Cranleigh School Governing Body

Ros Chesser. Medical degree at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and Guy’s and St Thomas' Hospitals, London. General Practicioner. Married to an Old Cranleighan; three children. Interests include music, sport and walking.

Member of the Strategic Planning Committee

Monica Fisher. Zoology degree at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Worked for American banks in the City for 20 years. Now has various trusteeships and non-executive directorships, mostly in the voluntary sector. Married with one son and one daughter. Interests include tennis, travel and wildlife photography.

Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee and member of the Finance Committee.

Jonathan Knight. OC. Spent early childhood in West Africa and the Caribbean. Studied Industrial Design Engineering at the Central School of Art and Design. A Director of product design consultancy Frazer Designers. Married with three sons.

Member of the Buildings & Estate Committee

Alison Lye is married to an Old Cranleighan with 1 daughter. Educated at St Catherine’s Bramley, St Edward’s Oxford and Exeter University (Modern Languages). Worked as an asset finance lawyer in The City. Interests: riding, running, travelling.

Member of the Buildings & Estate Committee.

Nick Meyer. O.C. Executive Chairman Consolidated Timber Holdings Ltd. Chairman PXP Holdings Ltd. Chairman Docklands Settlements. Past President Timber Trade Federation. Other interests: history, all sports, Cornish folk singing and opera.

Member of the Buildings & Estate Committee and Health and Safety Representative

Linda Muirhead. Educated at state grammar school and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (PPE). Solicitor, first in private practice then in voluntary sector. Married with three daughters. Interests: golf, gardening, walking.

Member of the Education and Risk Management Committees, AGBIS Representative and Child Protection Representative

Nigel Nicholson. Born Armagh 1 May 1946.  Educated Dover College.  Served in Honourable Artillery Company.  Salisbury and Wells Theological College: Diploma in Theology.  Rector of Compton, Shackleford and Peper Harow.  Rector and Rural Dean of Cranleigh.  Canon of Guildford Cathedral.  Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey.  Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards.  Freeman of the City of London

Helen O’Hagan O.C. Law degree at Durham University, qualified as barrister, tax director at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Married with 2 children. Interests include sport and travel.

Member of the Finance Committee

Allan Ramsay. Chartered Architect. Recntly Director of Client Services/Personnel, Scott Brownrigg & Turner Ltd.  Lecturer at Oxford Brookes and London Universities, recent RIBA examiner at Portsmouth University. Past member of RIBA Liability Committee, Director of Wren Insurance Association Ltd.  Adviser under Young Enterprise Scheme, careers lecturer. Interests: photography, golf.

Chairman of the Buildings & Estate Committee and member of the Finance Committee

Tony Robinson. Chartered Accountant. Married, two sons (both attended Cranleigh Prep School and one the Senior School) and two daughters. Self-employed consultant in UK and Latin America. Formerly with GEC and Marconi. Interests: golf and all sports, travel, Spanish.

Member of the Finance Committee

Timothy Seller. Married with two children. Educated at state grammar school, Queen Mary College London and the Institute of Psychiatry. Recently Director of the International Office of Imperial College London, Head of student recruitment and external liaison. Previously Lecturer in Zoology and Admissions Tutor. UKCOSA Board member and Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London. Interests: music, gardening, golf.

Chairman of the Education Committee, member of the Finance Committee and Common Room Representative

Elizabeth Stanton. Chartered Accountant. Married, one son. Mathematics degree from University College, London. Partner, Ernst & Young, London. Interests: golf, tennis.

Member of the Finance, Strategic Planning and Risk Management Committees

Jonny Wates. Educated at Radley and Warwick University. Married with three children. Director at Wates Group with responsibility for Strategy and Marketing communications. Interests include family businesses and most sports.

Member of the Buildings & Estate and Risk Management Committees

Oliver Weiss. OC. Magdalene College, Cambridge. Married, three children. Senior partner with solicitors Ince & Co. Interests: heliskiing, military history and trekking.

Prep School Representative

Melanie Williamson. OC. Educated at Wycombe Abbey, Cranleigh and Kent School, USA (ESU Scholar). Married to an Old Cranleighan; two daughters. Publicity Consultant. Recently set up own business after 11 years as a Senior Publicist at BSkyB. Former member of OC Society Executive Committee. Founder of OC Ladies Hockey Club. Member of BAFTA. Interests: film, all sports, travel, music.

Member of Buildings and Estate Committee