principal, Dundee |
| Stefan Horsman | Headmaster of Albyn School |
| Professor Roy Jackson FRS | Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, USA |
| Dr Tim Johnston | Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina |
| Dr Lyndon Jones | Asian Regional Training and Development Organisation (ARTDO) – recipient of President's 2017 Special Award |
| Andrew Jowett OBE | Founder and Chief Executive, Build It International |
| Robert Kay | Distinguished Friend of Oxford |
| Professor Norman Longworth | UNESCO Consultant |
| Professor David Norburn | Management, Imperial College, London |
| Professor Stuart Pawley | Emeritus Professor of Computational Physics, Edinburgh |
| Sir Ernest Ryder TD DL | Master of Pembroke College, Oxford; Lord Justice, Court of Appeal (Retired) |
| Professor Peter Skabara | Chemistry, University of Strathclyde |
| Professor Nigel Slater | Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Cambridge |
| Professor Barry Smith | Philosophy, University of Buffalo, USA |
| Professor Malcolm C Smith | Professor of Engineering, University of Cambridge |
| Professor Mark Smith | Historian; Fellow of King's College, Cambridge |
| Professor John Spencer | Newcastle University Medical School |
| Professor Meric Srokosz | Professor of Oceanography, Southampton University |
| Professor Malcolm Stevens FRS OBE | Emeritus Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham |
| Professor Christopher Thompson | Professor of Evolutionary and Developmental Genetics, University of Manchester |
| Dr Michael Towler FRS | Theoretical Physicist, the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge |
| David Toze MBE | Superintendent, International School Manila. World's Best Headteacher Award 2011 |
| Professor Ian D Walsh MBE | Senior Consultant, Road Consultants Ltd |
| Professor Michael Waring | Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, the University of Newcastle;Medicinal Chemistry lead at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research |
Law
| Judge Roy Battersby | Circuit Judge |
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| Judge Alan Booth | Circuit Judge |
| Judge Mark Brown | Senior Circuit Judge (retired) |
| Timothy Corner QC | QC |
| Judge Andrew Hatton | Circuit Judge |
| Judge David Hatton KC | Circuit Judge (retired) |
| Judge Peter Hughes QC | Circuit Judge |
| David Mohyuddin QC | QC |
| Judge Peter Ward | District Judge |
Government, Politics and the Civil Service
| Martin J Ashburn MBE | Former Commandant, Suffolk Special Constabulary |
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| Michael Berry | Canadian High Commissioner to Singapore and Australia and Ambassador to the OECD |
| Martin Johnson MBE | Former Head of Corporate Affairs, Quality Assurance Agency for High Education |
| Ambassador Giles Lever | Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan |
| Dr David MacRae | Former EU Ambassador and Head of Mission to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States; EU Head of Mission to Rwanda as well as to Papua New Guinea, to Fiji and to the Community of Pacific Island States |
| Dr John Markland CBE | Chairman Scottish National Heritage |
| Adam Noble | Deputy Consul General, Hong Kong |
| Graham Pendlebury CBE | Former Director, Department for Transport |
| John Walsh OBE | Former Mayor of Bolton |
The Arts and Media
| Dr Mark Almond MRCP | International French Horn Soloist (and qualified GP) |
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| Bryan Appleyard CBE | Award-winning journalist, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent |
| Jonny Ashton | Documentary Maker |
| Nick Britton | Editor, That’s Shanghai |
| Robert Cole | Global Head of Communications, AMAR Foundation |
| Clive Crook | Deputy Editor, The Economist |
| James Ducker | Northern Football Correspondent, The Times. Young Journalist of the Year Press Gazette Regional Press Awards 2003 |
| Max George | Singer in boy-band 'The Wanted' |
