Meet the Team


We approach our working lives with enormous levels of enthusiasm, backed up by an extensive knowledge not only of South West France but of all the challenges involved in relocating to a new area.

All of our team have personal experience in relocating their own families around the world and also working together with international corporate clients in a professional environment. 

We are a multi-lingual team - English, French and German - and have a large network of associates who can support our Russian, Chinese, Italian, Spanish and Japanese clients. 
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Gwendolyn Sagnol
​​Co-Founder

Gwendolyn moved from England to Germany when she was a young girl before returning to the UK to attend boarding school.  She then went on to study European Business.  She travelled extensively before settling down in Munich, where she worked in Marketing and Events for a major European football club. 

It was there she met her French husband. They have two children and have relocated five times in the past ten years (in between Germany and France), before finally settling in Bordeaux. 

Whilst living in Paris she completed her qualification in interior design and ran her own interiors consulting company. ​


​Antonia Mansfield
​Associate

Growing up in Cheshire, England, Antonia dreamed of travelling.  After studying architecture at Newcastle University, and following a career in retail fashion planning, she decided to sell up and move on.  During a 6 week visit to Johannesburg in 2005, Antonia fell in love with both the country and her now husband, Graham.

Since marrying in Cape Town in 2012, Antonia has moved her family five times and fully understands the logistical pressures along with the challenges of emerging oneself in a new environment.  Finding personal support and attention is vital, which is how Antonia and Graham met BordeauxLife.

Antonia is now an expert on where to take their energetic 7 year old son, who is happily adjusting to life in Bordeaux and learning a new language.  Antonia and her son can be found scootering along the Quai de Bordeaux most weekends!

Shona Munro
​Co-Founder

Shona is Scottish by birth and moved to London in her late teens. After several years, her career with Visa International took her to Dubai, where she met her husband. Following the birth of her daughter, Shona set-up and ran her own relocation agency in Dubai before moving to Hong Kong and finally settling in Bordeaux eight years ago.

Her experience both as an employee and a trailing spouse ensures that she is ideally placed to assist private and corporate clients with every aspect of their relocation to Bordeaux.


​Nicola Worsley
Associate

Nicky is originally from Bath in the West Country and moved to London to complete her degree in Leisure Management and Sports Science. A keen sports woman, Nicky went on to achieve a degree in education and now teaches sport at a private school in Bordeaux. 

She has extensive experience in event planning, organisation, tours and recruitment and is an avid traveller. 

Nicky has three energetic boys (four including her husband!). Passionate about food and wine, she can recommend any restaurant in Bordeaux and surrounding areas as she has eaten in most. ​​

Graham Mansfield
​Associate

Graham was born in Canterbury, England.  Since his Father was in the Diplomatic Corps, he travelled the world extensively from the age of six when he wasn't at boarding school in the UK.

On leaving further education, Graham followed a 45 year career in IT in the UK, US, Paris, South Africa and now Bordeaux.  He specialised in Customer Service IT solutions and believes passionately that service should be delivered at the level of the individual.  When he wasn't working he was either playing golf or travelling around the world watching cricket - or indeed both although not at the same time!

Graham's extensive  travel and passion for service, along with a love of all sports, fine dining and wine makes him a welcome addition to the BordeauxLife team.