Meet Our Leadership Team

Grant Ferguson brings more than 24 years of international educational leadership experience to Verbier International School. Having held senior leadership positions in the UK, Dubai, and Switzerland, he has built a reputation for driving academic excellence, developing innovative curricula, and...

Caroline Renton has been a career educationalist for over 30 years, 20 of them as a Deputy Head. Having received her M.Sc. in Micropaleontology from University College, London, she undertook a year’s research at ETH, Zürich, before becoming a housemistress,...

Nicu brings over a decade of experience in Switzerland’s premium international education sector, with a career spanning admissions, marketing, communications, partnerships, boarding, camps, and student engagement. Born in Moldova, he moved to Switzerland in 2016, where he has since built...

With over 24 years of teaching experience across the UK and Switzerland, Julia brings a wealth of knowledge, passion and dedication to her role in education. She holds a teaching degree from Oxford Brookes University, along with TEFL and CELTA...

Ladislav Burkovic brings more than 16 years of experience in international education. Having worked across Europe and Asia, he has developed expertise in teaching and learning, curriculum development of international programmes, accreditation, and whole-school improvement. Throughout his career, Ladislav has...

Mike has been working in Education for 16 years both in the UK and in Switzerland, and has had a focused career in pastoral care and academic teaching in local and international schools. After working as a boarding houseparent in...

Gérard Follonier brings more than 25 years of diverse commercial, administrative, and accounting experience to Verbier International School. Having held senior leadership positions within financial and administrative departments, as well as in fiduciary firms, he has built a strong reputation...

Mark Ralph brings more than 15 years of international education experience to Verbier International School, having held leadership positions in Japan, Korea, the Caribbean and Monaco. Throughout his career, he has led Physical Education departments and sports programmes, developing inclusive...