Trustees
Our board of trustees is responsible for the overall strategy and direction of Exeter CITY Community Trust.
Julian Tagg (Chair)
Julian graduated from St Luke’s, University of Exeter, with a degree in education and went on to lecture in Physical Education at Exeter College for 20 years before retiring to focus on his businesses. Julian has enjoyed a successful career with Exeter City FC, progressing from playing for and managing the reserves to being one of the key individuals involved in developing the Academy from 15 boys to 200. When the club became supporter-owned in 2003, Julian stepped up to join the club’s board and now holds the position of Club President and Director of External Affairs.
Julian has been the Chair of the Trustee Board since 2007.
Paul Goodes
Paul began work at a firm of chartered accountants based in Exeter before moving to work at Eagle One, a property investment and development business, in 1990, specialising in the financial direction of the business. Paul became Managing Director of Eagle One in 2001 and has guided the business and its subsidiaries for the last 20 years.
Paul has been a trustee since 2018 and chairs the finance subcommittee. He is Vice-Chair of the Trustee Board.
Richard Marsh
Richard is the Group Business Development Director of the Coastal UK Group, a leading provider of recycling and waste management services across the South West. He has extensive experience in developing brands, communication strategies and business development. He started his career at RH Advertising where after leading an MBO became Managing Director for 15 years. Richard then worked in London running his own consultancy advising companies on business development and marketing. Richard is also a Director of the Exeter Festival of Food and Drink and a dedicated supporter of local charities.
Richard has been a trustee since 2019.
Ross Morshead
After graduating from Loughborough University, Ross taught PE in a number of secondary schools before moving to further education and Exeter College where he specialised in teaching Sport and Social Science. Since working at the college, Ross has worked as the deputy head and then head of the faculty for Sport, Leisure and Tourism before recently being appointed as the Director for Vocational and Technical Education across the college.
Ross has been a trustee since 2019 and chairs the education subcommittee.
Matt Davey
Matt Davey is Director of College Operations and Chief Operating Officer for the University of Exeter Business School. Matt joined the University Exeter in 2009 as Business Manager, providing support services for the Education and Student Services division. He then joined the Business School in 2011 as Head of Finance and Research, latterly taking on the additional responsibility for marketing, strategic planning and admissions activity. Prior to this he spent eight years in the retail sector, firstly with Gap and then with Marks and Spencer, working across the fields of visual merchandising, merchandising, store management and project management. Matt also holds Non-Executive Director roles with the Ted Wragg Trust.
Matt has been a trustee since 2021 and chairs the Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact subcommittee.
David Kirk
David Kirk has lived in Exeter all his life. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1990 and set up his own practice in Exeter in 1992 now called Kirk Hills. He also has an insolvency practice called Kirks which has offices across the South West. He was the regional chairman of the Lord’s Taverners Devon and Cornwall from 2014 to 2019 and is also a founder and director of Lympstone Manor Ltd and the Exeter Festival of Food and Drink.
David has been a trustee since 2021.
Craig Newbery-Jones
Craig is originally from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire in South Wales. Craig is currently a lecturer in legal education and Deputy Director of Student Education in the School of Law at Exeter University. He holds degrees and qualifications from the University of Exeter, University of Plymouth and Lancaster University. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Craig has a keen interest in pedagogical theory, research and innovation. In addition, he is passionate about embedding employability skills in the undergraduate curriculum and has worked on numerous projects that have focused on this specific area of pedagogical practice.
Craig has been a trustee since 2022 and chairs the Governance and Risk subcommittee.
