Nominations Committee of the Board

The Nominations Committee advises the Board of Trustees on matters concerning the membership of the Board and Board Committees.

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Responsibilities and terms of reference

The Nominations Committee is one of the committees of the Board of Trustees.

It manages:

  • the recruitment process for trustees and appointment to certain Board and Board Committee roles
  • the appointment of certain members and officers of the Court.

For full details of the Nominations Committee's responsibilities, see Ordinance 4 - Appendix D.‌

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 Nominations Committee has up to 6 members.

  • Mr Jack Boyer, Chair of the Board of Trustees (Chair)
  • Professor Andrew Carr, Deputy-Chair of the Board of Trustees
  • Ms Jessica Cecil, Independent Trustee
  • Dr Hazel Phillips, Member of Court
  • Ms Sarah Gilbert, Member of Court

Attendees

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

  • Chief Operating Officer, Registrar and University Secretary
  • Deputy University Secretary and Head of Governance 

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 2024/25

View paper submission deadlines

View paper submission guidance. 

  • Friday 1 November 2024, 2pm
  • Friday 7 March 2025, 10am
  • Friday 20 June 2025, 2pm

Minutes

Download minutes from previous Nominations Committee meetings.

2024/25

  • 20 June 2025 (TO FOLLOW)
  • 7 March 2025 (TO FOLLOW)
  • 1 November 2024 (TO FOLLOW)

2023/24

2022/23

2021/22