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The Board of Governors

Members of the Board

Under the University’s Articles of Association, the Board of Governors comprises no fewer than 11 and no more than 15 members. The membership of the Board consists of:

the Vice Chancellor, serving ex officio
the President of the Students’ Union, serving ex officio
a Staff Governor elected by the staff of the University
an Academic Governor nominated by the Academic Board
between seven and 11 Independent Governors (one of whom will be the Chair of the Board of Governors)

The University is required to publish details of the other charity trusteeships held by members of the Board of Governors. Read details of the charity trusteeships that members have declared.

The current members of the Board of Governors

Our Board members

Portrait of Mark Anderson

Mr Mark Anderson

Chair

Mark Anderson is the Chair of the University’s Board of Governors. Mark is also a member of the Finance and Resources Committee, Governance Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Ms Rolande Anderson

Independent Governor

Rolande Anderson was appointed as an Independent Governor in March 2015 and is a member of the Finance and Resources Committee and Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
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Mr Tim Cochrane

Independent Governor

Tim Cochrane was appointed to London Metropolitan University's Board of Governors in March 2018. Tim is also a current member of the Audit Committee.
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Ms Renarta Guy

Independent Governor

Renarta Guy was elected as member of the Board of Governors in June 2017. Renarta is currently a temporary member of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee.
Ms Harini Iyengar

Independent Governor

Harini was appointed as an Independent Governor in August 2016 and is a member of the Audit Committee.
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Mr Adrian Kamellard

Independent Governor

Adrian Kamellard became an Independent Governor in August 2015 and is also the Chair of the Audit Committee.
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Mr Tony Millns

Independent Governor

Tony Millns has been an Independent Governor since 2009 and is also Chair of the Governance Committee. Tony is also a member of the Remuneration Committee.
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Ms Ann Minogue

Independent Governor

Ann Minogue has been an Independent Governor since 2010 and is also Vice Chair of the Board of Governors. Ann is also currently a member of the Finance and Resources Committee.
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Mr Michael Murphy

Independent Governor

Michael Murphy has been an Independent Governor since 2014 and is also the Chair of the Finance and Resources Committee. Michael is also a member of the Remuneration Committee.
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Professor John Raftery

The personal profile of Professor John Raftery, Vice Chancellor and member of London Metropolitan University's Board of Governors.
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Mr Alex Tarry

Staff Governor

Alex Tarry was elected as the Staff Governor and joined the Board of Governors in October 2016.
Mr Tunde Toki

Student Governor

Tunde Toki was elected as the Students’ Union President and Student Governor in July 2017.
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Ms Cecile Tschirhart

Academic Governor

Cecile Tschirhart is the elected Academic Governor and current member of the Governance Committee.
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Professor Dianne Willcocks

Independent Governor

Dianne Willcocks was appointed as an Independent Governor in 2010 and is a member of the Governance Committee.
Dr Shefaly Yogendra

Independent Governor

Shefaly Yogendra joined London Metropolitan University’s Board of Governors in August 2017 and is currently a member of the Governance Committee.