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