Chairman: Angus Winther
Angus is Managing Director and a founding partner of Lexicon Partners, an independent corporate finance advisory firm in the City, established in 2000. Prior to this he worked at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Phoenix Securities and Chase Manhattan. He holds a degree in politics from Durham University.
Angus, his wife Emma, and their 3 children live in south London. He has been an active member of Holy Trinity Brompton for 15 years.
Mike Adams
Mike lives on a farm in Dorset, England with Elizabeth, his wife. They both share a passion for creating the best possible environment for people to be able to begin to see a positive future for themselves, irrespective of personal history. Mike has applied this principle to the growth of his own company Adams Morey Ltd. From small beginnings, the business now employs over 350 people in the tough market of selling and maintaining commercial vehicles.
One of the founding trustees of HopeHIV, Mike didn't visit South Africa until November 2004, an experience he describes as "life changing". He fervently believes that HopeHIV's focussed, well informed and committed teams can support and deliver real benefits on the ground that will make a real difference to the future for AIDS orphans, their families, their communities and by equipping some for leadership, their country.
Perry Evans
Perry lives with his wife and two children in Hampshire. He initially trained in mechanical engineering and now has more than 20 years experience in the IT service industry. Since 1993 he has been a Project Manager with the investment bank Credit Suisse.
He was diagnosed with HIV in 1985 and has empathy and concern for others who suffer directy or indirectly with the virus. As African resources are limited, he is keen to maximise every pound raised for HopeHIV and, where possible, to empower African communities to combat the disease. He is a strong advocate for removing the stigma associated with HIV in both the UK and Africa.
He is a committed Christian and founding Trustee of Hope HIV.
Adrian Gosling
Adrian was the inaugural Director of HopeHIV overseeing its registration as a charity in 2000 before returning to teaching and becoming a trustee in July 2002. He holds a BA in Geography, an MA in Anthropology and Sociology and received academic prizes from both universities for field research.
Adrian combines part time secondary teaching of geography, citizenship and religious studies with consultancy work in the charity sector developing approaches for youth participation in community action. He has a passion for allowing the voices of young people to be heard in the development of education and community projects, both in the UK and in Africa.
Sophie Kafeero
Sophie was born and educated in Uganda where she initially worked for the East African Community until it was disolved in 1977. She subsequently ran a family business until 1988 during which time she became involved in the HIV/AIDS cause.
In 1985 she set up a charity called Uganda Rehabilitation and Development Foundation, whose aim was to support widows and orphans and vulnerable children through skills training, mentoring, and capacity building.
In 1988 she left Uganda for England becoming involved in the HIV/AIDS cause among the Ugandan community and she later became the first black Trustee of London Lighthouse, who she was also employed by for a period.
In 1999 Sophie set up one of HOPEHIV's current partners, African Families Support Service (AFSS) after identifying gaps in service provision for black Africans affected by HIV/AIDS in London. In 2001 the Ugandan branch opened in Kampala.
James Kliffen
James Kliffen has been working to raise funds for charity since 1991, with Comic Relief, the British Red Cross, and since 1996 as head of fundraising for Médecins sans Frontierès. In 2002 he had the opportunity to visit Ethiopia, to gain an understanding of the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This led to a desire to help children orphaned by all causes, and joining the Board of HOPEHIV.
James is 43, and lives in South West London with Sally, who works to help people affected by HIV in the UK.
Katharine Moss
Kath has worked at Mazars, an international advisory and accountancy group since graduating in Economics and Statistics at Southampton University in 1986. She became an audit partner in 1996 specialising in the provision of audit and advice to owner managed businesses and charities.
Kath lives in Oxfordshire with Simon, and her son, Harry, who has cerebral palsy. She visited South Africa in 2005. Having met Phil Wall through work, Kath has become a supporter of HOPEHIV’s work
Ruth Visick-Evans
Ruth recently returned from Uganda, where she and her husband, Matthew, spent 4 years leading Oasis Uganda – a Christian charity working with poor and marginalised communities, predominantly in urban slums. Now based in Surrey, Ruth continues to enjoy an international role as Training & Development Director for Oasis, with particular emphasis on training project leaders around the world. Prior to working with Oasis, Ruth was a youth work manager with Cambridge City Council and a primary school teacher.
Since a young age Ruth has keenly desired to work in the developing world, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, and to actively support initiatives that provide opportunities for those who face severe hardship and disadvantage.
Phil Wall
Phil Wall along with his wife Wendy founded HOPEHIV in 1997.
Phil is CEO of Signify Ltd (www.bsignificant.com) and his working life is spent communicating to corporations about leadership and coaching their senior executives, primarily in the UK and US. His clients include FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, mainly within the media/telecom and financial services sectors. He coaches numerous CEOs as well as Arctic explorers, TV personalities and professional sportsmen including international athlete, Jonathan Edwards CBE, whom he accompanied to his successful Gold Medal winning Olympic Games in Sydney 2000. Phil has also recently started a new company focussed on Coaching for Dads (www.dadsunlimited.com) which also has a HOPEHIV support focus. Phil previously worked as a London Police Officer and as a communicator/leadership trainer with the international charity The Salvation Army.
Phil’s entrepreneurial fundraising work for HOPEHIV has been the focus of a TV documentary and been profiled and honoured by a number of national and international media publications. In 2004 he was nominated for the prestigious Beacon Fellowship award for innovative fundraising and was highly commended for his work with HOPEHIV. Phil promises that his funeral will be a fundraiser for HOPEHIV!
Wendy Wall
Wendy is married to Phil and lives in South London with their three children. She spends her time looking after and enjoying her family, and also working part-time as a speech and language therapist. She is involved in her local church, and runs an after school club at her local primary school. When she has any spare time she loves cooking and gardening.
Wendy is a co-founder of the charity and also one of the inaugural trustees. Having visited many of the projects that HOPEHIV is supporting, Wendy says her whole family has been impacted by what they have seen and experienced in Africa.