University Executive Board
Restricted Area for Members of the University Executive Board |
Membership 2023/24
The Vice-Chancellor (Chair) |
Professor Stuart Croft |
The Provost |
Professor Emma Flynn |
The Registrar |
Rachel Sandby-Thomas |
The Pro-Vice-Chancellors |
Professor Lorenzo Frigerio Professor Caroline Meyer Professor Michael Scott |
The Group Finance Director |
Rosie Drinkwater |
The Commercial Director |
Chris Hunt |
The Secretary to Council |
Dr Chris Twine |
The Chief Information and Transformation Officer |
Raja-Saleem Javaid |
The Chief Communications and Marketing Officer |
Ajay Teli |
Terms of Reference
To oversee (and report as required to Council and/or Senate for approval / assurance as required):
1. The formulation of the University’s Strategy.
2. The timely and effective implementation of the Strategy and the achievement of key strategic
objectives and performance targets.
3. The identification and management of risks to implementation of the University’s strategy and
objectives.
4. Horizon-scanning of the external environment for opportunities and threats, and seek to
influence key external partners.
5. Institutional performance through development and scrutiny of Key Performance Indicators.
6. The provision of strategic advice to the Vice-Chancellor and President and other members of
UEB.
7. The financial position of the University on a quarterly basis and actions taken to improve
adverse variances and trends and take other mitigating actions as required.
8. Decisions on high-level operational matters where it is not appropriate under the Scheme of
Delegation or role descriptions for the relevant UEB lead to take action without consent of
wider UEB.
9. The approval of policies and actions required for compliance with statutory and regulatory
requirements, and Assurance to Council that the required standards of accountability and legal
and regulatory compliance are being achieved.
10. Scrutiny of business plans and the impact of significant in-year changes to resource allocation
upon other teams and functions.
11. Any other executive functions specified in the University’s Scheme of Delegation.
12. To recommend or report to the Finance and General Purposes Committee relating to financial
planning and performance.
13. To recommend or report to the Remuneration Committee an Annual Report on the work of
the UEB specific to remuneration.
14. To receive reports and consider recommendations for approval where required from Academic Strategy Committee, Financial Plan Committee, the People Committee, and other subcommittees of UEB.
Reporting Structure
The University Executive Board provides reports to both the Senate and the Council.
Click here to see a diagrammatic representation of the University's Committee Structure.
Click here to see the University Executive Board sub-committee and associated committees.
Secretariat
Secretary: Dr Chris Twine, Secretary to Council
Assistant Secretary: Governance Team via ueb@warwick.ac.uk
Meetings
Dates of meetings of the University Executive Board can be found within the University Committee Timetable.
The Timetable is published and updated online and should be referred to when verifying arrangements through the academic year.
The deadline to submit papers for a University Executive Board meeting taking place on a Monday, is 9am on the previous Wednesday. Reports should have been approved by the UEB lead prior to submission.
Please contact the UEB support team to request the latest cover and report templates.
University Executive Board Sub-Committee Structure Chart
Coversheet and report templates can be found in Template Documents for Committee Secretaries