Central Saint Michael’s is governed by a Corporation (Board of Governors) under Statutory Instrument and Articles of Government.

The Board of Governors is an independent body, but must always act within its powers as defined by statute.

Members of the Board of Governors

The Board comprises 17 Members as follows:
12 Independent Members
2 Staff Members
2 Student Members
1 Principal

The Staff Members and the Student Members are elected by the staff and students respectively. The Principal is a member ex officio. The remaining 12 members are appointed from a variety of public and private sector backgrounds.

Current members are:

Ken Ellis
– Chairman of the Board of Governors
– Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
– Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee
– Member of the Search Committee

Alistair Scott
– Chairman of the Audit Committee

Teresa Hurst
– Chairman of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee

Graham Pennington
– Principal of Central Sandwell College
– Member of the Search Committee
– Member of the Learners, Quality and Curriculum Committee

Ninder Johal
– Second Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors
– Member of the Remuneration Committee

Jan Britton
– Chairman of the Search Committee
– Member of the Audit Committee

Mohammed Jalal Uddin
– Member of the Audit Committee

Rebecca Jenkins
– Member of the Audit Committee
– Member of the Remuneration Committee

Tariq Mahmood
– Member of the Audit Committee

Richard Youds
– Member of the Search Committee

Dharminder Chuhan

Martin Smith

Claire Parker
– External Co-Opted Member of the Search Committee
If you would like to apply to join the Board of Governors, please visit our Become a Governor section.
If you have any questions on Governance, please contact the Clerk to the Corporation, Elise Scotford, who will be pleased to assist you further.