Steve Porter

Steve is the Chair of the Finance Committee and has been serving for over 24 years having joined the governing body as a parent governor when his two sons attended the school. He is a vastly experienced governor and has served under four headteachers – recruiting three of them. Steve also played an active role with the School PTA being Chair for 6 years.  Steve spent 41 years working in various management roles within BT, finishing as General Manager for Work Allocation. In this role Steve controlled the people responsible for delivering work to the engineering workforce across the South of England. Being a large company Steve was responsible for delivering annual budgets in excess of £15 million. Steve took early retirement in 2011 to spend time travelling and getting involved with local cricket and golf clubs, not forgetting his duties as Governor! Steve also volunteers at Citizens Advice on a regular basis.

Roles
Vice Chair & Chair of finance

Category
Co-opted governor

Term of Office
Seventh term of office 12/09/20-12/09/24

Business interests 2023/24
None