Finance Committee
We are responsible for financial strategy, budget setting, annual accounts, monitoring of investment activity and capital expenditure.
The Finance Committee is responsible to Council for the finances of the University, including:
- financial strategy
- budget setting
- annual accounts
- monitoring of investment activity
- consideration of capital expenditure
You can find out the full responsibilities of the committee in the terms of reference.
Find our deadlines for submitting papers in the 2024/25 academic year
Find out about our meeting dates.
You can download a committee report template in accessible format
Council appoints members to committees for a term of one year, which is subject to review.
Committee members
- Calum Mercer, Chair (Treasurer), ex-officio
- Professor Phil Taylor,, Vice-Chancellor and President, ex-officio
- Don McLaverty, Lay Member of Council, appointed by Council, term 2025
- Professor Dot Griffiths, Lay member of Council, appointed by Council, term 2025
- Professor Paul Shepherd, appointed by Council, term 2025
- Amber Snary, Student Governor, term 2025
In attendance
- Vacancy, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
- Dr Ghazwa Alwani-Starr, Chief Operating Officer
- Stephanie Court, Director of Management Accounting
- Lauren Howells, Governance Manager
- Rebecca King, Director of Finance Operations
- Martin Williams, Director of Finance
Observers
- Jimena Alamo, Student Governor
- Pam Chesters, Chair of Council