Chair and Non-Executive Director with over a decade of board-level experience across sectors. Strong track record of chairing and strengthening boards, with particular expertise in governance, trustee–executive relationships, risk, safeguarding and regulatory oversight. Commercially astute leader with deep experience in financial sustainability, strategic clarity and navigating organisational growth, transition and constraint. Brings calm, measured leadership style, with proven ability to operate effectively in emotionally sensitive and high-stakes environments. Direct charity governance experience as a Trustee of a large children’s community sport charity, with hands-on involvement in safeguarding, board development and governance maturity. Career background includes successful founder/CEO exit, FTSE 250 executive leadership and advisory roles, bringing strong financial and strategic discipline. Highly aligned personal motivation, informed by lived experience as an adoptive parent, with a clear commitment to improving outcomes for disadvantaged children.

Ian’s connection to KidsOut is very much a family one – his late father co-founded the charity, his mother was a Trustee for many years, and his brother is a KidsOut Ambassador.

Ian’s background is in corporate financial services where he began his career as an underwriter before going on to lead a pan-European business unit for one of the world’s leading product insurance brands.

Having retired from corporate life in 2016, Ian went on to co-found what has grown to become one of the UK’s leading property development training companies.

Ada Ibezi is the founder and CEO of Against Domestic Abuse (ADA), an NGO whose aim is two-fold. Firstly, raising awareness about Domestic Abuse and secondly, supporting women and children affected by domestic abuse. She is a Domestic Abuse Community Ambassador and a qualified Freedom Programme Facilitator. She is a Thriver after her own lived experience.

She is currently working alongside the Metropolitan Police as part of the MET’s community centred learning project. Ada has 17 years experience of teaching and leading in schools across three continents, she has been the designated safeguarding lead and delivered school-wide safeguarding and child protection training. She is also the founder and CEO of Fit Africa Warriors, a holistic fitness and well-being organisation.

Ada also volunteers for the charity Hestia, the largest provider of Refuges and Safe Houses for women and children in London and the South East of England.

Ada is a fitness enthusiast, who loves African fashion, writing and performing, photography, meetings new people and learning new things. She speaks fluent Igbo, a Nigerian language, English, conversational French and beginner Spanish. She is passionate about education, raising awareness of domestic abuse and supporting women and children affected by domestic abuse.

Olayemi is a senior finance, governance, and consulting professional with over 15 years’ experience across charities, multinationals, and public sector organisations. She is currently Head of Finance – Compliance & Operations at C40 Cities, leading multi-entity, multi-currency reporting, grant compliance, and global audits. Previously she was an auditor with EY in the UK, Nigeria, and Tanzania. She has experience advising and working with boards, including Director of Finance & Operations at Trinity Chapel. KidsOut’s mission to support some of the most vulnerable children resonates deeply with her and is a strong believer in the importance of giving children positive experiences and the opportunity to thrive.