Members of the Board of Governors are required to complete a declaration of interests form annually, in accordance with the University's Conflict of Interest Policy.
New declarations are to be made annually in advance of each academic year, and updated as and when circumstances change.
All Members of the Board of Governors are required to confirm annually that they have duly considered the following definition of a 'fit and proper person' and that it applies to them:
A fit and proper person:
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is of good character;
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has the qualifications, competence, skills and experience that are necessary for their role;
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is able by reason of their health, after reasonable adjustments are made, to properly perform the tasks of the office or position for which they are appointed;
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has not been responsible for, been privy to, contributed to, or facilitated any serious misconduct or mismanagement (whether unlawful or not) in their employment or in the conduct of any entity with which they are or have been associated.
Members of the Board of Governors are required to inform the Clerk to the Board of Governors if this confirmation if breached or jeopardised in any way.
Gemma Brierley
Self
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Jonathan Chapman
Self
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Wolters Kluwer/TeamMate - Consultant
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Bearing Point - Consultant
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Chapman Resourcing Limited (company number 12314270) - Director*
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Abridge Cricket Club - Treasurer
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Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors - Member
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Government Internal Audit Agency - Non Executive Director
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Mohit Dhingra
Self
- Aegon UK, Chief Internal Auditor
- University of Bedfordshire (UKPRN 10007152) - Governor
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of India - Member
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Kevin Gould
Self
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Look Ahead Care and Support (Co-operative and community Benefit Society No. 21004R) - Non-Executive Director and Trustee
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Sharpthorne Services Limited (company number 09083726) - Consultant and Director
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Grand Union Housing Group (Community Benefit Society No 7853) - Non-Executive Director
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Legal and General Affordable Homes (11223470, 13230947, 13230922) - Director
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European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (through Resource Solutions) - Internal Audit Consultant
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Independent Decision-making body, Bar Standards Board - Vice Chair
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Centre for Alternative Technology Charity Limited (company number 01090006 and charity number 265239) - Trustee*
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Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales - Fellow
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Sharpthorne Services Ltd - Part-owner
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Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants - Member
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Tresmaines Ltd - Accountant
Professor Chris Headleand
Self
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University of Staffordshire - Head of Games Development
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Picselica Ltd (company number 08635854) - Director
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University of Lincoln - Visiting post
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TIGA - Member of the Education Committtee
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SAGE (Publishers) - Member of the Pedagogic Advisory Board
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Professor Martin Jones
Self
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University of Staffordshire (UKPRN 10006299) – Vice Chancellor
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University of Staffordshire Services Limited (company number 07765564) – Director*
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University of Staffordshire Student Services Limited (company number 13998015) - Director*
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Staffordshire University Academies Trust (SUAT) (company number 07704020) – Director*
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Potteries Educational Trust (UKPRN 10066111/company number 10647453) – Director*/Trustee (Chair, Board of Trustees)
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University of Sheffield (UKPRN 10007157) – Honorary Professor
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Oulu University (Finland) - Honorary Doctor (Docent)
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Territory, Politics, Governance Journal – Co-editor
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MillionPlus - Executive Member (2023 - 2026) and Treasurer (Aug 24 - July 26)
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External examiner - Aberystwyth University
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External examiner - University of Manchester (2023 only)
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Jo Nixon
Self
- University of Staffordshire - Transformation Manager
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Precious Ogbein
Self
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University of Staffordshire Students' Union - President
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University of Staffordshire Students' Union Charitable Trust (CIO) (charity number 1173330) - Chair, Trustee Board*
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Baljinder Kuller
Self
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Josie Morris
Self
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The Wool Packaging Company Ltd t/a Woolcool (6900094) - Director
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The Wool Packaging Company (Holdings) Ltd (9610913) - Director
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Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce (465975) - Director
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Stoke City Community Trust (4875877) - Director
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AEDdonate charity (1162634)
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We Are Staffordshire Board charity
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Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire
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Kimberly Newell Chebator
Self
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Juliet Oosthuysen
Self
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Martin Pugh
Self
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Joseph Knight
Self
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Ian Jenkinson (Co-opted Committee Member)
Self
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Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) (charity number 210252) and Insitution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) - Fellow and freelance reviewer and volunteer
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Chartered Management Institute (CMI) - Member
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fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales d'Ingénieurs - EUR ING
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The Carsington Sailing Club (company number 02513618) - Director*
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Sustainability West Midlands (company number 04390508) - volunteer
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*denotes where a Member of the Board of Governors or Co-opted Committee Member is registered as a Director/Secretary with Companies House, or is a Trustee of a charity registered with the Charities Commission.
For any queries, please email the Clerk to the Board of Governors, Ian Blachford, on i.blachford@staffs.ac.uk.