The President

Mike Christelow (1966-1973) is the current President of The Old Lyonian Association and is also a Governor at The John Lyon School. He has spent 33 years in the financial sector at leading companies, including HSBC and NatWest, where he worked for 22 years.

“I didn’t go to university, but instead went straight into business, and perhaps partly because of that, the Old Lyonians have always been a very important part of my life,” says Mike. “In fact, I was involved even before I left School – I was playing football with OLFC from 1969."

Mike has also represented the club at other sports, including cricket, golf and snooker: "I have had the honour of representing the Old Lyonian Sports and Social Club in at least one of these sports in each of the last five decades.” Posts he has held within the club include: Chairman; 1st XI Cricket Captain/Team Secretary; House Manager and Ground Manager.

Mike, who lives in Rickmansworth, Herts, has been married to Kerry since 1983. They have two daughters, Eleanor and Jenny. He can be contacted on This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Click here to read the President's Annual Report 2007.

'Old Lyonian Association Board Members'