Board of Warwick Business School

The Board of Warwick Business School offers support, comment, and advice on strategic issues relevant to the present work and future development of WBS. In particular it advises on external promotion of WBS, and the development of strong corporate, institutional and governmental relationships. The Board reports formally to the Council of the University of Warwick, through the Dean.

Its members include representatives of the senior management of WBS and the University of Warwick, and a range of senior executives from regional, national and international business.

External members

Mr Mike Akers, President & CEO, Titan Europe
Mr Martin Angle, Chairman, NEC Group
Mr Iain Coucher, CEO, Network Rail
Dr Craig Baker, Partner - Advisory Services, Ernst & Young Global
Mr Keith Bedell-Pearce CBE, Chairman, 4D Data Centres Ltd and senior independent director of F&C Asset Management plc
Mr David Clarke, Group CFO, ARAB Banking Corp
Sir George Cox, Former Chair, Design Council
Dr Frank Craig, Regional Business Advisor, Scottish Institute of Enterprise
Ms Maria Frantzeskakis, Managing Partner, General Electromechanical Works
Miss Val Gooding CBE, Former Chief Executive, BUPA
Ms Anne Gunther, Chief Executive, Standard Life Bank
Mr Russ Houlden, Finance Director, Lovells LLP
Mr Rupert Howell, MD, Brand & Commercial, ITV
Mr Nick Jessett, Programme Manager, Rolls-Royce Plc
Mr Paul Kehoe, CEO, Birmingham International Airport
Mr John Leighfield CBE, Chairman, RM
Mr Roger Lovering, Managing Director - Cards, Abbey
Mrs Sandy Meadows, Director (Consultancy), Saxonbury
Mr Richard Parry-Jones CBE, Former Group Vice-President and Chief Technical Officer, Ford
Mr David Richards CBE, Chairman, Prodrive
Mr Jasminder Singh, Chairman, Radisson Edwardian Hotels
Mr Tony Temple, Former IBM Fellow
Mr Mike Tokarz, President & CEO, Tokarz Group
Ms Jane Tozer, Non-Executive Director, John Lewis Plc
Mr John Ward, Managing Director, National Grid Wireless
Mr David Whitmore, Group CEO, Compass
Mr Richard Wright, Chairman, API Group

Ex officio members

Professor Mark Taylor, Dean of Warwick Business School
Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, The University of Warwick
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