Giles Pugh FCA, BSc (Econ) is a chartered accountant who trained and qualified with Price Waterhouse after gaining a degree in accountancy. He is a highly experienced director of finance and has operated at director level for seventeen years.

Prior to joining the Salisbury Diocese Board of Education as director of finance in 2013, he was a member of the senior management team and finance director at Kingston Maurward College of Further Education for seven years. He was responsible for financial modelling and plans for a successful studio school application. He has also been the director of finance at 3 NHS Trusts.