List of Governors
Meet our governors. Find out about their specialisms and interests.
Independent Governors
Leonie Fleming
Chair
Leonie has held a number of senior executive roles in financial services. As a general counsel she has led domestic and international legal teams and advised on a wide range of complex legal and regulatory issues, including ESG policies and products, business transformation, risk management and product innovation to support small and medium-sized enterprises.
She is currently a Non-Executive Director (NED) at Bristol and Bath Regional Capital CIC, a social enterprise which invests in real estate, infrastructure and business to deliver strong social, economic and environmental outcomes supporting a flourishing and diverse regional economy.
Leonie is also an active member of the Be The Business advisory board programme, providing advice and support to start-up and scaling businesses.
Emma Wakelin
Deputy Chair
Emma was previously a Director of Research and Innovation at the Royal College of Art (RCA). Before joining the RCA, Emma was Associate Director of Programmes at the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC, now part of UKRI), with responsibility for postgraduate funding, knowledge exchange and creative economy strategy.
She's a regular member of UK Research and Innovation funding assessment panels and advisory groups, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Royal College of Art.
Prior to this, while studying for a doctorate in Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, Emma worked as an editor on the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and as the administrator of one of the UK’s leading early music ensembles.
She still enjoys making music, and is a member of the Bath Symphony Orchestra and other local ensembles.
Jay Bhutani
Independent Governor
Jay is an investor. For over 15 years he ran large global equity funds on behalf of institutional investors. Currently he invests primarily in the technology and energy transition sectors.
His career spans 30 years in finance as an analyst and sector specialist, with a special focus on emerging markets. Indian by background and American by nationality, Jay has lived and worked in New York, Singapore, and London.
Jay is Chair of Anthem, a multi-academy trust of over 8,500 students in 16 primary and secondary schools in the East Midlands, London, and the Thames Valley.
Antony Durbacz
Independent Governor
Antony is a Chartered accountant who has lived in Somerset for 30 years. He is an experienced finance professional who has considerable board and executive experience within several large international blue-chip companies. These have included organisations involved in professional services, aerospace, healthcare, and personal care. Within these roles he has developed key skills in business strategy, operational effectiveness, and risk management.
In recent years, Antony has been involved as a non-executive director in organisations focused on local communities in the South West. These roles cover social housing, health, and secondary school education.
He is a non-executive director for the RUH Bath NHS foundation trust which delivers secondary healthcare to the population of Bath and North East Somerset. He is also a trustee at the Wessex learning trust, a multi-academy trust which delivers school education across several schools in Somerset. Previously he was a board member of LiveWest Housing Association. Each of these organisations operate in a regulated environment.
Steve Egan
Independent Governor
Steve has devoted much of his career to Higher Education.
He was Deputy CEO at the Higher Education Funding Council for England providing HE policy advice to government. He was responsible for funding and regulation and had specific responsibility for Sustainable Development and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
He served for 5 years as Vice President at the University of Bath responsible for HR, IT and Digital, Estates, Sports and student Art facilities. He led a successful project to develop a £70m engineering research centre.
During his career Steve has been a Board member of the National Centre for Social research, Deputy Chair of the OECD Higher Education program, Governor of St Brendan’s sixth form college, Director of the Universities Superannuation fund and Director of the British Universities and Colleges Sports (BUCS).
Currently Steve holds a number of part time positions including assurance advisor to the Arts and Humanities Research Council and honorary professor at the University of Bath. He teaches postgraduate students in Higher Education management and policy. He has delivered guest lectures on HE policy, management and governance subjects at other universities in Britain and abroad.
Francesca Fryer
Independent Governor
Francesca is a senior leader and estates professional, who has extensive experience in Higher Education, holding Director of Estates posts at UCL, Cardiff Metropolitan and Hartpury Universities.
She has been responsible for delivering infrastructure enabled change programmes for public sector institutions including the MOD and BBC and was a partner at JLL for over 20 years, advising many of the world’s leading companies on their global real estate portfolios.
Katrina-May Kwan
Independent Governor
Katrina-May Kwan is International Head of Risk Governance, Strategy and Planning for Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (London). Katrina is also a director of Wells Fargo Capital Finance UK. Previous roles include the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as well as early career roles for the Financial Services Authority, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Katrina has an extensive background in risk management and led teams across numerous international locations in Europe and Asia. Katrina is a committed advocate for inclusion across different sectors, particularly sports, and has also held a number of non-executive Board positions with MotorSport UK and England Netball. She was shortlisted for the 2025 Women in Banking and Finance Inclusive Leader Award.
Stephanie Mills
Independent Governor
Stephanie Mills is a chartered accountant and CFO at beloFX , as a member of the founding team providing visual effects for film and TV for Hollywood studios and streamers. Previous roles include senior positions at Channel 4 and other companies with international reach. Stephanie has also worked with startups as a portfolio CFO and held a number of Board and Trustee positions including as Chair of Finance and Audit Committee for ScreenSkills.
Ruth Ovens
Independent Governor
As a seasoned HR Director and Executive with extensive experience across diverse industries including media, technology, logistics, healthcare, retail, and wholesale, Ruth brings expertise in Leadership, Human Resources, Organisational Development and DEI as well as private sector best practice and insights to her role here at 黑料正能量.
