UCAS Council Members Biographies David Lowen Independent Governor and Chair of Leeds Beckett University and Deputy Chair of the Committee of University Chairs (CUC) UCAS Council Chair nominated by the CUC David is a television executive of wide experience and consultant adviser to broadcasters, programme makers and financial institutions. He was appointed Chair in December 2015 and is also Deputy Chair of the Committee of University Chairs (CUC), which plays a leading role in governance and regulation of the HE sector. He was board Director of Network Programme Development and later board Director of Corporate Development for ITV Yorkshire Television before leading ITV Network’s digital terrestrial television launch project, the first successful launch in the world. David runs International Television and Media Consulting Ltd, with many European broadcasters among its recent clients. He was “parachuted” into EuroNews by ITN to stabilise successfully the news channel’s finances, legal status, funding and creative structure ahead of the second Gulf War. He was Chairman of SysMedia Group plc, which recently sold its worldwide software development and subtitling business to a US-backed company. He is part-owner and director of Format Futures, a TV content “ideas factory”. He is a former President of CIRCOM, the organisation of Europe’s regional public service broadcasters, and currently President of its programme and TV skills awards. David is Honorary Secretary and trustee of the Royal Television Society; Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and until recently Chairman of the Emmanuel Society (alumni); and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Security marking: PUBLIC Document owner: Legal and Corporate Governance Assistant (Angharad Tompkins) Dr Tim Westlake Chief Operating Officer, University of Sussex; UCAS Council Deputy Chair Nominated to the UCAS Council by UUK (Universities UK) to represent English universities Since August 2017, Dr Tim Westlake has been Chief Operating Officer at the University of Sussex. He is responsible for the University’s administration, encompassing the entire University estate and its professional services. Since joining Sussex, he has overseen a major review of student services, the establishment of new divisions for the Student Experience and External Relations and the ongoing delivery of a number of critical infrastructure projects. The University of Sussex currently has c17,000 students and more than 2,000 staff, including some 1,100 in the professional services. Prior to this, Tim was Director for the Student Experience at the University of Manchester, where for six years he was responsible for managing all student facing administrative services. He previously held the role of Director of Student Recruitment, Admissions and International Development at Manchester. Tim studied for his Bachelors, Masters and PhD in Town Planning at Cardiff University. Before moving to The University of Manchester, he was Director of International Development at Cardiff University for eight years and prior to that he was a Senior Lecturer in Town Planning at the University of Central England in Birmingham. Tim was a Board Member of the British Council's Education Counselling Services from 2001 to 2003. He was Chair of Wales Higher Education International Liaison Association from 2002 to 2003 and from 2002 to 2004 was Chair of the Board of the Wales International Consortium. In addition, he was a Member of the British Council Global Alumni Strategy Advisory Group and the British Council Technical Advisory Group Predicting the Global Demand for International Education. Tim was a member of the UCAS Board of Directors from 2009 – 2013 and a Member of the National Qualifications Information Review Steering Group. Security marking: PUBLIC Document owner: Legal and Corporate Governance Assistant (Angharad Tompkins) David Alder Chief Marketing Officer, University of Plymouth Nominated to the UCAS Council by UUK (Universities UK) to represent English universities David is Chief Marketing Officer at the University of Plymouth. As part of the University’s executive team, David leads all areas of marketing, student recruitment, alumni engagement, fundraising, stakeholder engagement and communications. David has over 20 years marketing experience, ten of which have been within universities. Prior to joining the university sector, David’s marketing experience spanned the business to business and business to consumer sectors. Here, he led teams on some of the biggest, as well as some of the smallest brands – these included Microsoft, Barclays and Smile Bank. It was during this time in London that he led teams through the dot com bubble bubbling, bursting and then as the economy grew once more. These