THE HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND
15 Oct 2002 09:45 AM
Minister for Lifelong Learning and Higher Education, Margaret Hodge
today announced the appointment of four new members of the Higher
Education Funding Council for England.
The new members are:
- Ann Lloyd, Director NHS Wales;
- Peter Saraga, formerly Managing Director of Philips Research
Laboratories UK;
- Nigel Savage, Chief Executive of the College of Law of England and
Wales; and
- Sir Richard Sykes, Rector of Imperial College of Science,
Technology and Medicine and formerly Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline
plc
Three of the appointments replace outgoing members - Barbara
Stephens, Lord Stewart Sutherland and Anthony Booth.
Mrs Hodge also announced the re-appointment of Stephen Bundred, Sir
Gareth Roberts and Dorma Urwin for a further term on the HEFCE.
Mrs Hodge said:
"I am very pleased to be able to make these appointments. The new
members bring a wide range of academic, public sector and business
experience to HEFCE. I am confident that they will be able to provide
strategic advice and guidance to the Funding Council in taking
forward an ambitious programme for higher education."
NOTES FOR EDITORS:
1. The Higher Education Funding Council for England was established
on 6 May 1992 under the terms of the Further and Higher Education Act
1992 and assumed responsibility for funding higher education in
England on 1 April 1993, succeeding the Universities Funding Council
and the Polytechnics and Colleges Funding Council.
2. The HEFCE's main functions are to advise the Secretary of State
for Education and Skills on the funding needs of higher education
institutions in England and to distribute available funds. In 2002-03
the HEFCE is distributing over £5 billion to support teaching and
research in 132 institutions of higher education and of higher
education courses at 201 further education colleges.
3. Members of the Board, including the Chairman and Chief Executive,
have collective responsibility for the control and management of the
HEFCE as a corporate body. The Board is responsible for developing
policies and ensuring that projects, programmes and activities
undertaken by the HEFCE are consistent with the overall provisions of
the FHE Act and any guidance or directions issued by the Secretary of
State.
4. Ann Lloyd, Peter Saraga, Nigel Savage and Sir Richard Sykes have
been appointed for a period of 3 years. Stephen Bundred and Sir
Gareth Roberts have been re- appointed for a further three years and
Dorma Urwin for a further year.
5. Ann Lloyd took up the post of Director of NHS Wales in February
2001. She was formerly the Chief Executive of the North Bristol NHS
Trust from 1 April 1999 and prior to this was the Chief Executive of
the Frenchay Healthcare NHS Trust. She was a member of the Department
of Health Chief Medical Officer's Advisory Forum and Working Group on
Medical Education, Training and Staffing and chaired the sub-group
dealing with overseas doctors. She was also the Chair of the Avon,
Gloucestershire & West Wiltshire Education Purchasing Consortium and
is a former Governor of the City of Bristol and Brunel FE Colleges.
6. Peter Saraga was Managing Director of Philips Research
Laboratories UK from 1992 to September 2002. As such, he was a member
of the management team of Philips International Research, an
organisation of 2500 people with an annual budget of 300m Euros. He
retired last month to undertake a range of consultancy projects but
continues his association with Philips. He has served on a number of
Government related committees, most recently as an external adviser
to the Treasury Science and Research Cross-Cutting Review.
7. Nigel Savage has been Chief Executive of The College of Law of
England and Wales, which has five campuses across the country, since
1996. He was formerly Dean of the Nottingham Law School (1989-1996)
and was a legal academic in Scotland for nine years at the University
of Strathclyde.
8. Sir Richard Sykes became Rector of Imperial College of Science,
Technology and Medicine on 3 January 2001. He was appointed Deputy
Chairman & Chief Executive of Glaxo plc in March 1993, then Chairman
& Chief Executive of Glaxo Wellcome plc (later GlaxoSmithKline plc)
in May 1997. Sir Richard stood down as Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline in
May 2002.
9. Of the new appointments, only Peter Saraga has been involved in
any political activity in the last five years. He is a member of the
Labour Party and his wife (Ann Coffey) is MP for Stockport.
10. The members attend 7 Board meetings a year and participate in the
Board's various strategic committees. They receive an annual
honorarium of £4,000. Their other interests are to be published on
the HEFCE website: www.hefce.ac.uk
Annex 1 - HEFCE BOARD MEMBERS: MEMBERSHIP FROM 1 OCTOBER 2002
Chairman - David Young
First term of office ends 30 September 2004
Chief Executive - Professor Sir Howard Newby
Members
Dr John Taylor
Director General, Research Councils
Second term of office ends 31 December 2004
Professor Ron Cooke
Formerly Vice-Chancellor of the University of York
Second term of office ends 5 August 2003
Miss Caroline Neville
Principal of City College Norwich
Until October 2002
Dr David Potter CBE
Chairman and Chief Executive of Psion plc
Second term of office ends 17 August 2003
Professor Sir Gareth Roberts
President, Wolfson College Oxford
Third term of office ends 5 August 2005
Ms Dorma Urwin
Principal of Worcester College of Higher Education until December
2002
Third term of office ends 5 August 2003
Mr Stephen Bundred
Chief Executive, London Borough of Camden
Board member and chair of the Audit Committee
Second term of office ends 30 September 2005
Professor Peter Scott
Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University
First term of office ends 30 November 2003
Mr Richard Coldwell
Consultant to the National Grid Group plc
First tem of office ends 30 November 2003
Mr Peter Saraga
Formerly Managing Director of Philips Research Laboratories UK
First term of office ends on 31 July 2005
Professor Nigel Savage
Chief Executive of the College of Law of England and Wales
First term of office ends on 31 July 2005
Ann Lloyd
Chief Executive, NHS Wales
First term of office ends on 31 July 2005
Sir Richard Sykes
Rector of Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.
Formerly Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline Beecham plc
First term of office ends on 30 September 2005
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