A new team of 21 regional business figures has been unveiled by UWE to look at how the new Faculty of Business and Law and its new £50m building can best serve the needs of the region and its economy.
The advisory board is made up of representatives of the West of England’s key financial, commercial, legal, public and health sectors.
Pro vice-chancellor and executive dean of the Faculty of Business and Law, Donna Whitehead, said: “We’re delighted by the calibre of our new advisory board and the leadership experience they bring will stand the Faculty in good stead to drive forward our new strategy to make our provision meet the needs of employers and ensure that we forge an international reputation for business and law at UWE Bristol.”
Chair of UWE Bristol Faculty of Business and Law advisory board, Lord Bichard, added: “To be effective universities must work hard to stay close to business; build strong partnerships with local and nationally significant employers; show that they value and respect the voice of industry and look for ways of making their knowledge and research base more accessible to business. This is a partnership of genuine mutual benefit.”
Students are set to benefit from as draws closer to completion. The new faculty building, due for completion next January, will feature state-of-the art facilities including two showcase law courts, a city trading room, a 300-seat lecture theatre, two Harvard lecture theatres, a number of smaller teaching spaces, IT suites, flexible social learning spaces, external business engagement space, central social space and café.
On the panel are:
Lord Bichard, chairman of the National Audit Office (Chair)
Barbara Davies, former CEO – West of England Local Enterprise Partnership
Bonnie Dean, CEO – Bristol and Bath Science Park
Chris Nott, senior partner – Capital Law
Clive Hetherington, ex-area director – Lloyds Bank
Dame Ruby McGregor-Smith, CEO – Mitie Group
David Relph, director – Bristol Health Partners
Iain Lovatt, founder and chairman – Blue Sheep
Jason Sprague, management consultant – ASE Consulting
John Moriarty, president – Bristol Law Society
Karl Brown, senior associate – Clark Willmott
Katherine Bennett, vice-president – public affairs – Airbus
Keith Probert, MD – Viimi
Luis Garcia, CEO – Bristol Water
Nicola Yates OBE, city director – Bristol City Council
Peter Rillett, chairman – North Bristol Trust
Phil Smith, MD – Business West
Rick Sturge, president – ICAEW
Sarah Pullen, MD – Trinity Mirror
Simon Gibson, CEO – Wesley Clover
Vanessa Moon – Moon Consulting.
Pictured, from left: Sarah Pullen, Trinity Mirror; Iain Lovett, Blue Sheep; Raymond McDowell, UWE; Phil Smith, Business West; John Moriarty, Bristol Law Society;, Patricia Voaden, UWE; Prof Nicholas O’Regan, UWE; Donna Whitehead, UWE; Lord Bichard; Dr Fiona Jordan, UWE; Karl Brown, Clark Willmott; Keith Probert, Viimi; Luis Garcia, Bristol Water, Vanessa Moon, Moon Consulting; Clive Hetherington, Rick Sturge, ICAEW President; Dr Fiona Tolmie, UWE; Jason Sprague
