Our Trustees

Gavin Brown

Chair of Trustees

Gavin joined the Omega Multi-Academy Trust Board in 2022, having been a founding member of the trust. Gavin was a Governor at Westbrook Old Hall Primary School for 12 years and held the position of Chair of Governors for 10 years and is a member of the Trust Standards and Safeguarding Committee .

He works at the General Medical Council where he is the Executive Manager of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS). The MPTS run hearings, which make independent decisions about whether doctors are fit to practise medicine in the UK. Prior to this he worked at the Ministry of Justice and Defence.

Gavin provides valuable experience in communications and risk management to the trust.

Naheem Shafiq

Vice Chair of Trustees (Chair of Finance, Audit & Risk Committee)

Naheem joined the Omega Multi-Academy Trust Board in 2019 following his tenure as a Governor at Chapelford Village Primary School, a role he held for many years. Naheem was appointed Vice-Chair of Trustees in 2019 and is the Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.

Naheem is currently an Associate Governor at Carmel College, St Helens.

Working as a Finance Manager for Halton Borough Council Naheem brings a wealth of experience to his role at Omega Multi-Academy Trust.

Don Jones

Trustee (Chair of Safeguarding & Standards Committee)

Don joined the Omega Multi-Academy Trust Board in 2020 after moving to the Great Sankey area and sought to establish long-term roots in the communities that the trust serves. He was appointed the Chair of the Standards and Safeguarding Committee in 2022.

Don is currently a Chair of Governors at a large secondary school, within a Multi-Academy Trust, in Cheshire.

Currently working in the education leadership team as Head of Data and Analysis at a large national multi-academy trust of 40+ academies, Don has previously worked for the government as an IT professional before moving into education to help shape the IT profession to better meet the needs of the wider economy. As a qualified secondary school teacher with extensive middle and school senior leadership team experience, latterly as a director of achievement and data, Don brings a wide range of knowledge to his role within the Trust Board.

Don provides valuable experience in data management and standards to the trust.

John Joyce

Trustee

John joined the Omega Multi-Academy Trust Board in 2018, upon formation of the trust. John was formally the Chair of Governors at Burtonwood Community Primary School where he had been on the Local Governing Body for 17 years and is currently a member of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.

John is now retired, but previous roles included a Local Councillor, Trade Union Official and senior manager at a Fire Service. He offers the trust a wealth of understanding about the local communities and experience within governance.

Steve Tottie

Trustee

Steve joined Chapelford Village Primary School Governing Body in 2007 and was appointed as the Chair in 2008 until 2021, when he moved to the position of Vice Chair. Steve is a founding member of Omega Multi-Academy Trust. Steve stepped down from the Chapelford local governing board in February 2024 and was subsequently appointed as a Co-opted Trustee.

Steve is retired from the Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service where he worked for 35 years and was responsible for fire stations in and around Warrington and later further afield in mid and south Cheshire.

Steve provides valuable strategic oversight on health and safety matters and also brings a wealth of strategic, commercial and business management experience.

Richard Hannibal

Trustee

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Brendan Conboy

Trustee

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Richard Walsh

Trustee

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