Richard Couzens
Bursar @Headington Rye Oxford
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WORK HISTORY
Bursar @Headington Rye Oxford
Oxford, GB
Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary for a leading independent day and boarding school located in Oxford with an annual turnover in excess of £28m, 475 staff and 1100+ students, including 200 boarders. Accountable for all aspects of financial management, commercial operations, risk management, company affairs, HR, estates, grounds, catering, housekeeping, IT and the delivery of major capital development projects (£30m+). Significant experience of managing Mergers and Acquisitions, as well as working with partners to establish International Schools.Trustee of Charitable Trust with £3m+ under management. Director of a Joint Venture (JV) company established to provide home to school transport for 450 pupils from two schools on 12 routes using multiple coach operators.
EDUCATION
Cranfield University
MA
UK Defence Academy, Shrivenham
Advanced Command and Staff Course
ABOUT RICHARD COUZENS
An accomplished and adaptable Chief Operating Officer with significant experience of leadership, finance, programme management, mergers and acquisitions, international schools and the delivery of capital projects. A trusted, personable and inclusive leader, with a proven track record of strategic thinking, innovation and project delivery. Extensive experience of operating at Board level to demanding timescales, under the most challenging of conditions. Commercially aware, successfully made the transition to a fulfilling second career in the Education Sector after 28 years in the Army.
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