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 2021/22 academic year
Find out about our meeting dates here.
You can download a committee report template in accessible format here
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 Ian White, Vice-Chancellor, ex-officio
- David Hardy, Lay Member of Council, elected by Council
- Malcolm Holley, Member of Council, elected by Council
- Don McLaverty, Lay Member of Council, appointed by Council
- Professor Marcelle McManus, Member of Council/Senate, elected by Council
- Sujata McNab, Lay Member of Council, appointed by Council
- Jacob Withington, Student Governor
Routine attendees
- Professor Phil Allmendinger, Deputy Vice-Chancellor
- Pamela Chesters, Chair of Council, Observer
- Annie Willingham, Student Governor, Observer
- Alison Walters, Interim Head of Management Accounting
- Martin Williams, Director of Finance
- Keith Zimmerman, Chief Operating Officer
- Simon Fenne, Deputy Director of Finance