(a) The Chair of Council, the Vice-Chair of Council, the Treasurer
Dame Valerie Strachan DCB
Appointed by Council (2004- ). Chair of Council (2006-). Pro-Chancellor (2006-). Panel member, Rosemary Nelson Inquiry (2005-2011). External Member, House of Lords Audit Committee (2002-08). Chair, Board of Governors, James Allen’s Girls’ School (2004-09). Vice Chair, Big Lottery Fund (2004-06).Deputy Chair, Community Fund (formerly National Lottery Charities Board), (2000-04). Joined HM Customs and Excise, (1961); Dept of Economic Affairs (1964); Home Office (1966); Principal, (1966); Treasury, (1972); Assistant Secretary HM Customs and Excise (1974), Commissioner, (1980). As Head of the Treasury/Cabinet Office Joint Management Unit (1985-87), she supported the top management in leading the programme of management reform in the Civil Service. Promoted to Deputy Chairman (1987-93), Chairman, Board of HM Customs and Excise (1993-2000). Chairman, Communications and Public Service (formerly CS, PO and BT) Lifeboat Fund (1998-2004). President, British International Freight Association, (2002-2004).
(Chair of Council until 31.07.12)
Dr M P Read CBE DPhil MA HonDTech FIET CDipAF CIMgt
Appointed by Council (1999-). Vice-Chair of Council (2008-). Non-Executive Director of Invensys (2009-) and Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Non-Executive Director of Aegis Group (2009-), Corporation of Lloyds (2009-), the Cabinet Office Efficiency and Reform Board (2010-). Independent Chair of the Remuneration Consultants Group. Senior Adviser HCL (2008 - ). Member and Trustee of the Council for Industry and Higher Education. Trustee of the Hampshire Technology Centre. Member of the Council of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, and of the Cambride University Library Visiting Committee.
Formerly Group Chief Executive of Logica (1993-2007). Non-Executive Director of British Airways (2000-2009), Siemens Holdings (2008-2009), Boots (1999-2006), ASDA (1996-99) and Southampton Innovations (1999-2003). Independent Director of the Department of Trade and Industry Strategy Board (2005-2006). Senior Advisor Candover Partners (2008-2009). Member of the CBI President’s Committee (2004-2007) and International Advisory Board (2007-2010). Led the UK Government Review on the operational efficiency of back office operations and IT across the public sector (2008-2009). Earlier executive business career: Overseas Containers Limited (subsequently P & O Nedlloyd Containers) (1974-1981); International Paint (Courtaulds) (1981-1985); GEC Marconi (1985-1993, 1991-1993 as Group Managing Director, GEC Marconi Radar & Control Systems Group).
Other former interests: Member of the Board of Portsmouth Housing Association (1993-2007); trustee of Southern Focus Trust (formerly The Portsmouth Housing Trust) (1992-2000); Trustee and Director of Shelter (2004 - 11); member of Corporation of Highbury College, Portsmouth (1989-1999).
(Vice-Chair of Council until 31.7.14)
Mr Michael S Killingley MA (Cantab) FCA
Appointed by Council (2005-). Treasurer (2009-). Non-executive chairman of Beale plc (2004-); Non-executive director Falkland Island Holdings plc (2005-). Non-executive director ViCTory VCT plc (formerly known as Singer and Friedlander AIM 3 VCT) (2005-). Trustee Wessex Medical Research (2008-), Chairman from 2010. Chairman, PASNAS, University of Southampton (2002-2005), continues as trustee. Non-executive chairman Conder Environmental plc (2000-2007). Non-executive chairman Advantage Business Group (2004-2007). Chairman Southern Vectis plc (1999-2005). Trustee Marwell Preservation Trust Limited (1999-2005).
(Treasurer until 31.7.12)
(b) The Vice-Chancellor and the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Professor D Nutbeam PhD FFPH
Vice-Chancellor, since 1 October 2009
Professor A A Wheeler BSc PhD
Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (2010 - ). First appointed to Council in Class 2 (2001 – 2), then a member in Class 1 as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (2002-2007) and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (2007-10). Dean, Faculty of Mathematical Studies and Head of Department of Mathematics (1999-2002). Head of Applied Mathematics Group (1997-99). Professor of Industrial Applied Mathematics.