Institutional development · Leadership and governance · United Kingdom
UCAS names Advance HE chief Alistair Jarvis as Chair and adds three trustees
UCAS has picked Alistair Jarvis CBE, head of Advance HE, to chair its trustees from 1 December. Three new trustees have also joined, among them University of South Wales Vice-Chancellor Osama Khan.
Why it matters: From 1 December the UCAS board will be chaired by Jarvis, a former Universities UK chief executive, with three newly appointed trustees including a serving vice-chancellor.
UCAS said Alistair Jarvis CBE, who already sits on its board and runs Advance HE, will become its Chair of Trustees, formally starting on 1 December.
According to UCAS, Jarvis spent five years as Chief Executive of Universities UK, then held the post of Pro Vice-Chancellor (Partnerships and Governance) at the University of London, and now chairs UCAS Media, the organisation's commercial arm.
UCAS added that Professor Osama Khan, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of South Wales, has joined its board as a trustee, as have Kash Ghedia and Luke Sparkes.
In UCAS's view, the three newcomers broaden what the board knows about universities, innovation, running schools, technology and organisational change.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
The UCAS board will be led by the current head of Advance HE once his appointment takes effect on 1 December, and it now includes three new trustees, one of them a sitting vice-chancellor.
What to watch
- Alistair Jarvis is due to formally assume the UCAS chair on 1 December.
