Finance and Investment Committee

The newly formed Finance and Investment Committee will have governance oversight regarding major estates, infrastructure and capital projects and strategic business cases and provide assurance to Council regarding overall alignment with delivery of Strategy 2030. 

It will review and scrutinise the development of major business cases (including IT, Digital, Education, Estates, Sustainability, Global and Research) to ensure alignment with strategic objectives, sustainability commitments and delivery of value for money.

It will provide enhances assurance on the University's long-term financial sustainability through reviewing insitutional annual budgets, monitoring high-level delivery of financial performance and longer-term financial plans.

Meeting Dates 2024/25

  • 11 October 2024
  • 22 November 2024
  • 3 December 2024
  • 19 February 2025
  • 27 March 2025
  • 13 May 2025
  • 20 June 2025
  • 1 July 2025

Finance and Investment Committee Terms of Reference

Endorsed by Finance and Investment Committee (11 October 2024) and Governance and Nominations Committee (28 October 2024)

Approved by Council (10 December 2024)

Membership 2024/25

Chair

Pro-Chancellor and Independent Member of Council, Quentin Woodley (2025)

Members

President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lisa Roberts
Senior Vice-President and Provost, Professor Dan Charman
Independent Member of Council, Andrew Greenway (2025) 
Independent Member of Council, Alison Reed (2025)
Independent Member of Council, Professor Malcolm Skingle (2025)
Independent Member of Council, Glenn Woodcock (2027)

In Attendance

Senior Vice-President and Registrar & Secretary, Mike Shore-Nye
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Divisional Director of Finance, Infrastructure and Commercial Services, Dave Stacey

Additional attendees may be invited to attend for specific agenda items by exception at the request of UEB leads and in prior consultation and agreement with the Chair.

Secretary

Assistant Director, Governance, Dr Jeremy Diaper