Terése (Tess) Price
Founder & Managing Director
Chartered Company Secretary | Governance Specialist
Tess Price is the Founder and Managing Director of Virteffic. With more than 20 years of experience across governance, company secretarial services and board support, she works closely with boards, committees and governance teams across Jersey, Guernsey and beyond.
Every week, Tess supports board meetings, governance projects and independent board reviews. This practical experience provides valuable insight into boardroom dynamics, decision-making and effective governance in practice.
Tess holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Business Administration from Mälardalen University, Sweden, where she also completed advanced courses in finance, mathematics, and statistics, as well as a Master’s thesis in marketing. She completed the CGI professional qualification programme in Jersey and has further strengthened her expertise through the Advanced Leadership Programme (Haarlem, Netherlands, 2017) and the Core Management Programme (Jersey 2018). Her career includes senior positions at HSBC, RBC, Ogier/Elian/Intertrust/CSC, and the Maples Group, where she played a pivotal role in launching the Jersey fiduciary office and also acted as a director for regulated entities as well as private companies.
In 2020, Tess founded Virteffic with a vision to deliver governance support differently, combining professionalism with genuine flexibility. Today, she leads a team that provides company secretarial services, independent board reviews, governance training, and secondment support across the Channel Islands and beyond. She also regularly delivers presentations and training courses on governance, minute-taking, and board effectiveness, sharing practical insights that participants can apply immediately. Clients value Tess for her combination of strong technical knowledge and hands-on experience, which helps organisations improve governance, run efficient meetings, and meet regulatory requirements with confidence.
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Building Virteffic
Virteffic was founded in 2020 with a clear vision: to build a modern business that combines high professional standards with a more flexible and sustainable way of working. The result is an approach that enables experienced professionals to deliver exceptional governance and company secretarial support, while working in a way that allows them to perform at their best.
Tess is passionate about creating an environment where talented professionals can thrive without unnecessary corporate structures. She believes that when people are trusted and supported, they produce their best work. These values continue to shape Virteffic’s culture today and influence how the team supports clients, delivering high-quality support with consistency and care.
Outside of work, Tess enjoys spending time outdoors, travelling and playing padel. These interests help maintain balance alongside a busy professional life and reflect the importance she places on resilience, wellbeing and maintaining perspective in demanding environments.
Today, Virteffic supports boards, governance teams and organisations across multiple jurisdictions, providing practical expertise, independent insight and trusted professional support. The focus is not simply on delivering outputs, but on supporting effective decision-making, ensuring discussions are clearly captured and actions are followed through.
While the business continues to grow, its focus remains unchanged: delivering high-quality governance support through professionalism, sound judgement and strong, long-term client relationships.
Governance insight grounded in real boardroom experience
Every week, Tess works directly with boards, committees and governance teams across multiple sectors. This ongoing involvement provides valuable visibility into how boards operate, where challenges arise and what helps governance work effectively in practice. Rather than reviewing governance solely through frameworks or theory, Tess brings practical insight drawn from real boardroom environments, helping organisations strengthen governance, improve decision-making and support effective oversight.
Areas of expertise
Over the last 20+ years, Tess has supported boards, governance teams and regulated organisations across multiple jurisdictions. Her experience combines technical governance knowledge with practical insight gained through regular involvement in board and committee meetings.
Board effectiveness reviews
Independent board and committee reviews supported by confidential interviews, governance analysis and practical recommendations to help boards improve effectiveness and oversight.
Governance and company secretarial support
Supporting governance frameworks, board processes, statutory obligations and governance operations across a wide range of organisations.
Minute-taking and meeting effectiveness
Professional support for board and committee meetings, grounded in real boardroom experience and focused on clear, accurate and defensible records.
Governance training and mentoring
Practical training, presentations and mentoring for governance professionals, directors, company secretaries and boards.
Flexible solutions at Virteffic
Virteffic was founded with flexibility at its heart. I wanted to create a professional environment that offered greater freedom – not just for myself, but for the entire team. Our model allows team members to set their own hours and work in the way that suits them best. This approach has attracted experienced professionals from the finance industry who value autonomy and work-life balance.
Flexibility isn’t just good for our team, it delivers results. A happy, empowered workforce leads to greater efficiency, stronger collaboration, and outstanding client service. At Virteffic, we believe flexibility fuels success, for our people and our clients.
Beyond Virteffic
Alongside her client work, Tess shares insights through Tess Thoughts, covering topics from governance trends and boardroom efficiency to leadership and work-life balance. The blog reflects her commitment to supporting governance professionals and business leaders across the Channel Islands.
Tess is also a regular speaker and trainer at industry events. She collaborates with organisations and forums to deliver practical and engaging sessions that equip participants with tools they can apply immediately.
Let's Connect
Tess is always open to new connections, collaborations and conversations.
Virteffic Limited
Flexible governance resource, corporate governance and company secretarial support.
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Our services
We provide flexible governance resource for boards and governance teams, combining experience, structure and practical delivery.
Minutes and meeting management
Company secretarial support and secondments
Independent board effectiveness reviews
Virteffic Limited (Virteffic) is not regulated or licensed under the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, as amended, and does not provide regulated financial services. Where regulated services are required, clients should engage an appropriately licensed service provider. Virteffic provides governance, company secretarial, board support, administration and related professional support services. Any work undertaken by Virteffic is provided in a support capacity only. Responsibility for reviewing, approving and implementing any work product remains with the relevant directors, company secretary, officers or authorised representatives of the client.