Governors and Staff

BOARD OF GOVERNORS:

CHAIR

Ian W Durrans BA (Oxon), ACA

Private equity consultant; a former senior partner at PwC with over 25 years’ experience of multinational deals for both private equity and corporate clients. Old Sedberghian. Chair of the Governance & People Committee, Interim Chair of the Finance Committee and member of the Marketing and InfrastructureCommittees. Chair of the Sedbergh School Foundation and Director of Sedbergh School Developments Ltd.

Correspondence address: chairman@sedberghschool.org

CO-OPTIVE

Richard R Biggs MA (Oxon), BSc (Cape Town)

Retired Headmaster of King’s College, Taunton; Rhodes Scholar. Formerly Deputy Head of Lancing College and Director of Studies at Magdalen College School, Oxford. Teacher of Mathematics and Physics. Chair of the Education Committee.

John D Campbell OBE, FRSA

Former parent. Chair of the International Advisory Board University of Edinburgh Business School. Former Global Head of Strategic Clients at Aberdeen Standard Investments and Head of Global Services UKMEA, State Street Corporation. A member of the British Army Cresta Team 1986-87. Director of Sedbergh School International Ltd and member of the Governance & People, Finance and Infrastructure Committees.

Christine A Cook BEd (Oxford)

Interim Head of Kitebrook Prep School, a 3-13 day and boarding school in the Cotswolds. Previously Head of Chandlings Prep School, Oxford for seven years and Cokethorpe Prep School for eleven years. Level 7 Executive Coach; former IAPS Director and Board Member; currently a member of IAPS District 10 Committee; Prep School Governor in Oxford; teacher of secondary English and Music. Member of the Education and Terrington Hall Committees.

Tim J Davies BSc (Newcastle)

Formerly CEO Carr’s Group plc, CEO Openfield Group, CEO Grainfarmers plc and ICI Agriculture Ltd. Director Agriculture Industries Confederation 2003 to 2016, Chairman of Agrimin Ltd and Downland Marketing Ltd. Governor with oversight of health and safety in the School, Chair of the Infrastructure Committee and member of the Finance Committee. Former parent.

Lt Gen Sir Andrew R Gregory KBE, CB, DL, MA (Cantab)

Recently retired Controller (Chief Executive) of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. Vice Lieutenant Wiltshire. Trustee of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust and of the On Course Foundation; Patron of Fighting with Pride; President of Tidworth Garrison Golf Club. Army (Royal Artillery) 1981-2016; last position Chief of Defence People. Old Sedberghian. Vice-Chair of the Board and member of the Governance & People, Finance and Education Committees.

The Revd Mat D Ineson MA, BA (Bristol), BEng (Birm)

Ordained Church of England Priest; working for the Diocese of Guildford as Mission Enabler Team Lead, training and supporting church leaders. Formerly parish priest in Sheffield, Bristol and Cumbria; Area Dean and Honorary Canon at Bristol Cathedral. Old Sedberghian. Representative of The Most Revd & Rt Hon The Lord Archbishop of York. Safeguarding Governor and member of the Regulatory Committee.

Irene A Keith (née Steel) BA (Heriot Watt), CA

Current parent. Chief Finance & Operating Officer and Director with over twenty years’ experience formulating and delivering strategic plans in the PLC, SME, private equity and charity sectors. Chair Elect of the Finance Committee and member of the Marketing Committee.

Katharine E Lamont MA (Cantab), MBA (Imperial College), MCIM

Current Terrington Hall parent. Former marketing and strategy professional with FMCG marketing before founding a strategy consultancy in London specialising in corporate visioning and turnaround. Involved in the management of the family farm in North Yorkshire. Chair of the Marketing and Terrington Hall Committees.

Richard N Papworth BA (Oxon)

Retired banking and finance lawyer and Global Head of Banking and Divisional Managing Partner with Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Leeds. Former parent. Governor with oversight of boarding standards in the School, Chair of the Regulatory Committee and a member of the Finance Committee.

Jonathan D Simms BA (York)

Current Terrington Hall parent. Partner at Clarion Solicitors with extensive experience advising on complex legal matters and specialising in mergers and acquisitions. 2023 Yorkshire Rainmaker of the Year at The Business Desk Rainmaker Awards.