School Governance
Aiglon College is wholly owned and overseen by a non-profit association responsible for enabling the School to operate in accordance to the aims and principles of the Founder, John Corlette.
The School operates under its legal name, Aiglon College Services SA (ACSSA). This company is fully owned by the Aiglon College Association (ACA), a non-profit association established pursuant to the Swiss Civil Code and registered in Chesières, Switzerland.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors oversee and direct the School's management. As the ACA is the sole shareholder of the ACSSA, the Board consists exclusively of members of the Association who meet three times per year. The Board may also devise sub-committees as needed to oversee various aspects of school development and direction.
Each ACSSA Director is an Ordinary Member of the association and is indicated below.
Tony Jhangiani-Jashanmal
Tony is the Chair of the ACSSA as well as an alumnus from 1965 and alumni parent. He is the President and member of the Board of Directors of the Jashanmal Group, a retail and wholesale distributor in the Arabian Gulf region. He has a Master’s degree in Economics from Hamburg University, Germany. Tony was born in Kuwait and lives between Kuwait and Dubai.
Elisabeth van de Grampel
Elisabeth is Vice Chair of the ACSSA. Elisabeth is an Aiglon graduate. She is also an alumni parent and president of the FOAC EU. She works internationally in S&P and Dow Jones companies in controlling, six sigma and accounting. She holds a degree in business administration from the University of Innsbruck. Elisabeth is Austrian and currently lives in Munich, Germany.
Princess Alia Al-Senussi, PhD
Alia graduated from Aiglon in 2000. She serves as Art Basel's UK and MENA Representative. She is an advisor to the Milken Institute on Arts and Culture and to the Saudi Ministry of Culture. Alia is devoted to philanthropy and patronage in contemporary art. She is previous chair of the Tate Young Patrons, member of the Tate Modern Advisory Council, Tate's Acquisitions Committee for the Middle East and N Africa, the ME Circle of the Guggenheim, Board of Patrons of Art Dubai, Board of 1:54 The African Art Fair, and trustee of Showroom London and Elisa Sednaoui Foundation. Alia has her PhD from SOAS, BA and MA from Brown, MSC from LSE.
Elizabeth Cairncross
Elizabeth is the retired Principal of Wells Cathedral School, a leading British independent school. She studied English at Bedford College, London University. She has worked previously at King Edward’s School Witley, Kingston Grammar School and as Deputy Head at Christ’s Hosptial. She has served as a trustee for CASE Europe, the Bulkeley Evans charity and the Choir Schools Association. Elizabeth lives in England.
John Cheesmond
John is an Aiglon alumni parent. His career includes being Global Head Finance at Ciba-Geigy Ltd., CEO of Inolex Philadelphia, Partner at Deloitte, Partner at Schroder Venture Lifesciences and CEO of an African NGO. He holds an MSc. from London University Graduate School of Business. John is British born in South Africa and living in Basel since 1988.
Ingrid Christophersen MBE
Ingrid joined Aiglon in 1980 teaching geography, skiing and working in expeditions. She skied for the British Team between 1963 and 1968. She is a notable linguist and has translated seven books from Norwegian to English. She was awarded the MBE in 2007 for her services to skiing. Ingrid was raised in Norway and lives currently in England.
Alessandro Corsini
Alessandro is an alumnus from 1975 and president of the Aiglon College Alumni Eagle Association (ACAEA). He is managing director of the LONSIN GLobal Credit Fund in London and has served as president of the board of the John Q Aymar Corporation. He holds a BS in Communications and Marketing from Boston University. Sandro is American/Italian living between Rome and New York.
Prof David Gann CBE
David is Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Development & External Affairs, Oxford University and Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Saïd Business School. He was Vice-President (Innovation) at Imperial College from 2013 to 2019. He is Chairman of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. He has a PhD in Industrial Economics and was awarded a CBE in 2010 for services to engineering. David lives in the UK.
