School Leadership

Dr Murray Tod was educated at Daniel Stewart’s and Melville College in Edinburgh, before attending the University of Glasgow to study a MA in History, Politics and Philosophy, and later a PhD in Scottish Medieval History.

He is married to Kirsty, former Senior Housemistress of Epsom College UK & Director of Compliance at Epsom College in Malaysia and currently a Housemistress at St Mary’s (Calne, UK), and they have one daughter (Isla, aged 12).

Dr Tod started his teaching career in the mid 1990s at Edinburgh and Glasgow universities, before securing teaching posts at Glenalmond College and Rannoch School in the UK. In 2002 Dr Tod moved to Epsom College UK and over the course of the next 15 years he assumed various roles of responsibility, including boys’ Boarding Housemaster, Acting girls’ Housemaster, Head of Department (History & Politics), and lastly Assistant Headmaster. He moved to Epsom College in Malaysia (ECiM) in December 2016, as Second Master and then Headmaster, and greatly enjoyed all facets of Malaysian culture. In his tenure at ECiM, the school achieved FOBISIA status and excellent academic results, including Oxbridge entrants. Furthermore, the foundations for a prestigious tennis academy were established.

In late 2020 Dr Tod was appointed to his second Headship at Merchiston International School (Shenzhen, China), the sister school of the distinguished Edinburgh institution. With a wealth of experience from his first two Headships, and background in the UK and internationally, Dr Tod regards himself as first and foremost a committed boarding schoolmaster and is excited to uphold the distinct values of a Wellington education.

Iain Sutcliffe joined Wellington College in 2010 as an Economics and Business teacher following a career as a professional cricketer with Leicestershire and Lancashire CCC. He holds an MA in PPE from Oxford University where he also gained a double blue (cricket & boxing), and he attained an MBA in International Organisations from the University of Geneva. He became a Housemaster of the Murray in 2012 and took over as Deputy Head Co-curricular in January 2020. He is married to Julia, who is Head of Middle School, and they have two young children who attend Eagle House.

Katie holds a Masters in Education and English Literature from the University of Cambridge. She joins WCIP from within the Wellington family, having previously founded and developed Wellington College Bangkok. Following almost a decade of varied experience in UK schools, Katie has led world class schools in Hong Kong, Japan and Thailand.

Katie is passionate about ensuring all children meet their induvial potential. She believes strongly in developing students’ motivation and self-belief and in developing key transferrable skills in readiness for the world of tomorrow. She is excited to bring a holistic and individualised curriculum to the exciting Pune education community.

Ramya brings over 18 years of experience in a myriad of functions in the field of education. She has worked in fast-paced educational environments in a range of domains, including media, technology, e-commerce, marketing, and insurance. She has a proven track record of successfully establishing and managing educational institutions in multicultural environments.

She was the Senior Administrator at a leading international school in Dubai, where she was responsible for a wide range of administrative functions. She then moved on to become the Director of Administration at a large school group in South India and established their new school campus in Malaysia, from ground zero. She returned to India as an Educational Management Consultant after which she took up the role of Head of Admissions, Outreach, and Communications at a leading IB continuum school in Bangalore. She had a short, interesting stint at Singapore where she volunteered as external faculty at a premier school following  international curriculum.

Ramya holds a master's degree in Marketing Management, an IB Certificate in Leadership Practice, and a PG Diploma in Education(PGDE). She is currently pursuing a degree in Digital and Social Media Marketing Strategy from IIMC.

Over the years she has cast herself into a curious and lifelong learner, always on the lookout for ways to learn, unlearn and relearn. She is passionate about cooking and baking, and has an interest in animal welfare activities.