Meet our
Board

Colin Maund (UK) – CHAIR

Colin Maund is CEO of Hellios Holdings a company that builds collaborative supplier compliance systems for large organisations. Colin was on the Board of the Outward Bound Trust from 2012 to 2022 and a member of the Board of OBI since 2014. He was formerly the CEO of Achilles Group which operated in 28 countries before it was sold and was the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for IT Services in 2009. Colin‘s interests include all outdoor activities as well as music and theatre. He is on the Board of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra. He has been actively involved in Outward Bound since first attending a course in the 1980s and has kept up the association ever since.

DAVID KONG (HONG KONG) – PAST CHAIR & Chair, OB Global

David Kong is the managing director of his family business in shipping and logistics based in Hong Kong.  David grew up in Vancouver and graduated from the University of British Columbia.  In Hong Kong, David served in several government advisory committees as well as on not-for-profit boards. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors and a Fellow of the Hong Kong Charter Institute of Transport & Logistics. He has been a member of the Outward Bound Hong Kong Trust since 1990 and was the Chairman of the Board from 2006 to 2009. David was Chair of the OBI Board from 2017-2023.  He is now the new chair of Outward Bound Global.  David is a past Commodore of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, enjoys inshore and offshore yacht racing. He is an avid skier, scuba diver and hiker.

John Atkin (Australia) – Vice Chair

Nicholas Conceicao (Singapore) – CHAIR, OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Nicholas Conceicao’s career in outdoor education and adventure learning spans over two decades at Outward Bound Singapore (OBS) and other outdoor pursuit centres. Nicholas was instrumental in the policy formulation of the 2016 National Outdoor Adventure Education Masterplan including development plans for OBS@Coney. He undertook strategic roles in the operational expansion of the MOE-OBS Challenge Programme for all Secondary 3 students, the re-development of two Outward Bound training camps at Pulau Ubin and setting-up of the first-ever purpose-built adventure learning centre for children known as SPARKc@OBS. He was also credited with establishing bilateral training partnerships and overseas youth programmes with Outward Bound schools in Brunei Darussalam, Croatia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Malaysia (Lumut & Sabah), Oman, Taiwan, South Africa and Vietnam. Nicholas led his team to host the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games Culture and Education Programme at OBS, Pulau Ubin for more than 1,500 national athletes and coaches. Nicholas was also a co-organiser for the 2011 Outward Bound International Staff Symposium hosted by OBS. In 2010, Nicholas was awarded the National Day Public Administration Medal (Bronze) for his contributions in the public service.

Pamela Fralick (Canada)

Pamela Fralick is Principal of PCF Executive Leadership. Throughout her career, Ms. Fralick has distinguished herself in a variety of senior roles, most recently as President of Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC), the industry association for Canada’s innovative pharmaceutical companies, where she worked with its members and communities to ensure Canadians have access to the medicines they need, when they need them. Prior to her time with IMC, Ms. Fralick’s CEO roles included the Canadian Cancer Society, the Canadian Healthcare Association, the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, the Collegium of Work and Learning and the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. True to her commitment to the health and well-being of Canadians, Ms. Fralick has served on numerous prestigious boards and collaboratives across Canada and internationally, some of which include the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Queen’s University School of Policy Studies, Outward Bound Canada, Outward Bound International, Triathlon Canada, the International Triathlon Union and the Canada Dance Festival. Ms. Fralick has a BA in French and psychology and an MA in developmental psychology from Carleton University, as well as a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Queen’s University. She also holds an ICD.D designation. She is trilingual – in English, French and German – and is an accomplished artist and athlete.

Grant Faber (New Zealand) – Chair, ESG COMMITTEE

Grant Faber possesses a wide background with Corporate and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in New Zealand, Australia, Norway, UK, and USA. Grant initially focused on management systems development, project management, and strategic planning before assuming line management roles. Leaving the corporate sector in 1989, his focus moved to building up his own group of companies which were built into industry leading positions in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods and Over-the-Counter Pharmaceutical sectors before sale to multinational corporates. His involvement continues with shareholdings in a number of start up and early stage ventures.

