Finance and Infrastructure Committee

The Finance and Infrastructure Committee is responsible to the Board of Trustees for overseeing the development and implementation of the financial, estates and digital infrastructure objectives.

Responsibilities and terms of reference

The Finance and Infrastructure Committee is one of the committees of the Board of Trustees.

It is responsible for:

  • financial strategy
  • budget setting
  • annual accounts
  • monitoring of investment activity
  • capital expenditure.

For full details of the Finance and Infrastructure Committee's responsibilities, see Ordinance 4 - Appendix B‌.

Membership

As a group, the committee members are empowered to make decisions. They can take advice from others attending the meeting.

Members and roles

The Finance and Infrastructure Committee has up to 13 members.

  • Mr Nick Joicey, Independent Trustee (Chair)
  • Mr Nick Keveth, Independent Trustee (Deputy Chair)
  • Mr Freddie Quek, Independent Trustee
  • Dr Jane Khawaja, Professional Services Member of the Board of Trustees
  • Mr Jonathan Punter, Additional Member
  • Mr Jack Boyer, Chair of the Board of Trustees
  • Professor Evelyn Welch, Vice-Chancellor and President

If we identify a skill gap in the committee, we will recruit members with this expertise. These individuals usually do not work for the University and will take the role of 'Additional Member'. The committee can appoint up to 3 additional members, who are not members of the Board of Trustees.

Attendees

The following staff may attend meetings and offer advice to committee members:

  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Other staff as required

They do not have authority to make committee decisions and are not eligible to vote in meetings.

Committee Secretary

  • Current post-holder: Helen Cole, Senior Governance Officer
  • Email: helen.cole@bristol.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0)117 45 60586

Vacancies

There are currently no vacancies.

Meeting dates and paper submission deadlines 2023/24

View paper submission guidance

  • Thursday 14 September 2023, 10am
    (Paper deadline 23 August 2023)
  • Tuesday 24 October 2023, 2:30pm
    (Paper deadline 20 October 2023)
  • Thursday 2 November 2023, 10am
    (Paper deadline 18 October 2023)
  • Thursday 22 February 2024, 10am
    (Paper deadline 7 February 2024)
  • Thursday 2 May 2024, 10am
    (Paper deadline 17 April 2024)
  • Thursday 6 June 2024, 10am
    (Paper deadline 21 May 2024)
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