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Board of Governors and Committees
For further information refer to Board Membership or contact governance@wlv.ac.uk.
Board of Governors Terms of Reference
Membership
Ms Angela Spence - Chair of the Board of Governors and Independent Governor
Mr Alan Edwards - Deputy Chair of the Board of Governors and Independent Governor
Dr Olubukola (Buki) Adeyemo - Independent Governor
Prof Christopher (Chris) Handy - Independent Governor
Ms Elaine Siew - Independent Governor
Mr David Ferriday - Independent Governor
Mr Paul Bytheway - Independent Governor
Dr Mashuq Ally - Independent Governor
Ms Melissa (Mel) Sterling - Independent Governor
Mr Daniel (Dan) Persaud - Independent Governor
Mr Adeyemi Adebayo - Student Governor
Mr Confidence Orewa - Student Governor
Ms Kate Faulkner - Professional Services Governor
Dr Aidan Byrne - Academic Governor
Prof Ebrahim Adia - Vice-Chancellor, ex officio
Board of Governors' Minutes
Minutes of recent Board of Governors meetings can be found below (by scrolling down to the accordions). Alternatively, contact governance@wlv.ac.uk.
Audit and Risk Committee Terms of Reference
Membership
Prof Christopher (Chris) Handy - Independent Governor and Committee Chair (interim)
Mr David Ferriday - Independent Governor
Dr Mohammad Mashuq Ally - Independent Governor
Ms Melissa (Mel) Sterling - Independent Governor
Mr Fayaz Malik - Co-opted Member
People and Culture Committee Terms of Reference
Membership
Dr Mohammad Mashuq Ally – Independent Governor and Committee Chair
Mr Daniel (Dan) Persaud – Independent Governor
Ms Melissa (Mel) Sterling – Independent Governor
Mr Paul Bytheway – Independent Governor
Finance and Resources Committee Terms of Reference
Membership
Mr Alan Edwards - Deputy Chair of the Board of Governors and Committee Chair
Ms Angela Spence - Chair of the Board of Governors
Ms Elaine Siew - Independent Governor
Dr Aidan Byrne - Academic Governor
Mr Adeyemi Adebayo - Student Governor
Prof Ebrahim Adia - Vice-Chancellor, ex officio
Governance and Nominations Committee Terms of Reference
Membership
Ms Angela Spence - Chair of the Board of Governors and Committee Chair
Mr Alan Edwards - Deputy Chair of the Board of Governors and Independent Governor
Dr Olubukola (Buki) Adeyemo - Independent Governor
Mr Paul Bytheway - Independent Governor
Dr Aidan Byrne - Academic Governor
Mr Confidence Orewa - Student Governor
Remuneration Committee Terms of Reference
Membership
Prof Chris Handy – Senior Independent Governor and Committee Chair
Ms Angela Spence - Independent Governor
Dr Olubukola (Buki) Adeyemo - Independent Governor
Mr David Ferriday - Independent Governor
Minutes of Board of Governors' Meetings
Minutes of recent Board of Governors meetings are available in PDF format on this page. Accessible versions of the minutes are available by contacting governance@wlv.ac.uk.
Minutes from before academic year 2024/25 are also available on request from governance@wlv.ac.uk.
08 October 2025 are to follow - the minutes are currently in draft, pending agreement by the Board at its 26 November meeting.
Page updated on 05 November 2025