William Alden MBE, DL is Managing Director of Alden Group Limited. William Alden has an MA from Oxford University and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management. William started his career as an officer in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars and joined the Alden Group in 1980. William is a member of the Court of the Stationers’ Livery Company, a Governor of Headington School in Oxford and on the Court of Oxford Brookes University. In 2000, William was awarded an MBE for his services to vocational education and training, and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Oxfordshire in 2004.