Emma Price
Independent Governor
Emma is a Partner at BRAVE, a leading boutique advisory firm providing innovative, insightful and proportionate solutions in governance, risk, resilience, control, assurance, legal and regulatory compliance. A former Big 4 Partner with over 25 years’ experience supporting boards, audit and risk committees, and executive teams in navigating complex and rapidly evolving risk environments, Emma's background spans leadership roles across EMEA, Australia and the United States.
Emma is recognised for her thought leadership and for driving innovative approaches in the risk and resilience space. She is regularly asked to speak at conferences and has a number of recent publications on risk and resilience.
Additionally, Emma is a Senior External Adviser to Resilience First, the UK’s leading not-for-profit business network setting the standard for organisational resilience, and an Ambassador for Risky Women, a global network connecting, celebrating and championing women in governance, risk and compliance. Emma is also a Teaching Fellow at the University of Bath, where she designs and delivers the Risk Management module of the MBA programme.
Sanjay Shah
Independent Governor
Sanjay Shah has over 30 years' board-level experience in the UK and Saudi Arabia, across both the private and charitable sectors. His experience covers audit, financial and general management, strategic planning, investment, risk management and corporate governance.
Shah studied economics at the University of Essex and in New York and began his career with Barclays Bank. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, he spent 24 years in various finance and operational roles, including as Chief Financial Officer of The London Clinic from 2003 to 2014.
He then spent seven years in Saudi Arabia as a Board鈥疢ember and Executive Vice-President of the Fakeeh Care Group, Dr Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Fakeeh University Hospital (Dubai), and the Fakeeh Family Investment Office. He was also Executive Chairman of Kameda Arabia, a leading healthtech company, and鈥痑 Board Member of Saudia Medical Services, the medical arm of Saudi Airlines.
He is currently a Trustee and chair of Finance & Investment committees at King Edward V11 Hospital, central London, and The Royal Society of Medicine.
Vicki Stott
Independent Governor
Vicki Stott is the former Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), with senior executive experience spanning St Hugh’s College, Oxford; the University of Birmingham; and Warwick Business School.
An established voice in higher education quality, governance and international collaboration, she has served as President and Board Director of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE), and has contributed to Wonkhe, HEPI and sector conferences.
Carole Stott
Independent Governor
Carole has a long career in education, mostly working in further education and skills, with a focus on supporting development and reform in the UK to improve access, success and progression.
She is an experienced Chief Executive, including as the first CEO of NOCN, a qualification awarding organisation that pioneered a credit system in the UK for recognising learner achievements. She co-founded Credit Works to provide consultancy, research and development on reform of the UK learning and skills system.
Carole is an experienced non-executive director in education and charity sectors. This has included Chair of the Board of Governors at Bath College and Chair of the Association of Colleges and of WorldSkills UK. She is currently a member of the Board of OFSTED.
Carole was awarded the MBE for services to adult education in 2012 and an OBE for services to education in 2021.
Julie Waterfield
Independent Governor
Julie joined the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee in January 2024 as a co-opted member and became an independent Governor in January 2025. She has extensive experience of higher education finance and governance.
Her previous roles were Chief Financial Officer at the Royal Veterinary College, at Durham University and McGill University, Canada. She started her career at the National Audit Office where she gained her professional accounting qualification. She is also a Trustee of the Quadram Institute and chairs its Audit and Risk Committee.
Steve Wright
Independent Governor
Steve is an experienced COO, board director and senior adviser with a track record in building and transforming technology and digital infrastructure businesses. He has spent more than 25 years scaling data centre and cloud companies through to successful acquisitions by private equity, venture capital and listed companies.
More recently, Steve acts as an advisor to global private equity firms on strategy, investment, and growth in the digital infrastructure sector with a particular focus on data centres.
He brings expertise in corporate governance, digital transformation, and sustainable growth, alongside deep technical and infrastructure knowledge..
As well as being an Independent Governor at 黑料正能量, Steve is a Non-Executive Director at Nominet, the UK’s domain registry, Non-Executive Director at NextStream Data Centres in Latin America, as a Senior Advisor to Actis, a private equity firm which is part of General Atlantic and a Senior Advisor to FTi Consulting focussed on commercial and technical due diligence.
Staff and student governors
Professor Georgina Andrews
Vice Chancellor
Professor Georgina Andrews was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of 黑料正能量 on 1 January 2025.
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Ed Arnall-Culliford
Staff Governor
Ed joined Bath Spa in 2020 and is a member of the Data and Insights Service.
Professor Peter Etchells
Staff Governor
Pete is Professor of Psychology and Science Communication.
View full staff profileMillie O'Sullivan Adams
Student Governor
Millie O'Sullivan-Adams is the Students' Union President.
Millie is one of four elected Sabbatical Officers who lead the Students' Union and serves as a key representative for students at 黑料正能量. A central part of the role is ensuring that student views, concerns and questions are heard and acted upon.
A major responsibility of the position is governance, with Millie sitting on both the University's Board of Governors and the Students' Union Board of Trustees.
In these roles, Millie champions the interests of students, helping to ensure that the student voice is represented and remains at the heart of decision-making across 黑料正能量.