Executive Directors
Merganser Consulting Ltd is a company registered in England (No. 6226298). It is wholly owned by its Directors.
Our executive directors are:
Frank Courtney
Frank Courtney (Managing Director) has taught in schools and teacher education. He spent over twenty years as a senior officer in UK Local Education Authorities and has since held senior posts in consultancy organisations including Head of International Operations for Serco Learning and was a founding Director of Best Practice Network (BPN). He set up Merganser Consulting Ltd in May 2007. Frank’s main expertise lies in education management development at a strategic level. He has project managed a number of international projects and programmes over several years. Frank has undertaken education work at government level in many countries including in Africa, the Caribbean and in most European countries.
Andrew Borthwick
Andrew Borthwick has over twenty years senior management experience in researching, designing and delivering education and training in a variety of UK and international contexts. Since the start of his education career, he has been heavily involved in community development and education. He has significant experience of teaching and training adults and designing professional staff development strategies for teachers, managers, school governors and community leaders. He spent over twenty years as a senior officer in UK Local Education Authorities. Andy has considerable experience as a strategic education manager, and in international education project and programme management. Andy has worked extensively in many countries around the world including several in Africa and the Caribbean.
