Board of Governors register of interests
Find out the jobs, appointments, shareholdings and other declared interests of our board members.
Governors' declared interests
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Philippa Anderson
Employment
- Freelance business writer
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Non-Executive Director, Encams Enterprises Ltd - trading arm of Keep Britain Tidy (co no: 03111004)
Non-Executive Director, Keep Britain Tidy - social work ltd by guarantee (co no: 03496361)
Executive Director, Five Breams Ltd - private property company (co no: 09250835)
Deputy Chair, Keep Britain Tidy (co no: 107137)
Trustee, Keep Britain Tidy (co no: 107137)
Member, Society of Authors
Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
Member, People, Finance and Resources Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Member, Remuneration Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
Five Breams Ltd - private property company (co no: 09250835) (shareholding of 6.5%)
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Sean Anstee
Employment
- Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Non-Executive Director, Fortior Homes Limited (co no: 10452164)
Member, Conservative and Unionist Party
Reservist, Royal Auxiliary Air Force
Deputy Chair and Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Chair, Remuneration Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Member, People, Finance and Resources Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Member, Nominations and Governance Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- Uppingham Estates (Manchester) Limited
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Saeed Atcha
Employment
CEO, Youth Leads UK
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Director, Saeed Atcha Limited
- Associate, Big Change
- Board Member, Bolton at Home
- Trustee, Generation: You Employed, UK and I
- Trustee, Migrant Leaders
- Trustee, Education & Employers Taskforce
- Advisory Council, Care Tech Foundation
- Advisor, GMCVO Social Enterprise
- Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester
- Fellow, RSA
- Associate Fellow, RCS
- Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- Spouse – employed as a Higher Executive Officer, Department of Education, HM Government
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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David Birch
Employment
- Senior Advisor, McKinsey and Company
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Director, David Birch Consulting Ltd
- Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Chair, Finance and Resources Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Darren Dancey
Employment
- Head of School of Computing, Maths and Digital Technology, Manchester Metropolitan University
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Chair, BCS Manchester Branch Committee
Member of BCS, Fellow of HEA
Governor (Staff), Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Simon Duffy
Employment
- None
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Chair, LWT Holdings
- Chair, YouView TV Ltd
- Director, Sybic Limited (dormant)
- Interim Chair, Viaplay Group AB
- Chair, Modern Times Group AB
- Director, Manscaping Limited
- Director, Avianca Group International Ltd
- Director, The Really Useful Group Investments Ltd (Paid)
- Chair, The Hurlingham Club, London
- Governor and Chair of the Board of Governors, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Chair, Nominations and Governance Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Member, Remuneration Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- 50% Shares in Manscaping Limited
- 100% Shares of Sybic Limited
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Andy Forbes
Employment
- Head of Development for the Lifelong Education Commission, hosted by Res Publica think tank
- UCAS Apprenticeship Champion
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Director of Triversity Ltd (wholly owned company) (co no: 13640889)
Trustee of Ambitious About Autism - Charity No. 1063184, (co no: 3375255)
Chair of Corporation, Barking and Dagenham College
Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
Member, People, Finance and Resources Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Carlo Frondaroli
Employment
- CFO, Eldor Corporation SpA - Italy
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Member, People, Finance and Resources Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Kate Green
Employment
- Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Director, North West Fire Control Ltd
- Member, The Labour Party
Trustee, Manchester Camerata
Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
Member, Remuneration Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- Member, The Labour Party
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Andrew Heyn
Employment
- Retained on a consultancy basis as a strategic adviser to the Vice-Chancellor of Queens University, Belfast (as a resident of Northern Ireland)
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Chair and Trustee, Irrawaddy Literary Festival Charitable Trust
- Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Member, People, Finance and Resources Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Member, Remuneration Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Hannah Holmes
Employment
- Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Dean, Faculty of Business and Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Trustee, Prospere Learning Trust
- Governor (Staff), Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- North-West Fire Control (Advisor to the Board) (Husband)
- Wirehouse Employer Services (Husband)
Non-Executive Director, Warrington Community Living (Husband)
Trustee, Culcheth Educational Foundation Trust (Husband)
Councillor, Culcheth and Glazebury Parish (Labour) (Husband)
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Bridget Lea
Employment
- General Manager UK, Snap Inc
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Non-Executive Director, Marstons PLC (co no: 00031461)
- Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Jill McCormack
Employment
