Management team

Mark Peters, Chairman

Mark has over three decades of experience in business strategy, management and operations, and has worked in the education sector since 2001. Prior to becoming Chairman in 2003, Mark founded and ran a strategy and private equity advisory business for seven years, during which time he worked with the BBC, the UK Government and the broader education sector to create a £300m programme to build and deliver digital learning resources to schools across the UK. He has led the development of Westbourne to make it one of the UK’s most successful schools. Mark holds an MBA from INSEAD, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Finance & Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia (FINSIA) and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours, 2:1) from the University of Sydney. He attended James Ruse Agricultural High School.

Marie de Tito Mount, CEO, Westbourne International

Marie has over two decades of leadership, entrepreneurship and global marketing experience. Prior to joining Westbourne International, Marie founded, led and successfully sold a niche digital agency in the high-value travel sector. Previous roles include Managing Director, The Big Domain, a leading European vacation business, Head of Proposition Development at Cendant Corp and commissioned military service in the British Army.

Laura Watkins, Finance Director

Laura began her finance career in Audit at KPMG where she was assigned to a large number of public and private sector clients including the BBC, Admiral Insurance, Panasonic, Aberystwyth University and South Wales Fire and Rescue. Laura left accounting practice in 2011 and spent 14 years in the Clinical industry, progressing from Finance Manager to Finance Director whilst developing expertise in management and statutory reporting, commercial business partnering, leadership and enhancement of external stakeholder relationships.  Laura has a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol and qualified as a ACA Chartered Accountant in 2010.