Our People

Young Rider Training Ambassador

Ben Schooling

I'm a 22-year-old police officer for Surrey Police by day and a Young Riding Ambassador for my local club, Wey Valley Advanced Motorcyclists in Surrey in my free time. I began riding on my 17th birthday, having developed a passion at a young age for riding a pillion with my Dad.

I ride a BMW S1000XR currently and represent IAM RoadSmart as the Young Ambassador focusing on the training and recruitment for younger riders. I ride daily and absolutely love covering miles on the bike. I've been fortunate enough to gain both my National Observer and Masters recently, and hope to use this to drive the next generation of bikers into the Advanced training program.

Outside of training, I enjoy social rides around the country or taking the evening off to play ice hockey at my local rink. I understand the challenges younger riders face and hope to be a point of contact for those considering improving their riding.

Independent Road Safety Advisor

Meera Naran, MBE

Meera is an independent road safety campaigner who has personally experienced tragedy and loss on UK roads. Since, she has used her voice and drawn on her own experience, to help lobby the government on key campaigns that will improve safer roads for all, including Smart Motorways, changes to the Highway Code around motorway driving, with further focus on Vision Zero, to eliminate road traffic fatalities and serious injuries.

We’re thrilled that Meera has joined us as an Independent Road Safety Advisor, and we are hopeful that together, we can make a difference to improve UK roads safer for all.

A quote from Meera: “I came to campaigning after the loss of my son Dev in a road traffic collision. I’m proud to be working with IAM RoadSmart and hope together we can make a difference.”

Group and Community Ambassador

Des Shillingford

I’m Finance Director for an Academy Trust, and Chair for the Chelmsford Advanced Motorists Group. I was asked to consider an ambassador role with IAM RoadSmart and, further, to attend a group Autumn Forum meeting in Duxford 2022.

I’m a family man with 2 boys – Matthew and Harry, one of whom is learning to drive. My passion is, safe, fun driving, and I hope in my role as ambassador that I will be able to persuade people of the value that safe driving can bring, and also how it develops peace of mind and enables other things like leisure and social, to include weekends away and trips with friends. My aspiration in this role is to ‘bang the drum’ around sensible, responsible driving and encourage all to review their personal driving skill set.

Out of my road safety commitments and passion, I am also Chair of Governors for a local school and enjoy fixing mobility scooters for another charity.

Our Chairman supports the IAM RoadSmart vision. They play a key role in shaping the strategy, vision and purpose of IAM RoadSmart along with their fellow Council members.

Read more about our Chairman

Trustees

'Our Trustees bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the IAM RoadSmart Board. All our Trustees are volunteers and dedicate their time to ensure the charity receives it mission.'

Nick Lomas

Nick is Director General of the Caravan and Motorhome Club (formerly The Caravan Club) and has held that position since 2010. Nick is an elected board member of the UK Tourism Alliance, the representative body of the UK tourism industry. He is also a member of the FIA (International Automobile Federation) Region 1 management council guiding the mobility, advocacy and road safety work of the organisation.

Sarah Whiteside-Jones

Sarah is Head of Membership and External Affairs at the Institute of the Motor Industry. Sarah has worked in the membership sector for 16 years and has held senior positions since 2015. Sarah is passionate about education, membership and helping organisations deliver great member value by placing member needs at the heart of the organisation.

Victoria Milford

Victoria is the Founder of Reward Heads, an independent consultancy specialising in Retail, Hospitality and Voluntary sectors. Victoria joined at the end of 2022 as Trustee and Chair of our Remuneration Committee with oversight of People and Reward. She is passionate about ensuring people are rewarded, informed, and motivated in the most appropriate way to deliver organisational objectives effectively.

Tom Kelman

Tom joined us in 2022 and brings with him over 40 years’ experience as a Scottish Chartered Accountant. He has held several posts in his career as FD and Corporate Services, and now wishes to spend the final stage of his professional career ensuring businesses and charities have sustainable business models. He is passionate about trust, integrity, and prudence.

Angela Bell

Angela has a long-standing relationship with IAM Roadsmart. She took her advanced driving test in 1996 and quickly became an Observer and committee member with her local Group.  She went on to become Group Chair before taking on the role of Regional Groups Co-ordinator, a voluntary role and continued to exist in Northern Ireland until more recently. She is a National Observer, a member of the Regional Training Team, and a Masters mentor, having passed the Masters test with distinction.

Mark Armitage

Mark joined The Institute of the Motor Industry (The IMI) in 2015, initially leading the UK business development team, before moving roles in 2017 to lead the external quality and assessment department. He is now the Group Commercial Director for Autotech Group, a specialised group of companies providing employers with talent and technology solutions, including multiple areas.

Rupert Newman

Rupert currently runs his own coaching & consulting business, but prior to that he worked for 27 years in senior leadership & Board Director roles for a number of businesses across the food & healthcare sectors. He has been a member of the IAM since 2021 & is also a volunteer Bloodbiker in his spare time. Rupert is passionate about helping people & organisations simplify how they do what they do, so that they can deliver a great job for their customers & Members.

Mark Powell

Mark has extensive international experience in multiple areas. He held senior positions with Fujitsu/ICL, Ernst and Young, BPP Professional Education, and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and has over ten years’ experience as a Trustee with organisations in the not-for-profit sector. Mark is a firm believer in the benefits of education and training in developing individuals and organisations and now volunteers his time in this space, including being an IAM National Observer.

Chief Executive Officer

Antony Kildare

Antony is a highly experienced and accomplished Chief Executive and senior business leader who has worked extensively in economic development, business investment, enterprise innovation, complex infrastructure and regeneration programmes, in health, social care, education, children’s services and community and neighbourhood development projects across the UK and Europe.

He has a strong commercial background and over twenty-five years’ experience in building collaborative relationships, partnerships, joint ventures and special purpose companies with public, private and not for profit clients and stakeholders to deliver performance improvement, organisational change, restructuring and business transformation.

He has also held a number of non-executive chair and trustee roles during his career. Antony’s previous appointments include CEO, board and senior executive roles in regional development, healthcare, leisure, professional services, education, charities and a period at the Department of Trade and Industry. Tony said;

‘I am delighted and privileged to join IAM RoadSmart, the leading national charity for road safety. It has a dedicated team and an impressive history and record of success in keeping people of all ages safe on Britain’s roads. There has never been a more important time to encourage, train and support drivers and motorcyclists.'

Area Service Delivery
Manager - North East
England

Steve Ellis

Steve has been with IAM RoadSmart since 2017 and supports the local groups across North East England. Having worked for the police, Steve was a qualified Road Death Investigator for the Yorkshire Roads Policing Department where he was involved in overseeing the implementation of SMART Motorway. With Steve’s knowledge and experience, he saw joining IAM RoadSmart as a natural progression so he could play a key part in improving driving and riding standards.

Within this role, he feels he can both help and motivate individuals to become better drivers and riders, helping to make our roads safer.

Area Service Delivery Manager - Northern, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Scott Tulip

Scott has been a part of the IAM RoadSmart community since 1993, before becoming an Examiner in 2012 and then an ASDM in 2017 where he looks after the Northern, Scotland and Northern Ireland region.

Scott served 30 years in the Metropolitan Police and holds advanced awards in Accident Investigation, Vehicle Examination and Tachograph Calibration. He served as a Collision Investigator and was also a Police Instructor at Hendon Driving School for 9 years. He enjoys long motorcycle trips around his region, but as well as the fantastic countryside, he gets to meet the fantastic people and volunteers who support IAM RoadSmart.