| Arun Ghosh | Composer andaccomplishedclarinettist; performances at Barbican, Octagon |
| Harry Gibson | Director of Riva Media |
| Mark Gregory | Independent TV Producer and Director |
| Leslie Halliwell | Author, Halliwell's Film Guide |
| Robin Hill | Classical Guitarist – author, composer and performer |
| Simon Holt | Composer – twice commissioned to write orchestral pieces for BBC Proms |
| Paul Horrocks | Former Editor, Manchester Evening News |
| Ian Jones | Award-winning royal press photographer |
| Peter Knowles | Controller, BBC Parliament |
| Tim Leigh | Director, Stage One Creative Services; Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts |
| James Lever | Author, Me Cheeta; Booker-Prize nominee |
| Anthony Lilley OBE | Magic Lantern Productions; UK New Media Columnist, The Guardian |
| Ralf Little | Actor; made famous playing 'Anthony' in BBC comedy The Royle Family |
| Sir Ian McKellen CH CBE | Actor: 'Gandalf' (Lord of the Rings), 'Magneto' (X-Men), Da Vinci Code |
| Roger Morlidge | Actor: The English Patient, Shakespeare in Love, East Is East |
| Richard Myers | TV Journalist |
| Tim Oldershaw | Marketing Manager, London Symphony Orchestra |
| Andy Paterson | Oscar-winning Film Producer: The Railway Man, Hilary and Jackie |
| Barney Pilling | Oscar and Bafta-nominated Film Producer: Grand Budapest Hotel |
| Mark Radcliffe | Broadcaster, BBC Radio and Television |
| Jack Thompson | Former Foreign Correspondent for the BBC World Service; Author |
| Archis Tiku | Former bassist with the band 'Maximo Park' |
| Tony Wadsworth CBE | Chairman of EMI Music UK and Ireland; Chairman of the Brit Awards. |
| D J Walker | Sports Editor, Sunday Mirror |
| Irving Wardle | Former Drama Critic, The Times |
| Mark Williams | Informator choristarum (choir master), organist and tutorial fellow in music, Magdalen College |
| John Willman | Chief Leader Writer Financial Times; Associate Editor The Economist |
| Dave Woods | BBC Rugby League Correspondent |
| Alex Wotherspoon | Finalist, The Apprentice – BBC TV |
Sport
| John Amatt | Mount Everest Expedition leader and climber |
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| David Aspinall | International Swimmer |
| James Ball | Footballer, Stockport County FC |
| Will Bate | Professional Rugby League Player |
| Rhys Bennett | Footballer |
| Adam Bleakley | England Table Tennis |
| Jack Bond | Captain Lancashire County Cricket Club, 1968-1972 |
| Charles Booth | Great Britain Olympic Water Polo team |
| John Boulter | Great Britain athlete semi-final 800m Tokyo Olympics; European half-mile record holder |
| Ritchie Branagan | Footballer |
| Geoff Bromilow | Footballer |
| Sir Philip Craven MBE | Former President, International Paralympic Association; Board Director, Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Andrew Crawford | Great Britain Olympic Water Polo team |
| Julian Darby | Footballer, Bolton Wanderers, Former Nottingham Forest and Preston North End First Team Coach |
| Alex Davidson | Salford City Super League (Rugby) |
| Ben Dennis | Footballer |
| John Derbyshire | Royal Yachting Association Racing Manager; Olympic Team Coach Sailing 2000 |
| Roger Draper | CEO, Lawn Tennis Association, former CEO of Sport England |
| Paul Dugdale | Great Britain Distance and Cross Country runner |
| Chris Eatough | World Champion Mountain Biker |
| Norman H Fletcher | Director of Regions and External Relations, The PGA |
| Jack Forster | Gloucester RUFC, Sale RUFC and English Saxons Rugby team |
| Eric Forsyth | Sailed twice around the world single-handed |
| Nik Goodfellow | British Karting Championships; now with Falcon for Formula Renault Series |
| Ed Grundy | Scottish International Water Polo team |
| Haseeb Hameed | Cricketer, England and Lancashire opening batsman |
| Sam Hart | Footballer, Liverpool FC |
| Phil Hassan | Halifax Blue Sox (Rugby centre) |
| Michael Hill | Great Britain Distance and Cross Country runner |
