Board members
Dr George Alexandrou
George Alexandrou is a principal lecturer at the School of Accounting and Finance in the Faculty of Business and Law. He is serving on the Board of Governors as a representative of the Academic Board.
Ann Allen
Ann Allen is property portfolio manager at John Lewis. She is a chartered surveyor and has worked within the field of property for over 27 years.
Tony Beadle
Tony Beadle recently retired from HBOS plc where he was finance director of the Investment and Insurance Division.
Chris Brooks
Chris Brooks retired from BP in 2005 after a 34-year career. Since then, he has focused on supporting the third and public sectors through consultancy, mentoring and as a director.
David Carter
David Carter had an international career of 29 years working for ICI PLC, the multi-national chemical company.
Gren Collings (Chair)
As well as being chair of the Board of Governors, Gren Collings is associate director of Kingston Hospital NHS Trust and strategic property advisor to the South West London and St George’s NHS Trust.
Stephen Cooksey
Stephen is the University’s representative at Surrey County Council, where he has served as councillor for the past five years. He recently retired from his post as deputy director of Open University Validation Services.
Ann Corrigan
Ann Corrigan is the deputy chief executive of the Institute of Hospitality, which represents professional managers in the hospitality, leisure and tourism industries.
Sara Drake
Sara Drake is managing director of the Royal Town Planning Institute. She is also a non-executive director of Swan Media Ltd and Constant Air Systems Ltd.
TJ Esubiyi
TJ was elected as president of KUSU (Kingston University Students’ Union) for the 2009/10 academic year. Prior to this he studied music at Kingston University as an undergraduate, and is now studying part time for his masters in music.
Before returning to full-time education in 2006, he worked in customer services as a team manager within the Vodafone Call Centre, then based in Birmingham.
Lesley Granger
Lesley Granger is an independent consultant who has worked both in the public and private sector as an HR professional.
Robert Green CBE
Robert Green was a senior civil servant whose responsibilities included education policy and organisational change. He now works as a policy consultant in the public and not for profit sectors.
Frank Kennedy
Frank has a career in finance and financial markets. After graduating from Oxford University, he spent over 25 years in the City of London, where he worked for Hambros, SG Warburg, Swiss Bank Corporation and UBS.
Stephen King
Steve King is chief operating officer of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).
Professor Peter Kopelman
Professor Kopelman is Principal of St George’s, University of London. Prior to this he was Dean of the Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia; and Vice-Principal of Queen Mary, University of London and Deputy Warden of the Medical and Dental School.
Sir Roderic Lyne KBE, CMG
Sir Roderic was a diplomat for 34 years, latterly serving as British Ambassador to Russia. He now works as a company director, consultant and lecturer, principally advising businesses on Russia and the CIS.
Nona McDuff
Nona is the head of equality at the University, where her priorities are to raise awareness of equality issues among staff and students and to identify and remove any barriers which inhibit their success and progression. She is the Board's non-teaching staff governor.
Phil Molyneux
Phil Molyneux is a Principal Lecturer in the School of Business Information Management (Faculty of Business and Law). He is the Board’s teaching staff representative and a member of the Estates Committee.
Cllr Derek Osbourne
Derek Osbourne is leader of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council and the Council's representative on the Board.
David Reardon
Following a long career in the London Probation Service, David Reardon is now a consultant for race and diversity; process engineering and change management; and the criminal justice system.
Sue Rimmer
Sue Rimmer is the principal of South Thames College of Further Education, a post she has held for nearly ten years. She has 30 years’ experience in the Further Education sector, as well as seven years’ industrial experience in research at Unilever.
Professor Sir Peter Scott (Vice-Chancellor)
Sir Peter Scott has been Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University since January 1998. Before this, he was Professor of Education and Pro Vice-Chancellor for External Affairs at the University of Leeds.
David Taylor
David Taylor is an independent management consultant, specialising in organisation development and strategy deployment.
Dr Clarissa Wilks
Clarissa Wilks is the director of undergraduate studies for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She is serving on the Board of Governors as a representative of the Academic Board.
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