OUR COURT AND COMPANY OFFICERS
The Court is the governing body of the Livery Company. It consists of the Master, four Wardens, the Officers of the Company and at least 12 Assistants. This has been the structure of our Modern Company and the preceding Pipe Makers' Companies for four hundred years.
Our Master and Wardens are appointed annually at an Election Court in March and installed at an Installation Court each June. The Master and the Wardens lead the Court of Assistants and the General Purposes Committee.
Past Masters (all of whom are listed here) play a significant role in the life of the Company, supporting the Court and attending its meetings.
Left to right: Master Jacqueline Burrows, Wardens Mallory Factor, Terry Fenner-Leitao, Stephan von Schilling and Rae Maile.
OUR CURRENT COURT
Master: Jacqueline Burrows (see more detail on our Past & Present Masters' page.)
Jacqueline joined the Company in 2002, becoming the first woman to be admitted as a Freeman by Redemption. She was clothed with the Livery in 2004 and joined the Court of Assistants in 2007. She became the Company’s 73rd Master, and its third woman Master, in June 2026.
Jacqueline spent her career in international corporate affairs and communications in the tobacco industry, holding director-level positions at Rothmans International plc and Imperial Tobacco plc before establishing her own public affairs consultancy. Her public service has included ministerial and other public appointments. She was a founder member of the Guild of Public Relations Practitioners, now the Worshipful Company of Communicators. A graduate of the University of Bristol, she has served as a Trustee of Bath Preservation Trust and volunteers for the National Trust. She has a strong interest in history, literature and heritage.
Within the Company, Jacqueline was a founder member of the Membership Committee, served two terms on the General Purposes Committee and is the Honorary Archivist.
Senior Warden: Mallory Factor
Professor Mallory Factor KCNG joined the Company by Redemption in 2020, the same year that he was clothed with the Livery. He became a Court Assistant in 2022 and chaired the Membership Committee from 2021 to 2023.
Mallory is the founder and Executive Chairman, President and CEO of IntraBio Inc, a global biopharmaceutical company based in Austin, Texas, focused on developing and commercialising therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. He is Visiting Senior Fellow in Entrepreneurship at the University of Oxford’s Department of Pharmacology and an underwriting member of Lloyd's of London. He has written widely on economics and public policy, and together with his wife Elizabeth is the author of New York Times’ bestselling books Shadowbosses (2012) and Big Tent (2014). Mallory has been a senior advisor to the House of Lords. He is also a theatre producer with many West End and Broadway Tony Award-winning successes in his portfolio.
Renter Warden: Terry Fenner-Leitao
Terry joined the Company by Redemption in 2012, was clothed with the Livery in 2013 and became a Court Assistant in 2017. He serves on the GPC and on the Finance Sub-Committee.
Terry is a senior risk and controls professional with over 25 years’ international experience in COO and Chief Control roles at Partner and Managing Director level. He has held senior positions at major financial institutions including Citigroup, Credit Suisse, HSBC and Barclays across the UK, US, Latin America and EMEA. He is Head of Controls for Citi’s UK legal entities, leading the management and reporting of risk profiles and supporting effective governance and oversight. Terry has a strong interest in professional standards, education and charitable activity.
Third Warden: Stephan von Schilling
Stephan was born in New York to a German family and came to London as a baby. He has worked across various sectors, latterly in healthcare with a particular focus on behaviour change and physical activity. His passions include cigars, whisky and road cycling but not always at the same time. He joined the Company by Redemption in 2016 and was clothed with the Livery in 2018. He joined the Court in 2020 and serves as Chair of the Membership Committee.
Fourth Warden: Rae Maile
Rae was admitted to the Company by Redemption in 2018 and joined the Court in 2021. He has worked in the City since 1989, initially in fund management and since 1988 as a stockbroker at firms including Cazenove (where he was a Partner), JP Morgan and most recently Peel Hunt. In addition to his years following the financial services industry in its many guises, Rae is the longest standing tobacco industry analyst globally.
Left to right: Sandra Stocker, Daniel Partridge, William and Susan Curran, Jacqueline Burrows and Revd Canon Jack Noble.
Learned Clerk: Liveryman Sandra Stocker
Beadle: Daniel Partridge, Yeoman Warder
Honorary Almoners: Liveryman Susan Curran and Assistant Clerk William Curran
Honorary Archivist: Liveryman Jacqueline Burrows
Honorary Chaplain: Reverend Canon Jack Noble of St Giles, Cripplegate
You can contact the Court via the Clerk here.