Your weekly guide to who’s new and who’s leaving.
Vicki Stott, Chief executive, QAA
Start date: October 2021
Previous job: Executive director of operations and deputy chief executive, QAA
Interesting fact: She is a “keen” runner and during lockdown last summer, she ran 1,000 miles in a virtual race across Tennessee (and so put more miles in her knees than in her car last year)
Paul Boyle, Chair, Jisc
Start date: May 2021
Concurrent job: Vice chancellor, University of Swansea
Interesting fact: He likes to run socially and has participated in the race up the Empire State Building.
Cheryl Smith, Principal, Printworks campus, Leeds City College
Start date: April 2021
Previous job: Head of curriculum, Salford City College
Interesting fact: She enjoys “all things digital,” including photography and documentary-making, as well as spending time with her son.
Beth Chaudhary, Strategy director, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Start date: May 2021
Previous job: Strategy director, Cabinet Office
Interesting fact: She has qualified and worked both as a pool lifeguard and mountain biking guide before joining the civil service in 2004.
Rachel Cooper, Strategy director, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Start date: May 2021
Previous job: Strategy director, Cabinet Office
Interesting fact: She was part of the smart energy team in the government who first agreed with Ofgem how large-scale batteries could be licensed within the electricity system.
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