Business Review Committee

Scope: to provide detailed scrutiny on behalf of Council on matters concerning the operation and financial sustainability of the University.

Membership

David Brown 

Deputy Pro-Chancellor

Chair

Mike Farrar

Pro-Chancellor

 

Sally Bucknell

Deputy Pro-Chancellor

 

David Hall

Honorary Treasurer

 

Ruth Bagley

Lay member of Council

 

Andrew Harris

Lay member of Council

 

Professor Kevin Shakesheff

Vice-Chancellor

 

Professor Mark Ormerod

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost

 

Simon Parkes

Interim Chief Operating Officer

 

Sherree Schaefer

Observer as Senior Independent Member

 

Pascale Vermassen

Chief Financial Officer

In attendance

Adam Bayliss

Associate Director of Finance

In attendance

Clare Stevenson

Secretary to Council 

In attendance

Fiona Dumbelton 

Governance Manager

Secretary

Committee dates

Wednesday 12th November 2025
Thursday 29th January 2026
Thursday 26th March 2026
Thursday 18th June 2026