Governance and Nominations Committee

Our Governance and Nominations Committee advises the University Council about the appointment of co-opted members and membership of committees. It also manages the on going review of Council effectiveness.

Members

Anne was a senior civil servant until 2020. The majority of her career was in the Department for Education where she held a range of posts, many of which involved support for disadvantaged learners. Her final role there was as Director of Further Education.

Before joining the civil service, she was an officer in the Royal Air Force serving in Hong Kong and at RAF Cranwell.

Anne is currently chair of governors at The Sandwell Colleges, a large further education and sixth form provider, a trustee of the largest academic qualification awarding body in England AQA and lead education trustee for a national charity, NACRO.

Anne gained an MBA form Nottingham Business School and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Stephen Critchley was educated at Leeds Grammar School and Oriel College, Oxford, where he read Chemistry. After a spell in industry, he returned to the University and was awarded a D. Phil. in X-ray Crystallography.

He subsequently trained as a Chartered Accountant and had a wide-ranging career in the accountancy profession, latterly leading the Public Sector practice of PwC in the East Midlands. He left the profession to become Chief Finance Officer of Transport for London from which he has now retired.

Stephen is a Trustee and Chair of the Finance Committee at United Learning Ltd, a Trustee of Caterham School and a former Trustee and Chair of the Finance Committee at the RAF Benevolent Fund. He is also actively involved in community activities in his local village.

Professor Andrew Gower serves as Vice-Chancellor and CEO of the University, providing overall strategic leadership, overseeing academic and operational management, and representing the institution to its stakeholders. Andrew is responsible for setting the University’s vision in pursuance of its Mission: to serve the common good by advancing social and economic prosperity through excellence in teaching, research and knowledge exchange.

With a dual interest in music and management, Andrew’s career spans higher, further and adult education. He has held senior positions at Canterbury Christ Church University, East Kent College and as Principal and CEO of Morley College London, one of the UK’s oldest and largest Institutes of Adult Learning.

Since joining Lincoln Bishop University in April 2025, Andrew has led development of institutional strategy, pursing growth and impact as a confident, person-centred and forward-looking university offering a highly personalised and engaging student experience, on-campus, online, in the workplace and through partnership. As an advocate for lifelong learning, Andrew is committed to the positive difference Lincoln Bishop University makes in the lives of students and their communities, building on the University’s sector-leading reputation for widening participation with outstanding results.

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