| Andrew Hughes | Professional Rugby Union Player |
| Chris Knott | Tennis Player |
| Richard Lawlor | Great Britain Olympic Water Polo team |
| Sean McAllister | Scunthorpe United footballer |
| David McCulloch | Great Britain Lacrosse Player |
| Robert Nugent | Footballer, FC United |
| Callum Parkinson | Leicestershire County Cricket Club |
| Matthew Parkinson | Lancashire County Cricket Club |
| Nat Phillips | Footballer, Liverpool FC |
| Nigel Platt | Great Britain Sailing Team |
| Rob Rae | Great Britain Olympic Water Polo team |
| Paul Rainford | Oxford University Football Captain |
| Craig Randall | Salford Reds Super League (Rugby) |
| Simon Relph | Great Britain Sailing Team |
| James Roberts | Footballer, Cerebral Palsy England |
| Martin Robinson | Tennis – Davis Cup |
| Zachary Rothwell | Footballer |
| Ed Scott | Great Britain Olympic Water Polo Team 2012 |
| Nigel Short MBE | Chess Grandmaster |
| Dan Sliwinski | European Junior Swimming Championships Medal Winner and record holder |
| Kevan Taylor | Finance Director, UK Athletics |
| Stephen Town | Retired GB Women's Water Polo Coach |
| Stuart Turner | Commercial Director of The FA and member of the Wembley Stadium Board |
| Ian Wallwork | European 50m Fly Masters Champion 2005 |
| Keith Washington | Footballer |
| Paul Wheatcroft | Footballer |
| Daniel Whelan | England Basketball Player |
Charity and Community
| Tony Caldwell MBE | Services to Fundraising for Leukaemia Research |
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| Oliver Dearden OBE | Services to the Cultural Heritage of the Aircraft Industry |
| Peter Little OBE | Services to Disabled People |
| Philip Worthington | Set up a human rights/rule of law charity on Lesvos to provide free legal aid to refugees on the island, called “European Lawyers in Lesvos”. |
Deceased
| Robert Ainsworth | 17th Century Scholar and Teacher at Bolton Boys Grammar School |
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| Professor David Allan | Emeritus Professor of Law, Bond University, Queensland |
| Professor Graham Battersby | Emeritus Professor of Law, Sheffield University |
| Judge James Booth | Circuit Judge |
| Harold Buckley | Reader in Crystallography, the University of Manchester |
| Gordon Clough | Broadcaster |
| George Darby | Editorial Projects Director, The Telegraph Group |
| Robert Gardner | Bursar, Emmanuel College Cambridge |
| Chris Goudge | Great Britain Olympic Hurdler |
| Lord Haslam | Former Chairman of the Coal Board and British Steel |
| John Hick MP | Politician, Civil Engineer, JP and Director of the North London and North Western Railway |
| Professor Ronald Hinchcliffe | Emeritus Professor of Audiological Medicine, University College London |
| Sir Geoffrey Jackson KCMG | British Diplomat and author |
| Alan Knowles | Former BBC Journalist |
| Professor Ernest I Kohorn | Yale University USA |
| Professor Sir Harry Kroto FRS | Nobel Prizewinner for Chemistry |
| Judge Michael Lever | Circuit Judge |
| Professor Colin Markland | Medical University of South Carolina. Pioneer of kidney transplant medicine |
| Martin Milner OBE | Leader, Hallé Orchestra |
| Derek Prag | Hon MEP |
| Professor Peter Robson FRS OBE | Emeritus Professor of Electronic Engineering, Sheffield |
| Sir Arthur Rostron | Captain of the RMS Carpathia, rescue ship of RMS Titanic survivors |
| Baron Smith of Leigh | Life Peer, Leader of Wigan Council since 1991 |
| Professor Edmund Stoner, FRS | Theoretical Physicist |
| Len Vickers | Senior Vice President, Xerox |
| Robert Whitehead | Inventor of the torpedo purchased by the Royal Navy in 1871 |
| Harry Whittle | Captain Great Britain Athletics team, 1948 Olympics |
| Professor Clive Willis | Emeritus Professor and Honorary Camões Research Fellow, University of Manchester |
| Arthur H Wyatt CMG | Former Diplomat, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Lawrence W F Stark | Squadron Leader, DFC & Bar, AFC, Royal Air Force Pilot and Second World War flying ace |
