Donna Whitehead, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean at UWE Bristol’s, Faculty of Business and Law has unveiled an impressive new advisory team of 21 regional business leaders.<\/p>\n
The new FBL Faculty Advisory Board has been assembled to look at how the new Faculty and its new \u00a350m building can serve the needs of the region and its economy.<\/p>\n
Business leaders from the region’s financial, commercial, legal, public and health sectors are represented on the panel. They are:<\/p>\n
Chair \u2013 Lord Bichard, Chairman of the National Audit Office<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Barbara Davies, Former CEO \u2013 West of England Local Enterprise Partnership<\/strong><\/p>\n Bonnie Dean, CEO \u2013 Bristol and Bath Science Park<\/strong><\/p>\n Chris Nott, Senior Partner – Capital Law<\/strong><\/p>\n Clive Hetherington, Ex-Area Director \u2013 Lloyds Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n Dame Ruby McGregor-Smith, CEO \u2013 Mitie Group<\/strong><\/p>\n David Relph, Director \u2013 Bristol Health Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n Iain Lovatt, Founder and Chairman \u2013 Blue Sheep<\/strong><\/p>\n Jason Sprague, Management Consultant \u2013 ASE Consulting<\/strong><\/p>\n John Moriarty, President \u2013 Bristol Law Society<\/strong><\/p>\n Karl Brown, Senior Associate \u2013 Clark Willmott<\/strong><\/p>\n Katherine Bennett, Vice-President \u2013 Public affairs – Airbus<\/strong><\/p>\n Keith Probert, MD \u2013 Viimi<\/strong><\/p>\n Luis Garcia, CEO \u2013 Bristol Water<\/strong><\/p>\n Nicola Yates OBE, City Director – Bristol City Council<\/strong><\/p>\n Peter Rillett, Chairman \u2013 North Bristol Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n Phil Smith, MD \u2013 Business West<\/strong><\/p>\n Rick Sturge, President – ICAEW<\/strong><\/p>\n Sarah Pullen, MD \u2013 Trinity Mirror<\/strong><\/p>\n Simon Gibson, CEO \u2013 Wesley Clover<\/strong><\/p>\n Vanessa Moon, Moon Consulting<\/strong><\/p>\n Donna Whitehead, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law says, \u201cWe’re delighted by the calibre of our new advisory board and the leadership experience they bring will stand the Faculty in good stead to drive forward our new strategy to make our provision meet the needs of employers and ensure that we forge an international reputation for business and law at UWE Bristol.\u201d<\/p>\n Lord Bichard, Chair of UWE Bristol Faculty of Business and Law advisory board, says, \u201cTo be effective universities must work hard to stay close to business; build strong partnerships with local and nationally significant employers; show that they value and respect the voice of industry and look for ways of making their knowledge and research base more accessible to business. This is a partnership of genuine mutual benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n Students are set to benefit from state-of-the art facilities, as the new building for the Faculty of Business and Law draws a step closer to completion<\/a>. With completion due for January 2017, the new building will include: two showcase law courts, a city trading room, a 300 seat lecture theatre, two Harvard lecture theatres, a number of smaller teaching spaces, IT suites, flexible social learning spaces, external business engagement space, central social space and caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Donna Whitehead, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean at UWE Bristol’s, Faculty of Business and Law has unveiled an impressive new advisory team of 21 regional business leaders. 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