Deals Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (US firm)
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Family Services of Montgomery County
- Professional Membership – ICAEW, AICPA
Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Member, Audit and Risk Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
Director of Project Management, PM Group (Philadelphia Office)
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Malcolm Press CBE
Employment
- Vice-Chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Trustee, UCAS
- Trustee, British Council
- Board Member, Universities UK
- Board Member, Manchester Science Partnerships
- Chair, Oxford Road Corridor Manchester
- Non-Executive Member, Board for the Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Paid)
- Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Member, People, Finance and Resources Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Member, Nominations and Governance Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Sandesh Punhani
Employment
- Education Officer, The Union, Manchester Metropolitan University
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Trustee, The Union, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Governor (Student), Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Nick Read
Employment
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit and Risk Committee & Cybersecurity Sub-Committee, Booking Holding Inc
- Chairman and Interim CEO, EXA Infrastructure
- Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee, Radius Global Infrastructure Inc
- Senior Advisor, Global Infrastructure Partnerships
- Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
- Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit and Risk Committee & Cybersecurity Sub-Committee, Booking Holding Inc
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Ethan Romer
Employment
- President, The Union, Manchester Metropolitan University
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Trustee, The Union, Manchester Metropolitan University
Governor (Student), Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Miles Rothbury
Employment
- Group Treasurer, Boohoo.com
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Board Member, Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership
- Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Chair, Audit and Risk Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Member, Nominations and Governance Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Simon Rutter
Employment
- Consultant and Board member, Emergent Entertainment plc - Advisory work for a video games developer
- Consultant, Mi Hiepa Scout Ltd - Advisory work for video game and digital services group.
- Consultant, Cudo Ventures Ltd - Advisory work for distributed computer network and blockchain network
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Independent Non-Executive Director, Emergent Entertainment plc (co no: 13127623)
- Director, Adaptive Strategies (co no: 14044910)
- Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Member, Audit and Risk Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
- Consultant and Board member, Emergent Entertainment plc - Advisory work for a video games developer
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Julie Scott Jones
Employment
- Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Manchester Metropolitan University
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Governor (Staff), Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Ian Smyth
Employment
CEO of Electricity North West Limited (A Distribution Network Operator, licensed to distribute electricity in the UK)
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Non Executive Director, Electricity North West Limited 02366949
- Non Executive Director, ENW Finance PLC 06845434
- Non Executive Director, North West Electricity Networks (UK Limited 06428372
- Non Executive Director, NWEN Finance PLC 08374655
- Non Executive Director, North West Electricity Networks (Finance) Limited 06428374
- Non Executive Director, North West Electricity Networks (Holdings) Limited 06428534
- Non Executive Director, North West Electricity Networks PLC 06428375
- Non Executive Director, NWEN Group Limited 06872880
- Non Executive Director, ENW Capital Finance PLC 06873051
- Non Executive Director, Electricity North West Services Limited 10445236
- Non Executive Director, Electricity North West Property Limited 10929718
- Non Executive Director, CLASS Electricity Limited 12619404
- Non Executive Director, Electricity North West (Construction and Maintenance) Limited 07382637
- Non Executive Director, Electricity North East (Construction and Maintenance) Limited 13464314
- Non Executive Director, Electricity North West Number 1 Company Limited 06027314
- Non Executive Director, Energy Networks Association Limited 04832301
- Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- British Psychological Society
- Freeman city of London
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Karen Varty
Employment
- Director of Recruitment and Admissions, Manchester Metropolitan University
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Governor (Staff), Manchester Metropolitan University
- Member, Nominations and Governance Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None
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Catherine Ward (co-opted to Remuneration Committee)
Employment
- None
Directorships / External Board / Trusteeships / Committee Appointments / Political Interests / Professional Bodies
- Managing Director, People Perception Ltd (own company delivering consultancy and coaching. Sole trader) (co no: 11133342)
- Trustee, London Contemporary Dance Trust (Charity no: 250216)
- Independent member of Remuneration Committee, RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects)
- Non Executive Director, House of Commons HR Policy and Strategic Support Group
- Associate Certified Coach, International Coach Federation
- Co-opted Member of the Remuneration Committee, Manchester Metropolitan University
Shareholdings (5% or greater)
- None
Interests of close relatives
- None
Any other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests
- None