Hinchley Wood and The Dittons Probus
The club for retired professional and business men
Roger Barton
Chairman
Roger graduated from Bradford University, then majored in the Motor Industry, working with clients to improve their Customer Communication systems and skills. He created his own Agency to supply Manufacturers and their Dealers with systems and management training in the UK, USA and Australia.
He also managed hospitality events for his clients.
Dick Moore
Hon Secretary
Dick started his working life as an apprentice carpenter and joiner, then became a work study engineer for the GLC. He moved to a position of management consultant for the London Teaching Hospitals and worked at Region, Area and District in the NHS. His career ended as a senior manager at St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey. Since retiring he has done a lot of family history research and travelled the world to Europe, South Africa, China and USA, where his son lives.
Glen Ross
Treasurer
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Glen’s career started in Christchurch New Zealand. He completed an apprenticeship in jewellery manufacturing in the’60s, and ran his own business in the ‘70s.
He worked for the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affair from 1984, and was posted to Ottawa, Moscow, and finally London, where he retired in 2012
Chris Webborn
Events Secretary
Chris has spent the majority of his career in manufacturing after his research degree at Imperial College in London. The major sectors included interior components for the Automotive industry, composites for Aerospace, supplying to Airbus, Boeing and Rolls-Royce and industrial sensors for the nuclear industry worldwide.
Chris retired in December 2021, is married to Liz and lives in Twickenham.
William Webb​
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Committee member
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William graduated from the College of Estate Management, Reading University and became a Chartered Surveyor, then a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1984. He worked in London as a Partner within a major Practice and retired to set up his own Consultancy business in 2000.
He specialised in advice to industrial businesses and is now semi-retired.