Koome Gikunda
Koome graduated from Aiglon in 1999. He is currently a director at Actis, a leading emerging markets private equity fund. He graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Management Science and Engineering, where he was a Ford Foundation Scholar. He also received an MBA with Distinction from the University of Oxford’s Said Business School as a Wafic Said Scholar. Koome lives in Nairobi.
Dr Caroline Harper CBE OBE
Caroline is CEO of Sightsavers, an international not for profit focusing to prevent sight loss and fighting for the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries. Previously, she worked in the oil and gas industry. She has a degree in Physics and a PhD from Cambridge. She was awarded an OBE in 2000 and CBE in 2015 and lives in London.
Dr Nicholas Tate CBE
Nicholas has served as Headmaster of Winchester College, Director-General of the International School of Geneva and a governor of the IB. He was educated at Oxford, Bristol and Liverpool and holds a doctorate in history. He has also served as chief advisor to England’s Secretary of State for Education. He was awarded a CBE in 2001. He lives in London.
Prof Sir Tejinder Virdee FRS
Tejinder is an alumni parent. He works as an experimental particle physicist and professor of physics at Imperial College London; he is most noted for his contributions leading to the discovery of the Higgs boson in July 2012 at CERN. He is the recipient of numerous physics awards and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2012 and knighted by the Queen in 2014 for his services to science. Tejinder and his wife live in Geneva.
Guy Tritton
Guy is a practising barrister at Hogarth Chambers specialising in intellectual property, IT and music law. He has a Natural Science Degree (Durham). He is a qualified mediator, author of "Intellectual Property in Europe", Chairman of Code of Practice Committee of National Office of Animal Health; adviser, director and investor in various start-up tech and software companies, visiting lecturer to Maastricht University and Chairman of Rhino Ark, an environmental charity. He lives in London.
Aiglon College Association: Ordinary MembersOrdinary Members of the Association are appointed by the General Assembly upon proposal and recommendation by the Nomination Committee. Ordinary Members are appointed for four-year terms and may serve up to a maximum of twelve years. Ordinary Members must not miss more than three annual General Assemblies within one term. |
| Princess Alia Al-Senussi (Chantecler, 2000) ACSSA Director | Mohamed AlRafi |
| Elizabeth Cairncross ACSSA Director, ACA Nomination Committee | John Cheesmond ACA Treasurer |
| Ingrid Christophersen MBE ACSSA Director | Alessandro Corsini (Delaware, 1975) ACSSA Director |
| Prof David Gann CBE ACSSA Director | Koome Gikunda (Delaware, 1999) ACSSA Director |
| Heather de Haes OAM ACA Nomination Committee | Dr Caroline Harper CBE OBE ACSSA Director |
| Tony Jashanmal (Alpina, 1965) ACA Director, ACSSA Chair, ACA Nomination Committee | Aura Reinhardt (Clairmont/Exeter, 1972) ACA Nomination Committee |
| Iskandar Safa ACA Director | Dr Shireen Sindi (Exeter, 2002) ACA Nomination Committee |
| Louis Snyder (Belvedere/Delaware, 1969) ACA Vice Chair | Dr Nicholas Tate CBE ACA Chair, ACSSA Director, ACA Nomination Committee |
| Guy Tritton ACSSA Director | Elisabeth van de Grampel ACSSA Vice Chair |
| Pieter van Doorne (Alpina, 1983) | Egon Vorfeld (Delaware, 1985) ACA Advancement Committee, ACA Nomination Committee |
| Prof Sir Tejinder Virdee FRS ACSSA Director |
Aiglon College Association: Honorary MembersHonorary Members of the Association are appointed by the General Assembly upon proposal and recommendation by the Nomination Committee. Honorary Members are appointed for five-year terms and may be re-elected indefinitely. | |
| Todd Benoliel (Alpina, 1984) | Herbert Clemens |
| Happy Cheung | Michel Dätwyler |
| Viscount Terence Devonport (1962) | Mark Elliott |
| Julian Finn (1965) | Christopher Gallagher (1964) |
| Julian Izant (Alpina, 1972) | Patrick Kearley |
| Jacques Luisier | Dr Gerry Percy |