Our People

The Lord Lingfield is the Chairman of the Chartered Institution for Further Education…

Keith Baldwin is an experienced manager and business advisor with strong financial skills, excellent technological awareness and strategic thinking capability…

Olga has been a Trustee and Deputy Chairperson for CVQO since March 2007, and is the Board lead and Chair for the Safeguarding, Education and Remuneration Committees…

Martin Doel is a Visiting Professor at University College London (Institute of Education) and Associate Director of the Institute’s Centre for Post-14 Education and Work…

Simon Denny was raised in Essex and educated at Brentwood School. He joined the Army in 1976. After officer training at RMA Sandhurst he joined the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers…

John has recently retired after 24 years as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.  During this time he was the global leader of their M&A Integration and Separation business…

Ranald Munro was called to the English and Welsh Bar at Grays Inn in 1986.  He has had 37 years in-house legal…

CVQO Chief Executive Guy Horridge was born into a military family. After a relatively traditional …

Michèle Parry graduated from Newcastle upon Tyne University with a BA with Honours in Modern Languages…

Rob graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Natural Sciences and then joined Price Waterhouse working in London and Barcelona…

After qualifying with the NCTJ, Steve started his career in the media working for regional and national newspapers, magazines and in radio…

At 13 Andy joined the Army Cadet Force, and after 5 years as a cadet became an adult volunteer…

Richard joined CVQO in 2010 having previously been a Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) in the Army …..

Mitch lived life until 1989 in Germany moving to Retford in Nottinghamshire where she has stayed since joining the Army Cadet Force as an adult instructor in the summer of 1989…

Tracey was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and has ten years’ experience of running her own business…

Miranda has worked for CVQO for the past seven years initially working on CVQO’s Schools Partnership Project …

Stuart has been a cadet, regular and reserve soldier, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, and served 25 years as an MOD civil servant …

Michelle joined the Sea Cadets in 1982 as a cadet and then as a volunteer, and continued to rise through the ranks …

Lou joined Cheshire ACF in January 2006 as an instructor. She currently holds the rank of Major and is Officer Commanding Messines Company…

Roberta Turkington retired from full time work in 2019 having worked in education for 38 years…

Kevin joined the Royal Navy at the age of 16 in 1976 as a Seaman Operator…

Melanie was born in Liverpool and after 5 years at university graduated with an MA in Criminal Justice…

Graham graduated from Cambridge University and a career in teaching followed…

Kerry joined the Army Cadet Force as a cadet at the age of 14, then became an adult instructor in 1997.  She currently runs a successful Detachment within Dorset ACF…

Andrew joined the Scouts and then continued to become a Scout Leader. He was commissioned as an Officer with the Air Training Corps …

Chris was born and went to school in Southampton and then studied History at Newcastle University…

Sheryl graduated from Leeds Trinity University with a single honours in Sport and Exercise Science, where she further developed an interest in Health, Fitness and Wellbeing …

Fiona started her voluntary role within the Scouts, moving to the Sea Cadets in 2020 ……

David spent many years working in the private sector and comes from a design and marketing background …

Originally from Leamington Spa, and having completed a Degree in Economics at Coventry…