governor profiles

Peter is Chairman of Fees on Exchange, a newly incorporated financial services company, and is a non-executive director of Lanebridge Investment Management. Until his retirement in 2008 he was Head of Banking and Treasury at Rothschild, the international investment bank.  He previously held, over a period of thirty years, a number of senior positions for Rothschild group companies in the UK, the Channel Islands, the USA and Asia.

Peter is married to Rosanne, lives in Alderley Edge and has four children, all of whom have been educated at Terra Nova School.

Stephen is a corporate finance partner at Grant Thornton, the international accounting firm, and a member of the firm's Corporate Finance Management Board. He has been a partner in the firm for over twenty years and has worked in Manchester, London and San Francisco.

Stephen lives in Lower Withington, is married to Marite and has two children, Dominique and Jamie, who previously attended Terra Nova.

Jeremy Goulding has been Headmaster of Shrewsbury School since 2001.  He was formerly Head of Haberdashers’ Aske’s School, Elstree.  He was educated at the Becket School, Nottingham and Magdalen College, Oxford.

Jeremy teaches classics and religious studies and began his teaching career at Abingdon School.  He first came to Shrewsbury in 1978 when he took up the post of Head of Divinity and later became Housemaster of Oldham’s Hall.  He is married to Isobel and they have four children: two sons and two daughters.  His interests include music-making and hill-walking.

Virginia was educated at St Leonards Mayfield School and the University of Manchester, where she read Law. She went on to become a Chartered Accountant and latterly worked as an investment banker in the North West with Merrill Lynch. Her son, James, is a pupil at Terra Nova.

Virginia has special responsibility on the Governing body for gifted and talented children. She is also a member of the Terra Nova Governors Finance Committee.

Martin is a solicitor and a partner in the international law firm DLA Piper. He has thirty years’ experience and has worked in Liverpool, Leicester, London, Manchester and latterly, Birmingham.

Martin is married to Jane and has two children, Sophie and Max. Max is an Old Terra Novan and is currently at Uppingham School. In his spare time, Martin runs, plays golf and follows motorsport (formerly as a competitor in FF1600 but now mainly through family connections to the sport).

Martin and his family live in Alderley Edge.

Tony is married to Lesley and has three children Max, Tallulah and Theo, all of whom were educated at Terra Nova.  Max and Tallulah are now at Sedbergh.

Tony was educated at Bury Grammar School and has a degree in Law from Hull University.  During his career in financial services he became a founder Director of J. Rothschild Assurance (now St. James’s Place).  He has been a performance coach since 2001 and runs his own business, Conation Capital LLP, which advises families and businesses on asset protection and growth. 

Tony is a Founder and Trustee of The Legacy Foundation; he is a carer of, and fundraiser for, terminally ill children through Destination Florida; and he raises funds for Moneyspinners through completing significant cycling journeys. His hobbies include watching his children compete on the sports field and playing tennis.

Tony is a member of the Terra Nova Governors Finance Committee.

Sarah is married to John with two children, Samuel and Emma.  She lives in Ramsbottom, Lancashire but has connections with the local area: her father lived in Holmes Chapel and she was married in Over Peover church.

Sarah is an Assistant Director in Human Resources at Rothschild.  She is based in Manchester and provides HR support to several offices in the UK and elsewhere, including India, Poland, Russia and Central and Eastern Europe.  She has more than ten years HR experience, is a Chartered Member of the CIPD and has a Masters degree in Strategic Human Resources.

In her spare time she enjoys cooking, endeavouring to learn languages relevant to her work, and is a job-coach for a homeless charity.

After studying Fine Arts at Salford University, David joined the advertising industry as a global fashion photographer.  

In 1977 he founded the Photolink Creative Group, a privately owned creative communications agency based in Manchester. With nearly 100 employees Photolink offers services in commercial photography, graphic design, catalogue and brochure production, and digital media and web development.  Photolink has also recently opened its own studios in Mumbai to serve European businesses expanding into India as well as local enterprises.

David is married to Susan.  They have four children all of whom have attended Terra Nova.

Jacqui is a Chartered Surveyor who has previously worked for Milton Keynes Development Corporation, Hillier Parker in London and Steer Ethelston Rural Surveyors in Cheshire.

Jacqui is married to Vaughan, lives on a farm near Sandbach and has two children; one still at Terra Nova, the elder now at Shrewsbury School.

She has special responsibility on the Governing body for Pre-Prep.