Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Group
The Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Group (VCEG) meets weekly during term time and advises the Vice-Chancellor on matters relating to the management and strategic direction of the University.
Membership
Professor Sir Steve Smith
Professor Sir Steve Smith has been Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Exeter since October 2002. He was previously Senior Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs) and Professor of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, as well as Head of the Department of International Politics, and Director of the Centre for Public Choice Studies at the University of East Anglia.
The Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive
Professor Sir Steve Smith, BSc MSc PhD (Soton)
Professor Janice Kay
Professor Janice Kay has been Provost at the University of Exeter since August 2014. She is deputy to the Vice-Chancellor and provides leadership for the University’s strategy. Janice holds accountability for the University’s strategic planning and budgeting processes, Global Advancement activities and line manages the University’s six Colleges. She also contributes to the Senior Management Blog.
Provost
Professor Janice Kay, CBE
Mike Shore-Nye
Mike joined the University of Exeter in January 2016 as Registrar and Secretary with responsibility for the institution’s entire Professional Services team and for the effective and efficient operations and governance of the University.
Registrar and Secretary
Mike Shore-Nye
Professor Neil Gow FRS
Neil is DVC for Research and Impact, chairs the University Ethics Committee, the Research and Impact Strategy Management Group. He also contributes to the Senior Management Blog.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Impact)
Professor Neil Gow FRS
Professor Tim Quine
Tim Quine is Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education) and Professor of Earth Surface Science. Prior to commencing his role, Tim was the Academic Dean for Students and was previously the Associate Dean for Education in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Professor Tim Quine
Professor Mark Goodwin
Professor Mark Goodwin became Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Exeter in 2013, having previously been Dean of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. Mark leads on External Engagement for the University within the UK and globally. He is also responsible for the University’s activities at our Cornwall Campus. He also contributes to the Senior Management Blog.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement), University of Exeter
Professor Mark Goodwin
Jane Chafer
Jane has had a marketing and communications career that has taken her from mining, through chocolate to telecoms and now higher education. In February 2014 Jane joined the Executive team at the University of Exeter as its inaugural Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs.
Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs
Jane Chafer
Andrew Connolly
Andrew Connolly became Chief Financial Officer on 1 April 2013. A member of the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Group and reporting to the Provost, Andrew is responsible for leading and managing the University’s financial affairs. Andrew is Chair of the Financial Reporting Group (FRP) of the British Universities Finance Directors’ Group.
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Connolly
Craig Nowell
Craig joined the University in March 2018 into the newly created post of Director of Campus Infrastructure and Operational Support Services. He is focused on building stakeholder trust and has a track record in leading organisational change. As a member of the Vice-Chancellor’s Executive Group, he has overall leadership accountability for Campus Services, Estate Services and Exeter IT, including development and implementation of the University’s Estate, IT and Digital Capital Infrastructure Plan to enable the Corporate Strategy. Read full profile
Craig Nowell, Director of Campus Infrastructure and Operational Support Services
Professor David Allen
Professor David Bruce Allen joined the University of Exeter Business School in September 2016, having previously been the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Surrey, and from 2010 to 2015 the Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economic and Law.
David holds a BA in Political Science from Syracuse University, an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, an MBA in Finance from New York University, and a PhD in American Studies from the University of Iowa.
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (Business School), University of Exeter
Professor David Allen
Professor Clive Ballard
Clive Ballard joined the University Exeter as Executive Dean and Pro-Vice-Chancellor on 2 November 2016. He was previously Professor of Age Related Disease and Director the Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. Key interests include neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia, clinical trials of drug and non-drug therapies, genome wide association studies, non-Alzheimer dementias and on-line intervention studies.
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (Medical School), University of Exeter
Professor Clive Ballard
Professor Dan Charman
Professor Dan Charman is Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. His background is as an Earth system scientist interested in long-term ecosystem and climate change. Dan became Dean of the College of Life and Environmental Sciences in 2013 and Pro-Vice-Chancellor from 2015.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (College of Life and Environmental Sciences)
Professor Dan Charman
Professor Ken Evans
Professor Ken Evans holds the Chair of Materials Engineering and is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean for the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences. He is also the Director of Exeter Advanced Technologies and Director of the Centre for Additive Layer Manufacturing. His research is on the theoretical and experimental investigation of novel materials, including their processing, fabrication, structure and properties and in their engineering and industrial applications. He has published over 170 research papers and twelve patents.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences)
Professor Ken Evans
Professor Wendy Robinson
Professor Wendy Robinson is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the College of Social Sciences and International Studies.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (College of Social Sciences and International Studies)
Professor Wendy Robinson
Professor Andrew Thorpe
Andrew Thorpe is Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the College of Humanities and Professor of Modern British History. He graduated in Medieval and Modern History from the University of Birmingham and took his PhD in History at the University of Sheffield. He was appointed Dean of Humanities at Exeter in 2014, having served for 4 years as Associate Dean for Research up to that point. Prior to that he was Head of History. He was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor in 2015.
Professor Andrew Thorpe
Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (College of Humanities)
Linda Peka
Linda is Chief College Operations Officer and in her role is responsible for the overall leadership of college operations and ensuring that the University's Professional Services resources are fully aligned to colleges strategies and operational priorities. Linda is also responsible for delivering professional services support to the university's research institutes and providing leadership for technical services.
Chief College Operations Officer
Linda Peka
- Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive
- Provost
- Registrar and Secretary
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Impact)
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement)
- Director of Campus Infrastructure and Operational Support Services
- Chief Financial Officer
- Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (Business School)
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (Medical School)
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (College of Life and Environmental Sciences)
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences)
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor (College of Social Sciences and International Studies)
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean (College of Humanities)
- Chief College Operations Officer
The Vice-Chancellor's Executive Group has a number of management groups which report to it. Please refer to the terms of reference and membership for details of each of the sub-groups.
Under the University’s Dual Assurance system of governance, members of VCEG are responsible for the management and development of policy in key areas of University business, for which they are accountable to a lay member of Council, knowledgeable in the same area, who provides assurance to Council that this activity is well-managed.
Guidance on Drafting Papers for the Vice-Chancellor's Executive Group (2018/19)
VCEG Coversheet (2018/19)
Equality Impact Assessment Guidance
If colleagues have a paper which requires both VCEG and Council approval, please also refer to the Timetable for the Submission and Approval of Papers for 2018-19 for Council.
For any queries regarding preparing papers for VCEG, please contact Dr Victoria Alcock, Head of the Vice-Chancellor's Office who is secretary to the Group. Any enquiries relating to VCEG business can be sent to either to V.J.Alcock@exeter.ac.uk or Jean Lloyd (J.A.Lloyd@exeter.ac.uk).
Colleagues can access more information about VCEG’s recent discussions on the VCEG updates webpage.