Board of Governors

The Board of Governors is responsible for the oversight of the University's activities and for the effective and efficient use of resources and the safeguarding of assets.  The University is  an Exempt Charity and members of the Board listed below are also the charity trustees of the University.

Interested in becoming a governor? See our invitation to prospective governors.

We have a total of 18 Governors. The current membership of the Board of Governors is as follows (membership of committees and terms of office are included):

Independent members

  • Ms K Copestake (AC) 31 July 2015
  • Mr M Elliott (F&GPC) (Noms C) (Dir) (Chair) 30 November 2015
  • Ms K Gee (F&GPC) (Noms C) (R) (Dir) (Deputy Chair) 31 March 2015
  • Mr I Hyde (AC) 31 July 2014
  • Dr J Johnson (F&GPC) (SAC) (R) (Noms C) 31 July 2015 
  • Cllr. K. S Sahota  31 July 2015 (Acad)
  • Mr J Sharp (AC) (R) (Noms C) 31 July 2013
  • Mr S Towe CBE (F&GPC) (R) 31 July 2014
  • Dr S Walford (F&GPC) (Noms C) (R) (Acad) (Deputy Chair) 31 March 2016
  • Mr B Reid 31 March 2016

Co-opted members

  • Ms Carole Burgher (AC) 30 November 2015
  • Prof Martin Chambers 30 November 2013 (F&GPC) 
  • Dr J Bergin (Elected Representative of Teaching Staff) 31 August 2013  
  • Ms A Kimbley (Elected Representative of Non-Teaching Staff)  31 August 2013  

Vice-Chancellor

  • Prof G Layer  (F&GPC) (Noms C) (Dir) (Acad) (R)

Academic Board Nominees

  • Dr B Conway (F&GPC) 31 November 2013
  • Mr John Pymm 31 March 2013

Student Nominee Member

  • Mr D Batchelor 31 July 2013

Key to terms

F&GPC = Finance & General Purposes Committee Member

AC = Audit Committee Member

R = Remuneration Committee Member

Noms C = Nominations Committee Member

SAC = Student Affairs Committee

Dir = Director of one or more subsidiary companies

Acad = Governors Academies advisory group 

 

Members of the Board may be contacted in writing, care of the Secretary to the Board,  University of Wolverhampton, Wulfruna Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1LY.  This is also the address to use if you wish to communicate with the Governors in their capacity as charity trustees.

Page last update: 23rd November 2012

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