The Board of Directors are responsible for determining the policies and the strategic direction of the UCO as an exempt charity and meet a minimum of four times a year, delegating the day-to-day operations of the organisation to the Vice-Chancellor and the Senior Management Team.
Chair of the Board
Prof Joanna Price, Chair of the Board
Board Members
Jackie Westaway, Vice-Chair of the Board, Finance & Estates Committee, Board Nominations Committee, Remuneration Committee
Mike Balcombe, Student Board Member, Board Nominations Committee
Dr Joanne Carlyle, Board Member, Remuneration Committee
Christopher Costigan, Board Member, Board Nominations Committee Chair
Richard Eastmond, Board Member, Finance & Estates Committee, Remuneration Committee
Charles Hindson, B Board Member, Audit & Risk Committee Chair
Sharon Potter, Acting Vice-Chancellor, Board Member
David Leppard, Board Member, Finance & Estates Committee Chair
Jayne Morley, Osteopathic Board Member, Audit & Risk Committee
Dr Monika Nangia, Board Member, Audit & Risk Committee, Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity Committee
Jeremy Olsen, Board Member, Audit & Risk Committee
Martin Pendry – Staff Board Member, Finance & Estates Committee
Evita Stucky - Student Union President Board Member
Clerk to the Board of Directors
Allan Scott, Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor's Group, Clerk to the Board of Directors & Company Secretary
Special Advisors to the Board
Sean Bonnington, BA (Hons), DMS, Fundraising Committee Chair
Lay Members of the Board
Andrew Kent, Lay Member of the Board, Fundraising and Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity committees
Board Code of Conduct
Download the Board Code of Conduct
Minutes from Board Meetings:
Please find below minutes of past Board meetings:
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 30 January 2024
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 21 November 2023
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 17 October 2023
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 12 September 2023
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 03 July 2023
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 14 June 2023
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 18 April 2023
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 8 March 2023
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 15 December 2022
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 30 November 2022
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 5 October 2022
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 14 June 2022
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 8 March 2022
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 16 November 2021
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 5 October 2021
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 15 June 2021
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 19 April 2021 (Extra Meeting)
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 9 March 2021
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 22 January 2021 (Extra Meeting)
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 17 December 2020 (Extra Meeting)
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 17 November 2020
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 6 October 2020
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 17 June 2020
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 11 March 2020
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 20 November 2019
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 2 October 2019
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 19 June 2019
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 6 March 2019
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 14 November 2018
Board of Directors - Agreed Minutes - 3 October 2018