were what he describes as interesting, sometimes challenging and always fun times. Outside of work David likes to relax with friends over good food and wine. Security marking: PUBLIC Document owner: Legal and Corporate Governance Assistant (Angharad Tompkins) Emily Andrews Part-time MSc and Postgraduate Residents Assistant, University of Edinburgh Appointed to the UCAS Council to represent student interests Originally from Guildford, Emily currently lives in Edinburgh where she is studying an MSc in Global Crime, Justice and Security at The University of Edinburgh. Her main focus is on studying the impacts of UK welfare and education policy on rates of poverty. Additionally, she works as a Resident Assistant in Postgraduate University accommodation. Emily spends most of her time as a Project Coordinator at the charity People Know How, where she works with Children & Young People transitioning from primary to secondary school. Through this role, she helps coordinates befriending, therapeutic interventions and family support through schools in the Edinburgh region. Before moving to Edinburgh, Emily was elected as a Sabbatical Officer at The University of Gloucestershire, after graduating with a BSc in Criminology and Psychology. In her two terms as Education Officer, she sat on the University of Gloucestershire Council, UOGSU Trustee Board, as advisory positions within the NUS and as a guest on UCAS Council. From this Emily gained an interest in widening participation in the education sector, where she aims to continue work to reduce barriers to participation for young people from lower economic backgrounds. Security marking: PUBLIC Document owner: Legal and Corporate Governance Assistant (Angharad Tompkins) Dr Matthew Andrews University Secretary and Registrar, University of Gloucestershire Nominated to the UCAS Council by UUK (Universities UK) to represent English universities Matthew is Secretary and Registrar at the University of Gloucestershire, where he has worked since April 2016. Prior to that, he was Academic Registrar and Director of Academic and Student Affairs at Oxford Brookes University (2008 – 2016), and Director of the Graduate School (2005 – 2008) and Director of Undergraduate Recruitment (2003 – 2005) at Durham University. Matthew has served on numerous national groups, including as Chair of the AUA from 2012 to 2014. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Academic Registrars’ Council (ARC), and chaired the ARC Admissions Practitioners’ Group from 2010 to 2012. Matthew also served on the Supporting Professionalism in Admissions (SPA) Steering Group. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the AUA Journal Perspectives, as well as journals in the USA and Australasia. Matthew graduated from Durham University with a B.A. in Philosophy and Theology and an M.A. in Seventeenth Century Philosophy. He also graduated from Northumbria University with an M.Sc. in Social Research and from Oxford University with a doctorate on nineteenth-century higher education. Security marking: PUBLIC Document owner: Legal and Corporate Governance Assistant (Angharad Tompkins) Lisa Bowen Head of Admissions and Enrolment, Cardiff Metropolitan University Nominated to the UCAS Council by the UTT (UCAS Teacher Training) Advisory Group to represent UTT service users Lisa has worked within the HE sector for 20 years, both within a Registry and Admissions capacity. She has spent 17 of these years at Cardiff Metropolitan University and played a central role in the move from decentralised to centralised admissions. Whilst at Cardiff Met, Lisa has experienced Admissions moving from within Academic Registry to Student Recruitment, then Communications, Marketing & Student Recruitment and now more recently Communications, Marketing & Student Recruitment and Registry Services. Lisa has experienced many changes within Admissions over the years and continually strives to improve systems and procedures, to benefit applicants and improve the student experience. Lisa is presently the Chair of the UCAS Teacher Training Advisory Group and a member of UCET Cymru. Security marking: PUBLIC Document owner: Legal and Corporate Governance Assistant (Angharad Tompkins) Grace Cappy Governance and Policy Manager, Coventry University Students’ Union; Chair of the UCAS Student Advisory Group Appointed to the UCAS Council to represent student interests Biography and photograph to follow shortly. Security marking: PUBLIC Document owner: Legal and Corporate Governance Assistant (Angharad Tompkins) Lysandre de-la-Haye Deputy Registrar, Newman University Nominated to the UCAS Council by GuildHE to represent the interests of GuildHE members in the HE sector Lysandre de-la Haye has spent the last 25 years working in a range of positions within