Dean & Chapter

The Reverend Canon Dr Roland Riem, Interim Dean of Winchester Cathedral

Roland is the Vice-Dean and Canon Chancellor, but since March 2025 has been acting as Interim Dean. His principal roles are in chairing the Chapter and ensuring good governance. He is a member of the Bishop of Winchester’s Staff Team and represents the Cathedral at many civic functions. Currently he also supports the work of the Interim Director of Music.

The Reverend Canon Missioner Dr Tess Kuin Lawton

Tess is responsible for leading the work of mission and evangelism across the Cathedral to build up its common life and enhance its contribution to the wider common good, while also developing new partnerships, engaging with diverse audiences and encouraging the growth and nurture of the Cathedral congregation.

The Reverend Canon Treasurer Andrew Micklefield

Andrew has responsibility for the learning teams and the cathedral’s education work as well as being President of the Guild of Guides and their work of welcome. He leads the relationship ministry between Cathedral and The Diocese and is a member of The Bishop’s Council, Diocesan Synod and is elected to General Synod as well. He is the Chapter Lead for Safeguarding.

The Reverend Canon Professor Elizabeth Stuart

Liz is a non-executive member of the Cathedral Chapter and associate priest at the Parish of St Matthew and St Paul, Winchester. She has recently retired as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Winchester. She has taken life vows in the Single Consecrated Life and has a deep commitment to Benedictine life and spirituality.

Canon Alan Lovell

Alan Lovell is the senior non-executive member of the Cathedral Chapter and has experience in the commercial, public sector and charity worlds. He is Chair of both Interserve Group Limited and the Environment Agency. He is also Chair and Deputy Chair of two listed companies. In his executive years he was CEO of six companies, mostly in need of restructuring and turnaround. He has been Chair of the University of Winchester and of the Mary Rose and is the founder Chair of the Hampshire Cultural Trust. He was High Sheriff of Hampshire in 2010/11 and is a Deputy Lieutenant of the County. Alan chairs the Cathedral’s Finance and Investments Advisory Committee.

Canon Sarah Peppiatt

Sarah is a solicitor with wide experience of corporate and commercial law.  Sarah lived and worked in London and the Midlands before moving to Hampshire in 2011.  She is a trustee of Footprints Project, a charity that trains volunteers to support people who have been in prison.   Sarah lives near Romsey and is involved in her local church (St. John’s Lockerley) and is a governor of Lockerley Church of England Primary School.  Sarah has four grown up children and volunteered for Home-Start UK for a number of years.

Professor Anthony Smith

Until his retirement in 2024, Anthony was Vice Provost (Faculties) and Deputy to the President and Provost at University College London, where he had been since 2012. Prior to his appointment at UCL, Anthony was Principal and Dean of the School of Pharmacy, University of London; a post he took up in 2006. This followed appointments at the University of Bath and Aston University in Birmingham where he undertook research in aspects of bacteriology.

Anthony is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, an Honorary Fellow of The School of Pharmacy, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He serves as a Member of Council at the University of Bath. Anthony lives in Winchester with his husband Michael and together they worship at the Cathedral.

Ian Power

Ian moved to Hampshire nearly thirty years ago as Headmaster of Lord Wandsworth College. After twelve years at the College he went on to be Membership Secretary and then General Secretary of HMC (the Heads’ Conference). He is currently an educational consultant specialising in advising governing bodies and mentoring and coaching new heads. He has wide-ranging experience of school governance and trusteeship in both the state and independent sectors and was the first lay Chair of Governors of the Pilgrims’ School. Ian lives with his wife Lynn in Alton and they have been members of the Cathedral congregation since 2024.

Dr Isobel Pinder

Isobel is a management consultant specialising in advising clients at board and senior levels in the public and not-for-profit sectors on strategy, policy and governance issues. Isobel is a trustee of Cathedral Music Trust, a national charity which supports cathedral music and musicians through programmes, advocacy and research, and is chair of the Trust’s Programmes Committee. She is a governor and vice-chair of a local primary school. Isobel has a doctorate in Roman archaeology, and has lived and worshipped near Winchester for over 30 years, in the Itchen Valley where she was churchwarden, and latterly in Ropley.