Presidents
A decade of leadership.
Zain Jaffer
Founder – 2008/09
During their tenure:
- Amassed over 700 members under their leadership.
- Named Enactus “National Champion in 2009.
- Awarded Top 3 Enterprising Societies by the National Council of Graduate Entrepreneurs.
Post-Presidential Achievement:
- Founded Vungle, one of the largest digital marketing companies in the world, sold for over $750 million.
- Selected as one of the Top 80 Leaders by Google and NASA.
- Listed as Forbes 30 Under 30 for App in 2012.
Michael Tyrimos
President – 2009/10
During their tenure:
- Awarded “President of the Year of 2010” by NACUE and “Leader of Tomorrow” at the 41st St Gallen Symposium.
- Served on the Student Advisory Board of NACUE.
Post-Presidential Achievement:
- Further studies in both Oxford and Cambridge.
- Managing Director of Capacitor Partners.
Sarah Chen
President – 2010/11
During their tenure:
- Voted Number 1 Enterprising Society by NACUE.
- Amassed over 1800 members under her leadership.
Post-Presidential Achievements:
- Founded the Billion Dollar Fund for Women.
- Listed as Forbes 30 Under 30 (Asia) for Finance and VC in 2019.
Nicholas Bendt
President – 2011/12
During their tenure:
- Amassed a cumulative total of over 3000 under his leadership.
Post-Presidential Achievement:
- Former Associate at McKinsey & Co.
- Vice-President at the Industrial & Energy Vertical at Bain Capital.
Ella Jade
President – 2012/13
During their tenure:
- Organised the 2011 Profession Podium.
- Organised the KCLBC and London Apprentice Challenges.
- Founded the LCCI Student Link division within the London Chamber of Commerce.
Post-Presidential Achievement:
- Appeared on the Apprentice, Series 10 (2014).
- Co-Founder of ROOBBA.
Tamen Jadad Garcia
President – 2013/14
During their tenure:
- Achieved the RBS ESSA Gold Award for Best Event Series
Post-Presidential Achievement:
- Founding Member of the Vivenxia Group.
- COO of Beati Inc.
Sebastian Greve Sunde
President – 2014/15
During their tenure:
- Secured the most significant number of sponsorships and partnerships to date.
Post-Presidential Achievement:
- Graduated top of their class of 250 in Business Management, recipient of the “Most Meritorious Performance”.
- Formerly a Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
- Investment Manager at Summa Equity.
Sam Werner
President – 2015/16
During their tenure:
- Interviewed Sir Richard Branson
Post-Presidential Achievement:
- In pursuit of a PhD in Computer Science at Imperial College in cryptocurrency research and engineering.
Andrea Mazzoleni
President – 2016/17
During their tenure:
- Co-Founded the London Fintech Conference, Somerset Consulting, London Case Competition, and King’s Capital.
- Restructured the organisational structure of the society.
Post-Presidential Achievement:
- Investment Banking Analyst at UBS.
Toby Bottomley
President – 2017/18
During their tenure:
Post-Presidential Achievement:
- Investment Banking Analyst at Jefferies.
Alois Savanne
President – 2018/19
During their tenure:
- Continued the growth of the society and its offering of events.
Post-Presidential Achievement:
- Graduated top of their class in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE).
- Recipient of the Schwarzman Scholarship, further studies at Tsinghua.
Paul Benter
President – 2019/20
During their tenure:
- Initiated the Rebranding Initiative.
- Oversaw the re-establishment of the Marketing department.
- Authored the Third Edition of the Constitution.
Richard Ou
President – 2020/21
During their tenure:
- Co-founded the King’s Business Review, the King’s Business Network, and King’s Consulting.
- Enacted major organisational reform, co-authoring the Fourth Edition of the Constitution, and co-founded the publications and human resources departments.
- Appointed as advisor to the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs.
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