Our Governors

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Rex left the British Army in 2013 as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Rifles with plenty of experience in HR, estates, training, compliance and daily operations. Since then he has gained further valuable skills and experience working as an Operations and Academy Manager and then as a Programme Manager for HSBC in Business Support / Change Delivery.

After completing the Business Management Course at Manchester Business School, Rex worked as a bursar in full time and interim roles and developed his consulting work in the sector – building on his experience of managing budgets, people and estates.

Rex currently provides Advice and Guidance to Independent Schools and is also a Governor of Shrewsbury Colleges Group which helps broaden his experience in education and gives a little back to the County he now calls home.

John attended Prestfelde for 12 months in 1982 before going on to Shrewsbury School. During this time, his family lived in Madrid, Barcelona and Melbourne, which gave John the opportunity to study a Bachelor of Commerce Degree at the University of Melbourne. After graduating, John returned to the UK with PWC before embarking on a career in Retail and Financial Services.  John is a motivated, energetic and entrepreneurial business leader with a wealth of commercial experience. He is a business transformation specialist with expertise in all key areas of transformation, including M&A, start-up, turnaround, growth, wind down and exit, for companies of all sizes, from small start-ups to some of the largest banks in the world. John is currently Group Mergers and Acquisitions Officer for a leading UK Law Firm. 

John is married to Mags and has three children, Ollie, Sophie and Monty, and four dogs. The family relocated to Shropshire in 2013 to enable the children to go to Prestfelde, before moving onto Shrewsbury School. John was appointed as governor in 2022 having been an active parent of the school since 2013. He has had a keen interest in the school ever since, recognising the work of all staff in delivering education at Prestfelde. John chairs the Marketing, Communication and Fundraising Committee. John and his wife have been key in engaging the parent community at many events throughout the years to support the school, as well as making personal donations to help fund capital projects such as the Blackburn Theatre.

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Member of Education, Pastoral and Spiritual Committee

Mr Winkley was appointed to Council in September 2018.  He took up the position of Headmaster of Shrewsbury School in September 2018.

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David studied law at Christ Church, Oxford University. After graduating in 1992 he spent a year in rural Japan teaching in secondary schools. He has practised as a barrister since 1994. He specialises in clinical negligence and serious personal injury cases. David’s practice is nationwide. He is based at No 5 Chambers with branches in Birmingham London Bristol and Leicester. In March 2021, he was appointed Queen’s Counsel. He is married to Yuko and lives in Shrewsbury. They have two children, Dylan and Yasmin, both of whom went to Prestfelde. Dylan is now at Shrewsbury School and Yasmin is at Moreton Hall. In his spare time David tries to keep fit and enjoys running.

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Nicki’s career has always been in Education, starting as a PE teacher at Thomas Adams School in Wem, moving to Head of Department and then Head of Year. She always thoroughly enjoyed teaching, but her passion was always pastoral care so, when she was offered the role of Senior Houseparent in boarding, she jumped at the opportunity and hasn’t looked back since! Nicki is now Head of Boarding at the school, a role which is always busy and hugely rewarding. She says it is a privilege that parents put their trust in her to look after every aspect of their child’s life during term time and an honour to have the opportunity to get to know these young people, not only as pupils, but as individuals during their ‘down time.’  

Nicki likes to spend her spare time with her husband, Mark and their two children, Aimee and Oliver, although they are not really children anymore! They have a cockerpoo named Oscar who loves long walks! Nicki enjoys spending time with family and friends, particularly if it involves a nice meal! If there’s any time left in the week, she will try to keep fit by running. 

Nicki is delighted to have been asked to join Prestfelde’s Board of Governors and will do her best to support the staff and pupils with her expertise in Safeguarding and Boarding.