Meet the Team

Founder & Chairman

Rupert Longsdon

An experienced Alpine and Telemark skier, Rupert has spent two winter seasons in Val d’Isère and more than a decade of winters across Crans-Montana and Méribel. His love of mountain environments extends beyond the Alps to some of the world's most remote snowy landscapes.

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Gibbins

Mark Gibbins has been part of the business since 2000. With more than 25 years in specialist luxury ski travel and eight winter seasons spent in the Alps, Mark combines significant industry experience with a particular appreciation for the food, hospitality and lifestyle that surround a great ski holiday.

Strategic Advisor

Chad Lion-Cachet

Chad Lion-Cachet is a Strategic Advisor to Oxford Ski Company, bringing a broader international and commercial perspective to the development of the business.

General Manager

Felix Hemsley

Skiing has been part of Felix’s life since early childhood and he has continued to return to the mountains with family and friends. His favourite destinations range from the extensive terrain of Whistler Blackcomb to the high-altitude skiing of Val Thorens and the refined Alpine experience of Courchevel.

Finance Director

Sam Porteous

Sam’s own connection with the mountains began as a teenager during a summer visit to a small Swiss Alpine village. The experience, surrounded by traditional chalets and snow-capped peaks, created a lasting enthusiasm for mountain travel.

Management Accountant

Sarah Smith

Sarah’s first ski lesson took place beneath the Matterhorn in Zermatt, an experience that established a lasting affection for the Swiss Alps. Although still developing as a skier, she brings the perspective of someone discovering the sport and luxury Alpine experience first-hand.

Head of Sales

Marcus Roberts

With almost 20 years of skiing experience, including two winter seasons living and working in La Plagne, Marcus brings first-hand resort knowledge to the holidays he recommends. Before joining the luxury ski travel industry, Marcus also spent five years crewing superyachts around the world, developing an understanding of the service, attention to detail and high standards expected within luxury travel.

Senior Chalet Specialist

Sarah Roberts

Sarah spent three winter seasons working in the mountains, including one season in Courchevel 1850 and two in St Anton. That experience gives her particularly strong knowledge of the Arlberg and Three Valleys, alongside years of advising clients on luxury private chalet holidays across the Alps.

Senior Chalet Specialist

Thomas Peel

Thomas first skied at the age of two and has returned to the mountains at least once every year since. He continues to take professional instruction regularly and has competed in ski races and ski shows, giving him an unusually technical perspective on the sport.

Senior Chalet Specialist

Nikki Dunster

Skiing has remained a longstanding part of Nikki’s family life. She still takes an annual ski holiday with the same childhood friend with whom she first learnt, giving her a personal understanding of the traditions and shared experiences that bring families and friends back to the mountains year after year.

Chalet Specialist

Archie Calne

A keen skier from a young age, Archie particularly enjoys challenging terrain, long descents and the opportunity skiing creates to explore spectacular mountain landscapes.

Senior Hotel Specialist, Europe & North America

Karen Cabena

Karen spent winter seasons in both Breckenridge, Colorado and Banff/Lake Louise, Canada, providing an unusually strong level of first-hand North American ski knowledge alongside her experience of luxury hotels throughout the Alps.

Senior Hotel Specialist, Europe & North America

Georgina Cunningham

Skiing has been part of Georgina’s life since childhood. Having attended school in Switzerland and Australia, she regularly skied from her family home in Crans-Montana. She later spent winter seasons in Patagonia and Kitzbühel, where she qualified as a ski instructor and taught holidaymakers on the mountain.

Hotel Specialist, Europe & North America

Sophie McPeak

Sophie began skiing at a young age in Norway and the Alps and has subsequently experienced skiing in destinations including Colorado. Her enthusiasm lies as much in discovering new mountain environments as it does in the skiing itself.

Chalet & Apartment Specialist

Elena Dryden

Originally planning to spend six months working as a chalet chef, Elena ultimately spent nine winter seasons in the Alps, including eight in La Plagne and one in Sainte Foy. She went on to manage a small portfolio of catered chalets in the Tarentaise Valley, giving her extensive first-hand knowledge of both resort life and chalet operations.

Experience Manager - Team Leader

Jessica Buck

Jessica has travelled extensively, visiting 30 countries before the age of 26, and previously spent a year working with the company’s Private Travel team before moving into ski concierge and client experience.

Experience Manager

Lizzie Stenhouse

Lizzie has been skiing since the age of seven and continues to travel to the mountains regularly with friends and family. She particularly enjoys the Austrian Alps and understands the importance of balancing time on the slopes with good food and opportunities to slow down.

Experience Manager

Georgia Daniels

Travel has been part of Georgia’s life from an early age and she has continued to explore countries and cultures around the world. As a skier, two of her favourite Alpine destinations are Méribel and St Martin de Belleville.

Marketing Executive & CRM Lead

Georgia Rafferty

Georgia is a family traveller and developing skier, bringing a useful perspective on what mountain holidays are like for those travelling with younger children. She has travelled extensively beyond the Alps, including North America and Southeast Asia.

SEO & Content Marketing Executive

Bella Ramsay

Bella is also developing her first-hand knowledge of skiing and the Alps. Although relatively new to the sport, skiing has quickly become a passion and she particularly enjoys the combination of mountain scenery, sunshine and the challenge of learning something new.

Product Admin & Operations Support

Emma Cresswell-George

A keen traveller, Emma is a relatively new skier who has quickly developed an enthusiasm for the mountains. For her, the appeal lies not only in skiing but also in the landscapes, atmosphere and food that surround an Alpine holiday.

HR Manager

Jenny Goward

Travel has long been an important part of Jenny’s life. She particularly enjoys experiencing new countries and cultures with family and friends, with local food and wine forming an important part of the experience.

Labrador

Eric

We all have our own roles here at Oxford Ski! Gordon’s got the cuteness covered, and I have got the eating covered!

I am a dog.

Labrador

Gordon

My days are filled with sleeping, looking ridiculously cute, and biting my brother Eric’s ears.

I am a dog.

Working Cocker Spaniel

Jack

Security guard extraordinaire, if a stranger comes into the office I'm sure to let you know! I love running around with the zoomies and playing with everyone. If there's food, I'll eat it. If there's anything that looks like a toy, I'll shred it! 

I am a dog.

Golden Retriever

Freddie

As Chief Wag Officer, I oversee happiness, snack quality control, and ensuring everyone gets the perfect amount of attention. When I’m not keeping spirits high, I’m on patrol for adventures and the coziest spots to nap. Simply here to make Oxford Ski a bit brighter.

I am a dog.