Governors

Stephen spent over 30 years as a City solicitor in London and New York and latterly in Milan. He has been on the governing bodies of Sherborne School (Boys), Port Regis and Finton House (London). He now has a portfolio of non-executive and advisory roles.

Engineer and international business executive. Brought up in Somerset and has returned to his home village after 10 years in Hong Kong. He is a Visitor of Sexey's Hospital, Bruton

A career in teaching began at King’s School Bruton. This then led to the Headship of Lambrook School, followed by Summer Fields School. He now spends part of his retirement as Head of Development at Knightsbridge School.

An Oxford geography graduate. He is a Chartered Accountant who has spent much of his working life in financial services and insurance. Married and lives nearby in Cucklington.

Qualified Building Surveyor who amassed experience in restoration, repair and insurance assessment at many levels including high value property and historic buildings. Currently involved in consultancy with insurance firms and loss adjustors. Lives near Salisbury.

Served in the British Army for 5 years and then spent over twenty five years in corporate finance in the City. Most of this period was spent advising technology companies on mergers and acquisitions and fund raising.  Presently a partner in a London based advisory boutique. Living near Sherborne.

A partner based at the Bristol offices of a national law firm. He advises a range of clients within the leisure sector and specialises in property related work. His home is not far from either school.

As a Chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment he has spent 29 years in the City as a banker and investment advisor. Ex-parent of both Hazlegrove and King's, living nearby in Somerton.

International Senior Vice President at Malin+Goetz, following tenure as International President at Huda Beauty, International VP at Nar Cosmetics,  Laura Mercier and ReVive, Global CEO of the Sanctuary Spa Group and senior management roles with L'Oreal. Oxford University, Henley Management College and Old Brutonian.

Career spent in prep and senior schools. IAPS head for 23 years including Headmaster of Junior King’s School Canterbury until 2017. Formerly Headmaster of Liverpool College Prep and teacher at St Hughes School, Woodhall Spa. ISI inspector, good boarding and governor experience. Fund raising and development interests.

Serving ISI inspector with over 39 years of teaching experience: Head of Girls PE and PSHE at Clayesmore Preparatory School, followed by Housemistress of Farrell House at Wentworth College in Bournemouth before being appointed as Head of Middle School at St Mary’s Shaftesbury. During twenty-eight years at St Mary’s she was promoted from Head of Middle School, to Senior Mistress, to Assistant Deputy Head to her last position as Deputy Head (Pastoral & Academic), before retiring in August 2017.  

Spent seven years working in the City as part of McGuinness Finch / Osborne Clarke before moving to East Coker and becoming a partner at Dyne Drewett / Mogers Drewett Sherborne at which, from 2014, he has headed up the Commercial Property team.

Craig spent 33 years as a Gurkha officer in the British Army, leaving as a major general to become the course director at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London. He now writes books and runs his own strategy and leadership consultancy business. All 5 of his children attended either Hazlegrove and/or King’s.

Steve recently retired as founder and Managing Director of a specialist management consultancy operating in the healthcare sector. Prior to that he held a number of senior executive positions with large healthcare providers and technology companies. He has a BA Hons in Business from the University of Portsmouth. Steve is a Governor of Salisbury Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and a Director and Trustee of Wessex Community Action. He is married to Lucy and they live in Salisbury. They have four grown up children who were educated wholly, or in part, in the Independent Sector.

Lisa is a past boarding pupil and a former staff member of Bruton School for Girls.She is a Chartered Financial Planner and has her own financial planning business trading under the Continuum Partnership advising her clients on all aspects of wealth management. She is a Chartered Fellow of both the Personal Finance Society and the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments. Lisa lives with her partner Alan and spends time between Wells and Bristol.

Gareth was born, raised and educated in Wales. After graduating, he was recruited to British Steel at Cargo Fleet on Teesside, but quickly realised that a career selling steel was not for him. He returned to university to do a PGCE and discovered that teaching fitted him like a glove.

He started his teaching career at Denstone College in Staffordshire and moved to King's Bruton in 1988 to be Head of Economics & Politics. He was Deputy Head at King's between 1996 and 2015 and retired in 2017. He is married to Jillian, who also taught at King's and they are the parents of two OBs.

His passion is rugby union (he has retired from the game), but he also enjoys travelling abroad at off-peak times and singing with Wincanton Choral Society. An hispanophile, he has been learning Spanish since retirement. He also loves his garden and pulling on his walking boots.

For the last four years he has been the Hon Sec and a trustee of two local charities.