Angus Fraser Appointed Chair of Trustees

The Caldecott Foundation has announced the appointment of Angus Fraser as chair of trustees.  

Mr Fraser succeeds Lady Amanda Ellingworth, who steps down after six years as chair of trustees, during which time the Foundation has seen a transformation in the facilities and services it provides, including the completion of a major investment programme in new residential homes and a school.

Mr Fraser, 64, is an experienced businessman with a keen interest in children’s welfare and education. He was appointed a governor of the Caldecott School in 2004, and a trustee of the Foundation a year later. He became vice chair in 2006.

Said Mr Fraser: “I have become increasingly involved in Caldecott’s work, because I cannot think of a more worthwhile cause than to help youngsters who have had such a difficult start to life.

“Since my first visit to Caldecott, I have been constantly struck by the commitment of our staff, their responsiveness to the needs of the children, and the range and excellence of our facilities.

“These are, I think, the qualities which make such a big impression on visitors to Smeeth.”

A graduate of Selwyn College, Cambridge and INSEAD, the renowned international business school near Paris, Mr Fraser ran subsidiaries of the multinational Chloride Group PLC in Malaysia, France and the UK before being appointed to the main board. In 1989 he became the first managing director of Imperial College, London, a post he held for five years.

Since 1997, he has been a director of a number of public and private companies, including Shepherd Group, Technology Enterprise Kent and Alpha Plus, owner-operators of independent schools and colleges. He is currently a director of IdaTech plc and two small private companies.

He is looking forward to taking The Caldecott Foundation onto its next stage of development, commenting: “It’s an exciting time to take over as chair of trustees, and an opportunity to build on the great work of recent years.

“The initial challenge is to affirm and reinforce our position as a high quality provider of services to some of Britain’s most vulnerable children, at an economically difficult time for local authority clients.

“This will require us to continue demonstrating superlative care, education, therapy and fostering support for our young people, together with real value-for-money for local authorities”.