Grant maintains a strong interest and involvement in a number of non profit sectors including Youth Development, the Arts, Conservation and Local Community. He is the past Chairman Whangarei Art Museum Trust, past Trustee Outward Bound Foundation, past Chairman Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand, Director Outward Bound International Inc., Director Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand, past Chairman Discover Whangarei Heads Tourism Group Inc., past Chairman Hundertwasser Art Centre Project, Trustee Whangarei Visitor Group Trust, Whangarei Heads Landcare Forum, Director Taiharuru Farms Lodge Limited, Member Rotary Club of Downtown Auckland, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Member of the NZ Institute of Directors. Grant is also an alumnus of Outward Bound New Zealand, having completed a classic course in 1972.

Hilal Al Mawali (OMAN)

Hilal worked with the Government of Oman for many years before moving to Shell in 1996, where he held several senior positions, until 2017. During his 21 years of service in Shell, Hilal headed the HR function, Staff Development, Corporate and Communication function, Stakeholders & Reputation Management and CSR. During his service with Shell, the company won many external recognitions, including His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Award for CSR, Ministry of Manpower Award for Omanisation (employment of locals), Gulf Cooperation Council Award for localization and Royal Oman Police Award for Road Safety. Hilal is one of the founders of Outward Bound Oman, where he took the lead to establish Outward Bound in Oman. He then served as the Chairman of Outward Bound Oman for 8 years, 2009 to 2017. During this time, and after the support from His Majesty the Sultan, Outward Bound Oman saw steep growth in terms of number of participants, employees and the establishment of permanent training facilities in different parts of the Country. In November 2017, Hilal was elected to the board of Outward Bound International. In the past, Hilal also participated in various boards, including Oman Road Safety Association, were he was the Deputy Chair, a member of the Training Committee at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Secretary to the Board at Shell Oman Marketing Company. Hilal has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the UK. He is passionate about people’s development and this was recognised by his winning an award from Shell International for his work in Omanisation. He also enjoys traveling and seeing different parts of the world.

Henry Morse (USA) – Chair, Nominations committee

Henry Morse Jr. is retired from the business world, having spent his career in the energy industry working for a gas and electric utility, and a natural gas pipeline company. He currently serves on several non-profit Boards. He has served on various Outward Bound School Boards in the US since 1998, including the former Pacific Crest Outward Bound School, the Northwest Outward Bound School, Outward Bound USA and the Outward Bound Services Group. When the Northwest Outward Bound School was founded in 2011, he served as the initial volunteer Executive Director during its start up. He currently serves on the Finance and Risk Management Committees of the OBI Board. In addition to traveling with his wife Terry, Henry spends his time in many outdoor activities. He annually undertakes multi-week solo backpacking trips, and peak bagging “14ers” in Colorado, in addition to skiing, hiking, kayaking and golf. When the weather keeps him indoors, he is a fine woodworker.

laura kohler (USA)

richard winter (Hong Kong) – Treasurer & Chair, Finance Committee

Richard is Senior Advisor of Quam Group, a listed financial services group in Hong Kong. Richard graduated from Edinburgh University in 1974 and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1980.  After contracts with Deloittes in Nairobi and Edinburgh, he arrived in Hong Kong in 1985 to work as Manager of the Corporate Advisory Service Department of Ernst & Whinney.  In 1987 he joined Standard Chartered, where he worked for 12 years, to become Managing Director, Investment Banking in charge of North East Asia.  In January 2000, he joined Deloitte as Managing Director, with responsibilities to establish and develop their corporate finance capability. He left in 2022 to become a major shareholder, Vice Chairman and Head of Corporate Finance in the Quam Group. He is a member of the Securities and Futures Commission Takeovers and Mergers Panel and the Stock Exchange Listing Review Committee. Richard has been involved with Outward Bound Hong Kong for over 20 years in various honorary capacities, ranging from Chair of the Charity Ball Committee, Chair of the Adventure and Multi Race Committee, EXCO member and previous Chairman of the Board.

guy williams (UK) – chair, network growth committee