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Sachin Jivanji (06): “After graduating as a lecturer and researcher at the the two children at Bryanston plus
from Imperial in 2009, I sold my University of São Paulo. extras; he is on a two-year contract for
soul to the City and started working the Abu Dhabi position but he doesn’t
in Investment Banking (M&A) for want to be a permanent ex-pat.”
Citigroup. I did that for three years Chris Siddall (11): “I was very
and then resigned in June 2012. fortunate to join Sky Sports News
I travelled across Southeast Asia Radio in October 2011. Since then,
(Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, I’ve worked my way up, from cutting
Cambodia and Hong Kong) for two audio and writing scripts to becoming
months in the summer of 2012 and a reporter, and now I’m a presenter.
then decided to go back to university Over the last month, I’ve been given
to do a post-experience Masters in the opportunity to present several
Finance. I’m currently doing this at shows across our station, in particular
Cambridge University and it’s so the weekend breakfast show, Good
much fun! I’ve started playing hockey John Law (76) Morning Sports Fans, every Saturday
again (three and a half years out has and Sunday, which goes on air from
taken its toll on me, though!) and, John Law (76): “After graduating 8am to 12pm.”
slowly but surely, I’m getting back from Manchester University, I entered
my skills! Hopefully, by March I’ll be the Barclays Group on their graduate
fit and ready to take on Oxford in the programme way back in 1980 and
Varsity match!”
have since worked for Deutsche
Bank and HSBC. I married an Italian
(Simonetta) in 1984 and, after
working for thirteen years in or around
the City, I transferred to Rome in
1993 and then Milan in 1996, where
we’ve been ever since. We have two
children, Andrew (24) and Emily
(18), who give us much joy. Aside
from banking and the family, I’m
Sachin Jivanji (06) with the Blues currently in my second two-year term
Varsity Squad as President of the British Chamber Chris Siddall (11) with his girlfriend,
of Commerce for Italy, which keeps Grace Reynolds
Donald Ranvaud (71), a film me busy. The Chamber’s aim is to
producer, speaks of his work: encourage cooperation, understanding Paul Romeril (73): “We had an Irish
“My films have had twelve Oscar and exchange between Italy and the Gathering Dinner of the three Irish-
nominations all in all, and one was UK. I also remain indebted to Peter based members of the Class of 1973,
won by Rachel Weisz in The Constant Anwyl (and my mother) for instilling joined by Miles Walton (73) and
Gardener, but hey, nobody’s perfect!” in me a lifelong love of literature, and Keith Mellors (73) at my home in
After leaving Ratcliffe, his brother, to Ratcliffe in general for the gift of Dublin, together with wives, on Friday
Ronald Ranvaud (64), read Physics sport, whose main outlet these days 12th April 2013. It was thoroughly
at Oxford, then completed a PhD in is that common middle aged man’s enjoyed by all.”
America, spent five years at the Max obsession, golf.”
Planck Institute in Grenoble, and David Thistlethwaite (50) writes of
finally returned to Brazil in 1978, his son, Mark Thistlethwaite (78):
where he has been ever since. He “Mark has recently been posted by
has spent the past twenty-five years AgustaWestland to set up a new
subsidiary in Abu Dhabi to service
and provide a spares system for all
the military helicopters (Westland)
in the UAE. This means setting up a
warehousing and servicing area from
scratch. This time, he has to move L to R: Keith Mellors, Paul Romeril,
out full-time (previously, in India, Miles Walton, Anthony Thistlethwaite
he could come and go) so his wife, & A J McKeon (all 73)
Caroline, has been out to sort out Richard Draycott (90): “I am
a house (with all the trimmings, as currently running a business in the
required by the grandchildren). As he
Donald Ranvaud (71) is CEO, he gets the boarding fees for Middle East, living in Dubai with
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OLD RATCLIFFIAN NEwS
Sachin Jivanji (06): “After graduating as a lecturer and researcher at the the two children at Bryanston plus
from Imperial in 2009, I sold my University of São Paulo. extras; he is on a two-year contract for
soul to the City and started working the Abu Dhabi position but he doesn’t
in Investment Banking (M&A) for want to be a permanent ex-pat.”
Citigroup. I did that for three years Chris Siddall (11): “I was very
and then resigned in June 2012. fortunate to join Sky Sports News
I travelled across Southeast Asia Radio in October 2011. Since then,
(Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, I’ve worked my way up, from cutting
Cambodia and Hong Kong) for two audio and writing scripts to becoming
months in the summer of 2012 and a reporter, and now I’m a presenter.
then decided to go back to university Over the last month, I’ve been given
to do a post-experience Masters in the opportunity to present several
Finance. I’m currently doing this at shows across our station, in particular
Cambridge University and it’s so the weekend breakfast show, Good
much fun! I’ve started playing hockey John Law (76) Morning Sports Fans, every Saturday
again (three and a half years out has and Sunday, which goes on air from
taken its toll on me, though!) and, John Law (76): “After graduating 8am to 12pm.”
slowly but surely, I’m getting back from Manchester University, I entered
my skills! Hopefully, by March I’ll be the Barclays Group on their graduate
fit and ready to take on Oxford in the programme way back in 1980 and
Varsity match!”
have since worked for Deutsche
Bank and HSBC. I married an Italian
(Simonetta) in 1984 and, after
working for thirteen years in or around
the City, I transferred to Rome in
1993 and then Milan in 1996, where
we’ve been ever since. We have two
children, Andrew (24) and Emily
(18), who give us much joy. Aside
from banking and the family, I’m
Sachin Jivanji (06) with the Blues currently in my second two-year term
Varsity Squad as President of the British Chamber Chris Siddall (11) with his girlfriend,
of Commerce for Italy, which keeps Grace Reynolds
Donald Ranvaud (71), a film me busy. The Chamber’s aim is to
producer, speaks of his work: encourage cooperation, understanding Paul Romeril (73): “We had an Irish
“My films have had twelve Oscar and exchange between Italy and the Gathering Dinner of the three Irish-
nominations all in all, and one was UK. I also remain indebted to Peter based members of the Class of 1973,
won by Rachel Weisz in The Constant Anwyl (and my mother) for instilling joined by Miles Walton (73) and
Gardener, but hey, nobody’s perfect!” in me a lifelong love of literature, and Keith Mellors (73) at my home in
After leaving Ratcliffe, his brother, to Ratcliffe in general for the gift of Dublin, together with wives, on Friday
Ronald Ranvaud (64), read Physics sport, whose main outlet these days 12th April 2013. It was thoroughly
at Oxford, then completed a PhD in is that common middle aged man’s enjoyed by all.”
America, spent five years at the Max obsession, golf.”
Planck Institute in Grenoble, and David Thistlethwaite (50) writes of
finally returned to Brazil in 1978, his son, Mark Thistlethwaite (78):
where he has been ever since. He “Mark has recently been posted by
has spent the past twenty-five years AgustaWestland to set up a new
subsidiary in Abu Dhabi to service
and provide a spares system for all
the military helicopters (Westland)
in the UAE. This means setting up a
warehousing and servicing area from
scratch. This time, he has to move L to R: Keith Mellors, Paul Romeril,
out full-time (previously, in India, Miles Walton, Anthony Thistlethwaite
he could come and go) so his wife, & A J McKeon (all 73)
Caroline, has been out to sort out Richard Draycott (90): “I am
a house (with all the trimmings, as currently running a business in the
required by the grandchildren). As he
Donald Ranvaud (71) is CEO, he gets the boarding fees for Middle East, living in Dubai with
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