Rhubarb December 2025

ST EDWARD’S

Oriol EscalAs (Tilly’s, 1996-1998)

Jack Rubin (Tilly’s, 2008-2013)

We were delighted to hear the news that last year Oriol was appointed an Ambassador as Deputy Permanent Representative of Spain to the European Union. Oriol is now based in Brussels in his new role. Congratulations Oriol! Edward Womersley (Tilly’s, 2002-2007)

Earlier this year, Jack was named in the Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list for Retail & Ecommerce!

Jack is CEO of Purdy & Figg, a natural cleaning-product company

founded in 2020 alongside his brother Charlie, his mother Purdy and Purdy’s friend Charlotte Figg. It has certainly been an exciting year for Jack and the rest of the team, with Purdy & Figg also being named third fastest-growing private company in the UK by The Sunday Times in 2025.

OSE NEWS

We were thrilled to hear from Ed, who has been participating in Hyrox events while he has been living in Australia. In 2023, Ed won the Sydney Hyrox event and defended his title in 2024. In the same year, he also broke the Asia-Pacific record for the men’s solo open category, with an incredible time of 56 minutes and 51 seconds.

Alex Carter (Segar’s, 2009-2014) Following eight rewarding years in private banking at Handelsbanken, Alex has now stepped into a new role as Relationship Manager at Killik & Co, an independent wealth management firm, leading the

innovation team out of their Chiswick House.This role allows Alex to combine his passion for relationship-building work with community engagement in West London.

Ed qualified to represent Australia at the June 2024 Hyrox World Championships in France and also competed in the 2025 World Championships held in Chicago. Alongside his solo endeavours, Ed has also qualified for the doubles pro category after winning the Hyrox doubles event in Melbourne alongside a friend, with a time of 53 minutes and 56 seconds.

Congratulations to Alex on this exciting next step in his career!

Annabelle (Annie) Simpson (Corfe, 2009-2014)

We look forward to cheering Ed on as he continues to take on these challenges!

Annie (left) has embarked on a three-year course at the University of Oxford to do a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Huge congratulations Annie! Gregory Kratt (Kendall, 2012-2017)

Gregory (left) ran two marathons in April this year – the Vienna Marathon in a time

of 2hrs 56 mins and the London Marathon in 3hrs 5mins, raising money for Christians in Sport. CiS is a charity which works with professional athletes in elite sport, supporting competitive athletes at university or within local clubs, and running summer camps for young people.

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