Our Governors

Carole Thorogood
Chair
HR Director of Freeths LLP

Mary Carswell
Vice Chair
Retired Pro Vice Chancellor at Birmingham City University

Janet Smith
CEO and Principal

Anja Beriro
External Governor
Partner in the Government & Infrastructure Team at law firm Browne Jacobson LLP

Simon Bedford
External Governor
Group Financial Controller, Ibstock PLC

Andy Griffin
External Governor
Managing Director of Helping at Home, a domiciliary care provider and London Road Aesthetics, an aesthetics, health and wellness boutique. Retired Vice President of the London Stock Exchange Group.

Patricia Harman
External Governor
Retired Deputy Principal at West Nottinghamshire College, after 35 years in Further Education

Jon Hawley
External Governor
Operations Leader and Director of UNiDays, a Student Affinity Network.

Angela Kandola
External Governor
Nottingham City Councillor

Andrew Simpson
External Governor
Chief Financial Officer, ITS Technology Group

Helen Smurthwaite
External Governor
Performance Director, Ingeus

Sharon Townes
External Governor
Retired Vice Principal Curriculum, Quality and Student Experience, Loughborough College

Andrew Unitt
External Governor
Retired Finance Director with experience in UK and international organisations, latterly at the University of Nottingham

Liz Mossop
External Governor
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Student Development and Engagement), University of Lincoln

Steve Wooler
External Governor
Group Chief Executive, BWB Consulting Ltd

Graham Basten
Co-opted Governor to the Learning and Quality Committee
Senior Lecturer / Departmental Head Wolverhampton School of Medicine, University of Wolverhampton

Henry Icke
Student Governor

Caitlin Duffield
Student Governor

Liam Sewell
Staff Governor

Kirsty Bailey
Staff Governor

Rachel Robson
Director of Governance