Management Board

Members:

Dick Coldwell CBE (Chair)
Former Member of the HEFCE Board

Pat Bacon
Principal, St Helen's College

Alison Halstead
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching Innovation), Aston University

Sir Deian Hopkin
Former Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, London South Bank University

Fran Hulbert
Former Director of Skills Policy, North West RDA

Pat Jackson
Director of West Midlands Regional Skills Partnership

Geoff Layer
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Bradford University

Derek Longhurst
Chief Executive, fdf

Sa'ad Medhat
Chief Executive, New Engineering Foundation

Dick Palmer
Principal and Chief Executive, City College Norwich

Gareth Parry
Professor of Education, University of Sheffield

Neil Scott
Finance Director, Staffordshire University

Anne Seaman
Chief Executive, Skillsmart Retail Ltd

Anne Tipple
National Skills Development Executive, British Chambers of Commerce

Stephen Uden
Head of Skills and Economic Affairs, Microsoft

Tom Wilson
Director, unionlearn

Observers:

Liz Franco
HEFCE

Gillian Hayes
QAA

Pat Morrison
DELNI

Claire Pierce
BIS

Aaron Porter
Vice-President, National Union of Students

Secretary:

Ian Starkie
Director of Corporate Affairs, fdf

Minutes of fdf Management Board meetings:

23-Nov-06
22-Feb-07
31-May-07
27-Sep-07
12-Dec-07
28-Feb-08
22-May-08
02-Oct-08
11-Dec-08
19-Feb-09
21-May-09
01-Oct-09
18-Feb-10