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Membership 2023/24

The Chair of Council (Chair) ex-officio

David Normington

The Vice-Chair of Council (Vice-Chair) ex-officio

Jayne Nickalls

The Vice-Chancellor and President ex-officio

Professor Stuart Croft

The Provost ex-officio

Professor Emma Flynn

Two Vice-Presidents and Pro-Vice-Chancellors, appointed by the Vice-Chancellor and President

Professor Caroline Meyer

Professor Michael Scott

Three independent members of the Council, appointed by the Council

Adrian Penfold

Maya Prabhu

Neil Sachdev

In Attendance:

The Registrar

The Secretary to Council

The Head of Governance Services

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Terms of Reference

To keep under review:

(a) the periods of membership of persons co-opted to membership of the Council.

(b) the extent to which the membership of the Council is diverse, broadly representative of the public and appropriate to the interests of the University.

(c) suggestions from any member of the University as to the names of individuals who might be considered for appointment to independent membership of the Council.

(d) the pro-active steps to attract nominations, applications and suggestions for appointment to independent membership of the Council from within and without the University.

(e) any matters relating to governance referred to it by the Council.

To recommend to the Council:

(a) the appointment of independent members of the Council and individuals external to the University to membership of Council Committees.

(b) the process by which the Professional Services member of University staff is recruited or elected for appointment to membership of the Council.

(c) the individual to be appointed as the a Professional Services member of University staff to membership of the Council.

(d) proposals related to governance matters referred to it by the Council.

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Reporting Structure

The Nominations Committee reports to the Council.

The procedure for the appointment of independent members of the Council is set out in Ordinance 4Link opens in a new window

Click here to see a diagrammatic representation of the Committee Structure.

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Secretariat

Secretary: Dr Chris Twine, Secretary to Council (Chris dot Twine at warwick dot ac dot uk)

Assistant Secretary: Katharine Gray, Head of Governance Services. Please contact nominationscommittee at warwick dot ac dot uk in the first instance

Papers for consideration by the Nominations Committee, including suggestions for appointment to independent membership of the Council, should be submitted to the Secretary two weeks in advance of a meeting. Guidelines and criteria for the appointment of independent members of the Council can be obtained from the Secretary to the Committee.

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Meetings

Dates of meetings of the Nominations Committee can be found within the University Committee Timetable.

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