Board of Governors
Our Board of Governors
The Board of Governors is responsible for:
- Determining the educational character and mission of the University and for oversight of its activities
- The effective and efficient use of resources, the solvency of the University and the Higher Education Corporation and for safeguarding their assets
- Approving annual estimates of income and expenditure
- The appointment, assessment, appraisal, grading, suspension, dismissal and determination of the pay and conditions of service of the holders of senior posts
- Setting a framework for the pay and conditions of service of all other staff.
Membership of the Board of Governors
- Leonie Fleming (Chair)
- Emma Wakelin (Deputy Chair)
- Jay Bhutani
- Antony Durbacz
- Steve Egan
- Francesca Fryer
- Katrina-May Kwan
- Stephanie Mills
- Ruth Ovens
- Emma Price
- Sanjay Shah
- Carole Stott
- Vicki Stott
- Julie Waterfield
- Steve Wright
- Professor Georgina Andrews (Vice-Chancellor)
- Ed Arnall-Culliford
- Professor Peter Etchells
- Millie O'Sullivan Adams
- Kyriaki Anagnostopoulou (Deputy Vice-Chancellor)
- Jo Stocks (Chief Financial Officer)
- David Newman (University Secretary)
- Deborah Wakely (Deputy University Secretary)
- Katherine Lee (Governance and Assurance Manager)
In addition to the main board, there are four sub-committees:
Sub-committees
- Antony Durbacz (Chair)
- Katrina-May Kwan
- Emma Price
- Sanjay Shah
- Julie Waterfield
You can view the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Terms of Reference online.
- Leonie Fleming (Chair)
- Professor Georgina Andrews (Vice-Chancellor)
- Antony Durbacz
- Steve Egan
- Carole Stott
- Emma Wakelin
You can view the Nominations and Governance Terms of Reference online.
- Steve Egan (Chair)
- Professor Georgina Andrews (Vice-Chancellor)
- Jay Bhutani
- Francesca Fryer
- Stephanie Mills
- Steve Wright
You can view the Finance and Infrastructure Committee Terms of Reference online.
- Emma Wakelin (Chair of Committee)
- Georgina Andrews (Vice-Chancellor)
- Jay Bhutani
- Leonie Fleming
- Millie O'Sullivan Adams
- Carole Stott
- Vicki Stott
- Julie Waterfield
You can view the Academic and Assurance Partnerships Committee Terms of Reference online.
- Carole Stott (Chair)
- Leonie Fleming
- Emma Wakelin
- Ruth Ovens
Read more about the People and Remuneration Committee.
Schedule of meetings
The Board of Governors schedule of meetings for can be viewed below:
Documents
- Access our archive of documents, including minutes from Board of Governors' meetings, and find out more about how 黑料正能量 is managed.
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The University maintains a Register of Interests of members of the Board of Governors and its committees, members of the University Executive Board and senior staff in regular attendance at meetings.
- The Higher Education Code of Governance (published by the Committee of University Chairs, 2020) recommends that independent reviews of Board effectiveness take place every three years. The University undertook its most recent review in summer 2025 and further details are available in the External Review of Governance.
Meet our governors
For more information on our governors, you can find profiles on our governor profile page.