The Senior Leadership Team at Morden College
Chief Executive Officer
Meryl Davies
Finance Director
Kate Morris
Director of Real Estate
Ed Mileham
Operations Director
Richard McAllister
Director of Resident Services & Charity Development
Currently vacant
Director of People & Culture
Michael Lowe
Meryl Davies
Chief Executive Officer
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Meryl Davies
Chief Executive Officer
Meryl Davies joined Morden College as CEO in October 2023. Her career has spanned higher education, international development, and UK charities.
Most recently, Meryl was CEO of Re-engage, the national charity working with people over 75 who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation.
Kate Morris
Finance Director
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Kate Morris
Finance Director
Kate joined Morden College in 2018 from Volunteering Matters where she was Finance Director. Kate is an experienced Chartered Accountant and has had a number of senior roles in the UK charity sector. After qualifying, her early career was in a non-departmental public body (NDPB) within the Home Office, and subsequent roles include Trusteeships for The Drinkaware Trust and Bethlem Gallery, and Head of Group Finance for the British Heart Foundation.
Ed Mileham
Director of Real Estate
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Ed Mileham
Director of Real Estate
Ed Mileham BSc (Hons) MRICS is a qualified Chartered Surveyor with considerable experience in lease negotiations, town centre redevelopment and management. He heads up the Real Estate team at Morden College, having previously been a Director and London team leader at LCP Properties, and Director of Asset Management at Savills.
Richard McAllister
Operations Director
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Richard McAllister
Operations Director
Richard’s formal training was in hospitality and he was appointed to unit level, regional and head office roles in the UK and overseas, working for Intercontinental Hotels, Queens Moat House Hotels and Hand Picked Hotels. His focus on Facilities Management saw Richard move into healthcare where he worked in a UK-wide role for a national provider until he joined Morden College in 2013.
Richard and his team are responsible for Hard and Soft FM and refurbishment programmes, and they support on procurement and contract management.
Currently vacant
Director of Resident Services & Charity Development
- Group:Senior Leadership Team
Currently vacant
Director of Resident Services & Charity Development
Morden College is looking for a new Director of Resident Services & Charity Development at an exciting time where we’re redeveloping our values, planning our strategy, and reviewing our property and service offerings. Please click on the following link for more information.
Find out about our Director of Resident Services & Charity Development position
Michael Lowe
Director of People & Culture
- Group:Senior Leadership Team
Michael Lowe
Director of People & Culture
Michael Lowe joined Morden College in January 2024 having held senior leadership HR roles within HM Prison & Probation Service, Ministry of Justice, and The Goldsmiths’ Company.
Before focusing his career on HR, Michael was a School Business Manager for a large secondary school in north London. Michael has a Chartered Fellow qualification from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).