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Remuneration Committee

Remuneration Committee is a Committee of the Board of Governors and has delegated authority to oversee the framework for, and specific decisions in relation to [a] base pay and [b] wider remuneration and reward of the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, University Executive (UE) and wider Senior Management Group (SMG) members. In this context, base pay refers to the gross (pre-tax, non-consolidated remuneration paid to senior staff. Total remuneration includes: pension benefits and alternatives offered in lieu of employer pension contributions for taxation purposes, the outcomes of any performance-based incentive scheme, any other taxable and non-taxable benefits, including private health insurance.

The University complies with the CUC’s Higher Education Senior Staff Remuneration Code (2014) and has published a remuneration statement on pages 31-35 of the University’s published annual report and financial statements which can be accessed here

Terms of Reference 2024/25

Membership 2024/25

Members

Peter Judge, MBE (Chair)

Helen Fairfoul (Independent Governor)

Roberta Blackman-Woods (Chair of the Board and Pro-Chancellor)

Graeme Hudson (External co-opted Committee Member)

Officers

Secretary: Georgina Bailes

Vice-Chancellor: Professor Andy Long (except for any deliberations and discussions relation to his own remuneration and reward)

Chief People Officer: Jane Embley

 

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