Insurance Networking 2022

Former pupils, former parents, and current parents (who all fall under the banner of Eastbournian Society members) working in the insurance industry all gathered at Davy's Wine Bar on Wednesday 23 November for a highly enjoyable networking evening. The group were also joined by current sixth form pupils interested in joining the sector, and took the opportunity to speak to ES members, who very generously shared their experiences and passed on advice.

It's always lovely to see ES members from a wide range of generations reminisicing about their times at the College, and this evening was no different with plenty of laughter throughout the night - the event even extended informally to a nearby pub afterwards! 

Peter Matthews, former parent and CEO of two insurance firms, generously gave his time to be guest speaker. Peter spoke passionately about why he loves the industry - receiving many nods of agreement from the audience - and about how he accidentally ended up working in insurance in the first place! Our thanks again to Peter sharing his story with us.

A date for next year's event has been set for Wednesday 22 November 2023. You can sign up here.

Among the attendees this year were:

Bill Corfield (Craig 2015)

Rupert Cutler (Powell 1982)

Charlie Davies Parent

Greg East (Reeves 2017)

Jamie Garratt (Wargrave 2004)

Dylan Greenhalgh (Reeves 2017)

Chris Hibbert Parent

Jerry Howard (Wargrave 1978)

Vinny Inchbald (Nugent 2015)

Frida Lawrence Parent

Martin Linaker Parent

Ben Marsh (Gonville 2003)

Peter Matthews Parent

Johnny McCord (Gonville 2001)

Alex Pollock (Gonville 2019)

James Potter (Reeves 2014)

John Thornley Eastbourne College Staff

Christian Trzebinski (Pennell 2016)

Sam Wicks (Powell 2010)

William Wilson (Wargrave 2020)

Marcus Winston (Gonville 2019)