Executive Board

What is the Executive Board?

As a university of quality and distinctiveness, De Montfort University (DMU) has exciting and ambitious plans for the future.

The Executive Board plays a crucial role in developing and implementing these plans and is at the heart of everything DMU does.

The board provides leadership on vital issues, such as the recent creation of the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities, and drives forward critical aspects of DMU’s strategic plan.

The Executive Board is chaired by Vice Chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard and members meet every two weeks.

University Senior Management Structure (April 2013)|.

Executive Board members

Executive Board members are as follows:

• Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dominic Shellard 
• Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor David Wilson
• Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andy Downton
• Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andy Collop
• Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mandy Ashton
• Chief Information Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Ms Kathryn Arnold
• Director of Student and Academic Services,
  Ms Joanne Cooke
• Director of People & Organisational Development and Operations, Ben Browne
• Director of Strategic and International Partnerships, Mr James Gardner
• Director of Communications, Mr Andrew Pemberton
• Director of Finance, Mr Jonathan Shuter
• Executive Officer to the Vice-Chancellor, Mr Simon Ambrose
• Interim Director of Marketing, Mr Keith Perch