Governors
Marlborough House Vinehall is a charity, run by a Board of Governors who are trustees. The school’s governing body has overall responsibility for the well-being of the school as a whole. They meet as a Main Board at least three times a year to determine the general policy of the school and review its overall management and control. In addition, there are two sub-committees: the Finance and General Purposes Committee and the Academic and Pastoral Committee; they also meet at least three times a year.
Sarah Greig
Sarah Greig
sarahgreig@vinehallschool.com
Sarah was appointed Chair of Governors of Marlborough House Vinehall School in January 2025. Sarah is also the Chief Operating Officer for the Repton Group. Prior to that she was Bursar at Ashford School and Dover College, following her first career as an Army Officer, serving around the globe in various roles. Alongside her Army career Sarah competed in Nordic Skiing and Biathlon at National level, culminating in her appointment as a Team Manager at the 2018 Winter Olympics and a role at UK Sport running the Performance Investment Team, before entering the education sector. Sarah is married to Will, and they have two children at Repton. They have retained their base in the North Downs near Canterbury and continue to escape to the snow as often as life permits.
Daniel Lewis
Daniel Lewis
Daniel was appointed Vice Chair of Governors of Marlborough House Vinehall School in January 2025. Daniel has spent the past twenty years working in schools across three continents, in both teaching and leadership roles. He led the establishment of North London Collegiate School (NLCS) Dubai as Founding Principal and in three years built the school roll to over 800 students, in a highly competitive local market.
Daniel brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the context of running high-performing schools, and a truly international outlook and instinct. Having led the establishment of international schools for NLCS in South Korea, the UAE and Singapore (as well as successfully opening the first Repton school in Cairo), he understands well the challenges and needs of start-up projects and in ensuring the highest levels of delivery from school leaders – with detailed expertise in the areas of license/management agreements, school design, quality assurance, marketing and admissions, recruitment of staff, and the establishment of a coherent educational vision and ethos.
His breadth of experience in UK independent schools as a teacher and leader is extensive. As a senior member of staff, Daniel has been responsible for developing and implementing marketing and admissions strategies and for leading the “Development Office” (fundraising). He has led on staff professional development and has substantial experience in the recruitment of teachers and senior leaders. He serves on six Governing Boards for Repton schools around the world, has been a governor of a Primary school in London and is currently a trustee for a Multi-Academy Trust in Cambridgeshire.
Simon Hodson
Simon Hodson
Simon was appointed Vice Chair of Governors of Marlborough House Vinehall School in January 2025. He retired from being Senior Partner of international law firm DAC Beachcroft LLP in 2015 after a career that covered most aspects of corporate law. He now has several non-executive directorships covering a range of business activities. Simon lives in London and is married with two children. He enjoys any sporting activity that encourages him to be outside.
Victoria Harding
Victoria Harding
Victoria became a governor of Marlborough House Vinehall School in January 2025. Victoria Harding (née Savage) is the Head of Repton Prep School in Derbyshire. She has over 20 years of experience working in schools and was previously Head at Sarum Hall School, Deputy Head, then Acting Head, at Newland House School in London and has also taught at Eton College, Falkner House and Lambrook Schools, been Director of Music at Garden House School and subsequently at the Dragon School in Oxford. She has taught Art, Music, History, French and English during her career.
Victoria read Music at Edinburgh University and went on to study as a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music in London, performing in concerts across the UK and abroad, including Buckingham Palace.
Mr. Wu Liang
Mr. Wu Liang
Mr Wu Liang became a governor of Marlborough House Vinehall School in January 2025. Mr. Wu, born in 1975 in China, graduated from the School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering of Wuhan University with a Bachelors degree in Building Engineering. Mr. Wu was appointed as Senior Engineer and Senior Project Manager on various large-scale infrastructure projects and worked in the one of the largest construction companies in China. He founded his own construction and landscaping company in 2000 and has successfully led the company for over 20 years, serving first as the company Supervisor and then as General Manager until 2021 when he sold his controlling share in the company and emigrated to the UK.
Mark Mahaffey
Mark Mahaffey
Mark became a governor of Marlborough House Vinehall School in January 2025
He worked as an investment banker for 35 years, primarily in the City of London for global institutions, including co-founding Hinde Capital Ltd, an investment management firm.
Since 2020, Mark has been involved in corporate finance and management consultancy, currently acting as CFO for two medium sized businesses. He and his wife Nina live in Udimore and are parents of a current pupil at Vinehall prep school.
Katie Couldrey
Katie Couldrey
Katie became a governor of Marlborough House Vinehall School in January 2025. Katie Couldrey is a teacher of English and Anglican Lay Assistant at Benenden School having joined the school in September 2018 from Repton, where she was involved in the boarding side of school as well as being the Second in Department for English.
Simon Cloke
Simon Cloke
Simon became a governor of Marlborough House Vinehall School in January 2025. He is currently a Managing Director in the UK Banking Division of HSBC, responsible for leading the bank's relationships with some of its largest property and building materials clients and is also a non-executive director of The Restaurant Group plc. Simon lives in Kent with his wife and three children and works in London. When he has time off, he generally spends it watching or participating in sport of some sort - or keeping his sons out of mischief.
Chloe Marshall
Chloe Marshall
Chloe became a governor of Marlborough House Vinehall School in January 2025. She read law at Downing College Cambridge as well as gaining a French Language Diploma. Chloe is currently studying for a master’s degree in development studies and is very experienced working in international organisations and federated structures in the not-for-profit and commercial sectors. Chloe is married with 2 children aged 16 and 19 both of whom went on the Eastbourne College. She describes herself as fluent in French, advanced in German, and enjoys music, travel, running, tennis, skiing and dog-walking.
Sarah Reeves
Sarah Reeves
Sarah became a governor of Marlborough House Vinehall School in January 2025. After graduating from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh with a PhD, Sarah started her career in recruitment. Following a career break when the children were small, she is now running her own business within recruitment / head hunting. Sarah is married to Nick and lives in Cranbrook with their two children. She doesn’t have much time for interests outside family life, supporting both the children’s equestrian activities, a plethora of dogs, cats, horses, sometimes sheep and cows – which all keeps her very busy.