At the present time, the Company has some 360 Liverymen
and over 1,000 Freemen.

It is governed by the Master, Wardens and Court of Assistants who,
as at 11th December 2007 are: -

Master

Robin Charles Henry Weathersbee Esquire FCOptom, DCLP

Upper Warden

Joram Jacques Fried Esquire FBDO

Renter Warden

John Stanley Shilling Esquire FRCS, DO, FRCOphth

The Deputy Master

The Venerable John Anthony Morrison MA

Assistants Above the Chair

Professor Mohammed Jalie SMSA, FBDO, HonFCGI, HonFCOptom, MCMI
(Master 1993-94)
Brian Jack Mitchell Esquire FCA, FRSA (Master 2000-01)
Robert William Chappell Esquire OBE, MPhil, DSc, FCOptom (Master 2003-04)
John Roy Spencer Baker Esquire FBDO (Master 2005-06)

Senior Assistants

William Michael Barton Esquire FBDO(Hons), CL
Professor John Marshall BSc, PhD, FRCPath, HonFCOptom, HonFRCOphth, FLIA, FRSA
Angus Stuart Macpherson BA, ACA, JPS
Gordon Eric Jones C Chem, FRSC

Assistants

Christine Margaret Tomkins MB, ChB, FRCS, FRCOphth, MBA
David Walker BA
Christopher Ernest Hunt Esquire MBA, FBDO, FInst SMM
Angus Geoffrey Kingswell Bankes BSc
(Vacancy)

Clerk
Lieutenant Colonel JAB Salmon OBE, LLB

The following Past Masters Emeriti do not sit on the Court,
but receive all its papers and have the right to comment on its proceedings:

Sir Richard Meyjes DL, FRSA, FInstD, CCMI, D (Hon) Univ Surrey, Hon FCOptom
(Master 1985-87)
David Evershed-Martin Esquire FCOptom (Master 1994-95)
Clive Graham Stone Esquire FCOptom (Master 1996-97)
Peter Crockford Mills Esquire FCOptom (Master 1997-98)
Frank Goodwin Norville Esquire Hon FCOptom (Master 1998-99)
Anthony Hugh Chignell Esquire MB, BS, DO, FRCS, FRCOphth (Master 1999-2000)
George William Derek McLaren Esquire FBDO, FIoD, MCMI (Master 2001-03)
Nigel Homer Wingate Esquire FCOptom, FBDO (Master 2004-05)

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The Court as at October 4th 2006

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