Enterprise Board

The Board oversees and governs the delivery of the University’s IP exploitation activities, stimulates an enterprise culture across the University, maintains connections with all University initiated enterprise activities and reviews delivery against aims and best practice.

  • Ensures that the maximum impact benefits are being achieved from all opportunities supported
  • Reviews the performance of all licensing activity
  • Approves the creation of and monitors all research and know-how related University spin-out companies
  • Approves all changes (buying and selling of shares) to the University equity interests in spin-out companies
  • Approves all investments (grants and loans) greater than £10k granted by the Enterprise Investment Panel from the University’s Investment Fund, enabling the University to support high risk commercial propositions within a balanced portfolio of investments.

Reporting relationship

Finance and Resources Committee (F&R) - annually and as required Research and Impact Committee

Report for the period should contain:

  • Review of IP commercialisation outcomes
  • Overview of University spin-out activity
  • Review of Investment Fund investments
  • Other issues.

The board shall receive quarterly reports from the Enterprise Investment Committee.

Meeting frequency

Quarterly for 3 hours

Quorum

The Board will only be quorate when a minimum of 1/3 of the membership is present, plus one additional lay member.  

Delegated Authority

The Board has delegated decision making authority up to a value of £500k from P&R for any commercial transactions relating to spin-outs, Investment Funds and the sale of IP.

The Board has delegated decision making authority to the Head of IP Commercialisation for investments and funding up to a total value of £10k per case.

Members or key people

Role Name Term
Chair Professor Anthony Hollander  
Faculty Academic Lead HLS Professor Rachel Williams  
Faculty Academic Lead HSS Professor Robert Blackburn  
Faculty Academic Lead S&E Professor Steve Rannard  
External Advisor Norman Molyneux 2023 - 2024
Member of Council Dr Kashmir Gill 2023 – 31/07/2026
Member of Council Alison Campbell 2024-2027
External lay member Dr Paul Ewing 2022 – 31/07/2025
Director of Legal Compliance (Professional Services) Kevan Ryan  
Commercial Accountant (Professional Services) Roger Bickerstaff  
Assistant Director of Research Partnerships and Innovation Carolyn Horrocks  
Head of IP Commercialisation  Emma Nolan  
Development and Alumni Relations Representative Michaela Riches  
Director of Careers and Employability Iwan Williams  

Meeting dates

  • 2 October 2024, 10.00am
  • 8 January 2025, 2.00pm
  • 14 March 2025, 10.00am
  • 3 June 2025, 2.30pm.

View a full schedule of Committee meeting dates.

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