Our Governors
Carole Thorogood
Chair
HR Director of Freeths LLP
Mary Carswell
Vice Chair
Retired Pro Vice Chancellor at Birmingham City University
Martin Sim
Interim CEO and Governor
Anja Beriro
External Governor
Partner in the Government & Infrastructure Team at law firm Browne Jacobson LLP
Simon Bedford
External Governor
Mike Green
External Governor
Chief Operating Officer and Director General for the Department for Education and also non-executive board member for the Houses of Parliament
Andy Griffin
External Governor
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
Allen Motsi
External Governor
Andrew Simpson
External Governor
Sharon Townes
External Governor
Andrew Unitt
External Governor
Retired Finance Director with experience in UK and international organisations, latterly at the University of Nottingham
Nick Proverbs
Staff Governor
Liam Sewell
Staff Governor
Henry Icke
Student Governor
Natalia Maziarz
Student Governor
Rachel Robson
Director of Governance
All members of the Corporation are holders of public office and abide by the Nolan Principles of public life. The Corporation has several different categories of members to reflect the community it serves, below is the current list of members.
The Corporation meets 10 times a year to undertake its responsibilities and ensure the strategic aims of the college are met. The Instrument and Articles of Government require the Corporation to have an Audit Committee and a Search Committee working alongside the Corporation with terms of reference agreed by the Corporation. Each Committee has a membership made up of representatives of the Governing Body and report back to the Corporation on a regular basis.
The Governance and Search Committee of the Corporation always welcome applications from interested members of the community to join the Corporation. If you wish to know more about applying you can download the following information or contact the Director of Governance by going to the Contact Us page.