Deputy Mayor of the Borough

The Deputy Mayor of the Borough is elected to serve alongside the Mayor of the Borough at Annual Council every year in May. For 2011/12 the Deputy Mayor is Councillor Meena Bond.

Biography for the Deputy Mayor, Meena Bond

"Born in 1965, I left East Pakistan during the Civil War in 1971. We initially lived in Richmond, moving to Kew the following year. I attended Putney Park School, Richmond College and London College of Journalism (previously London College of Printing), graduating in Business Studies and Communications.

I had a successful career in Recruitment but decided to take a break when my children were born. A few years later I started a company called Crafty Kids, an after school crafts club. I have since sold the business. I have been involved with various organisations and charities, working on projects where I have provided marketing advice and helped with fund raising activities.

I joined the Kew Conservatives about 3 years ago and was elected as a Councillor in 2010. I am so honoured to be elected Deputy Mayor of Richmond. I have lived in this area for nearly all my life and I truly feel blessed to live here. I look forward to helping the various charities and voluntary organistions raise their profile and raise runds.

I have been married for 22 years and have 3 teenage children. My interests include photography (particularly birds, flowers and insects) and art. I enjoy sailing, rowing and walking. I love music, everything from Diana Ross to Black Sabbath(!) and regularly attend concerts and music festivals."

Biography for the Deputy Mayor's Consort, Tim Bond

He is  a very keen sailor and gardener and walker. He enjoys playing guitar and reading history books.

Tim currently works at Odey Asset Management, engaged primarily in the economic and general strategy research roles for both the private wealth and institutional sides of the business. Tim is also in the preliminary stages of starting a tactical asset allocation fund. He joined Odey in September 2010 from Barclays Capital. Tim worked at Barclays Capital for 12 years, starting in early 1998. Initially, Tim headed the Barclays Fixed Income strategy team, winning top strategist awards from both Extel and Institutional Investor several years in a row. In 2003, Tim switched to a broader role, heading the Asset Allocation strategy team, whose remit included all asset classes. During his time at Barclays Capital, Tim sat on the Barclays Wealth investment committee, was main author and editor of the annual Equity Gilt Study and was CIO for an asset allocation fund (RADAR) that ran money for external investors. Prior to Barclays, Tim worked at Moore Capital, the hedge fund, as a portfolio strategist. Prior to Moore, Tim spent 10 years at Tokai International, a proprietary trading and advisory boutique owned by Tokai Bank, engaged in strategy, trading, sales and investment roles. Over the three years between leaving Oxford and starting at Tokai, Tim worked as a Eurobond trader.

Tim is 48 years old, married, with 3 children. He was educated at Tonbridge School and Oriel College Oxford, where he gained a BA Hons in English Literature.