Senior Management Team

Chancellor

Dr Gyles Brandreth

Vice-Chancellor and Principal

Professor Eunice Simmons

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Public Benefit and Cultural Engagement) and Provost of Shrewsbury

Professor Anna Sutton, Cert Ed, BEd, Med (Wales).

Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic, Recruitment, Quality and the Student Experience)

Dr Chris Haslam,  BSc (Newcastle), PhD (Southampton), DMS (Open).

Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University Secretary and Director of Legal Services

Mr Adrian Lee, MA (Oxford), LLM (Staffordshire).

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Knowledge Transfer) and Provost of Thornton

Professor Nick Avis, BSc (Hons) (Reading), PhD (Sheffield).

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Professional Services and Operations) and Chief Information Officer

Mr Brian Fitzpatrick,  BSc (Manchester), MBA (Open).

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Enhancement)

Professor Neville Ford, MA(Oxon) MSc(Manchester) PhD(Liverpool) FIMA FHEA.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Community Liaison) and Provost of Warrington

Professor Annette McIntosh-Scott,  BSc, PhD, Dip CNE, Cert Ed, RN, SCM, RCNT, RNT, FHEA.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Resources) and Bursar/Chief Financial Officer

Mr Richard Waddington, BA (Newcastle), MBA (Chester), ACMA.

Deputy Provost of Warrington Campus

Brendan O’Sullivan, GDipMus (Huddersfield), PGCE (Manchester Metropolitan), MA (Liverpool), PhD (Chester).