John Byfield

John qualified as a solicitor in the late 1970s and formed his own law practice in Southampton. In the following 20 years he grew the practice and specialised in commercial and sports law. From 1990, John was also heavily engaged in F1 with roles ranging from helping to run two F1 teams and negotiating driver […]
Paul Netherton

Paul Netherton was a police officer for 32 years, retiring as the Deputy Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall. He was the national lead for civil contingencies and resilience for over 15 years and dealt with many major incidents and public events such as the Olympics, UK flooding, terrorism and maritime security. He continues to support […]
The Very Revd Stephen Waine
Teresa Turner DL
Ven Hilary Dawson
Following a career in teaching, including serving as school chaplain at Exeter Cathedral School, Hilary was ordained in 2008. Following eleven years in parish ministry, she became Archdeacon of Gloucester and Residentiary Canon of Gloucester Cathedral in January 2019. She returned to the Diocese of Exeter in 2026.
Mark Yallop CBE

Mark Yallop lives in Stoke Gabriel where he is a member of the Parochial Church Council. A former UK Chief Executive of UBS and Group Chief Operating Officer of Deutsche Bank AG, he stepped down earlier this year after serving seven years as Chair of the Financial Markets Standards Board. He has previously served six […]
John Lee OBE DL

John has lived and worked at Shobrooke, near Crediton all his life, where he is also churchwarden of St Swithun’s Church. He is one of His Majesty’s Deputy Lieutenants, a former High Sheriff of Devon, and has been a member of the Cathedral Council. He chairs a number of company boards and charities including Devon-based […]
Ian King

Ian grew up in Exeter and currently serves as churchwarden at St Michael and All Angels, Heavitree. He has had a successful career in banking in this country and in Europe, and served until last year as Managing Director of MiraltaBank, Spain. He currently runs his own consultancy business. Ian and his wife Bridget live […]
Canon Deborah Parsons

Deborah Parsons was installed as Canon Chancellor in July 2022. Educated at Rossall School, originally founded to educate the sons of clergy, Deborah was a pioneer at 11+ and was awarded a Newell Scholarship. She studied English and Sports Studies at Froebel College, London and following graduation taught English at Epsom College for twenty years, […]
Giles Frampton

Giles Frampton is a Chartered Accountant and, until 2020 when he retired, a partner in Richard J Smith & Co, a specialist business recovery firm with offices in Devon and Cornwall. He is a past President of R3, the insolvency professionals’ trade body, and was the accounting member of the Lord Chancellor’s Insolvency Rules Committee. […]