Board of Trustees Founding Patrons Bamber and Christina Gascoigne Trustee Emeritus Adrian Lajtha Trustees GILES REID (CHAIR) Giles Reid works in the consulting and finance world, on the board of Grayce Ltd. Grayce is a Private Equity backed consultancy firm working with some of the world’s largest firms on change & transformation. Giles has lived in Horsley since 1977; he first visited West Horsley Place in 1982 and has been passionate about the house and estate ever since. Read our interview with Giles here. JOHN SIMPSON John worked in banking and finance roles for 30 years, including CEO roles in Asia and the UK. Since then, he has worked in various NED, chair and finance positions in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. These included chairing Sovereign, one of the largest housing associations, and Richmond NHS Primary Care Trust. He was previously a Trustee and Treasurer of WHP from 2016 to 2019 and returned to these roles in early 2023. Apart from working to ensure the Trust’s financial sustainability, he is particularly keen to see the completion of the restoration of the various buildings on the WHP Estate. ANGELA KIDNER Angela Kidner trained and practiced as an interior architect, working on modern and heritage buildings, and as a lecturer in 3D Design at Kingston University. In 2000 she became Chair and later Projects Manager of the Environment Trust, working on Lottery-funded projects in partnership with many heritage and environmental organisations. She is now an independent Heritage and Design Consultant, with a particular interest in the natural environment. Read our interview with Angela here. MARILYN SCOTT Marilyn has worked in museums, galleries and heritage attractions for 30 years. She was Director of the award-winning Lightbox in Woking until 2021, and took it from a feasibility study through to opening as a renowned arts centre. Marilyn has worked in national museums, at both the V&A and Science Museum and for The National Trust. She is currently a Trustee of Brooklands Museum; Weald and Downland Museum and a Council member for AIM. Marilyn is now a consultant specialising in heritage, fundraising, income generation and sustainability, strategic and business planning and governance. Marilyn also has international experience and works as a consultant for The British Council advising museums and galleries on business models and staff development in places including Georgia and Pakistan. Read our interview with Marilyn here. BEKKI STOVELL Bekki Stovell is Creative Director and founding partner of Raw Clay, an identity and interior design agency working with clients in the hospitality, food & drink industries. Bekki specialises in brand strategy and commercial environment design, for organisations who give back positively to the world. She has a passion for artisan craft, and has spent her career working closely with makers, artists and growers. Bekki moved to Horsley with her young family in 2017, and fell in love with West Horsley Place when she first spotted it on a walk around the fields with her children. AUDREY WADE Audrey Wade is a qualified accountant with 25 years of experience working in large and small businesses in the UK and overseas. This experience has been in consumer goods firms (Unilever, P&G), retail food and beverages businesses (Pret), Venture Capital and more recently Financial Services. She also spent 6 months as interim FD for Bruce’s Doggie Day care in lockdown. Audrey brings a breadth of commercial acumen from her experience and enjoys thinking through and using analysis and information to make informed business decisions. She enjoys working on growth projects and strategy in particular. An example of this was at Pret and Bruce’s where she focussed heavily on opening new markets (countries), and acquiring and making sites profitable. Audrey has also been a NED on the board of the Bourne Education Trust for 8 years, chairing their Audit Committee and Resources (Finance) Committee. This Trust has grow in this time from 3 to 25 schools across Surrey and SW London. She brings commercial and NED board experience to WHP but is really looking forward to learning more about the charity world. REBECCA LABRAM MARCUS COOPER YOLYNNDA DELUGAR Manage Cookie Preferences