10/05/2026
The City & Guilds College Association (CGCA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will start at 11:30 am (UK time) on Saturday, 6th June, in room 427, Skempton Building (aka Civ Eng) on the Imperial South Kensington Campus. (Note: the room will be open from 11:00 am)
This year’s AGM will see The Venerable Roger Preece, our current Senior Vice President, take over as President from Professor Kelvin Higgins. Kelvin is stepping down after two years at the helm of City & Guilds College Association.
Roger is an alumnus of Imperial College and Oxford University and has had an international consulting career with Accenture, where he led strategic projects for financial services clients in Switzerland, Spain, Japan, USA and the UK. His banking operations and technology experience included product development, IT Director roles and COO roles at a number of financial services companies including Sumitomo Bank, Bank of America and NatWest/RBS.
In recent years, he has been working in the not-for-profit sector as a Church of England priest, Archdeacon, Chair of St Rocco’s Hospice and a Director of a Multi Academy Schools Trust. In 2019 he was appointed by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II to be the 68th Master of the Royal Foundation of St Katharine, one of the oldest charities in the world (est 1147), that runs a retreat centre and meeting space in central London. Roger conducts retreats here and also oversees significant community work in East London.
The agenda for the AGM will include:
• A review of the last year by Kelvin
• Presentation of the Accounts for 2025
• The hand-over of Presidency to Roger
• Election of Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer for 2026 - 27
• Election of CGCA Officers for 2026 – 27
If you wish to stand for any of the election roles and join the team that runs CGCA, please contact the Hon Sec, Nigel Cresswell, with your name, contact details and role(s) you wish to stand for. (email [email protected] or simply reply to this newsletter)
A ZOOM session will be available for those unable to attend in person. Details will be posted on our website and social media closer to the day.
The AGM should conclude by 12:00
Note: The AGM will be followed by a talk by Roger on Mentoring. This will take place in the Eastside Bar and Restaurant, starting at 12:30. The Alumni Lounge for members attending The Great Exhibition Road Festival will be in Eastside, opening times are 10:00 – 17:00. The Alumni Lounge is jointly sponsored by CGCA and RCSA.
