The University of Manchester Students’ Union is registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No. 1144146) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (No. 7759820). 

Our Trustee Board Members 2019-20

Kwame Asamoah Kwarteng	General Secretary (Chair)
Laetitia Alexandratos	Education Officer
Junior Usina	Welfare and Community Officer
Chenze Ma	Women’s Officer
Ecem Yalcin	International Students Officer
Carol Tirongo	Activities and Development Officer
Yueru Du	Liberation and Access Officer
Nana Agyeman	Postgraduate Officer
Krishna Kumar Chauhan	Student Trustee (From 1st Sept 2020)
Muhammad Butt	Student Trustee (From 1st Sept 2020)
Nicholas Matthews	Student Trustee (From 1st Sept 2019)
Vicii Kirkpatrick	External Trustee (From 24th July 2017)
Peter Ptashko	External Trustee (From 1st Sept 2019)
Jennifer Burton	External Trustee (From 28th Jan 2020)

Our Board Committees 2020-21

The Trustee Board approves membership of our Board Committees. They scrutinise matters affecting the Charity in greater detail to ensure sound decision-making.

The Audit and Risk Committee: Ensures that the Union complies with all relevant laws and regulations; has an internal system of accountability formally set up and is responsible for scrutiny and monitoring of the Union’s finances & commercial performance; manages the Students’ Union’s overall risk profile and makes recommendations to the Trustee Board. Members are: Kwame Asamoah Kwarteng, Nana Agyeman, Chenze Ma, Vicii Kirkpatrick (External Trustee), Nicholas Matthews (Student Trustee), 2 External Non-Trustee members: Lindsay Horabin (Succession Wealth) David Weatherall (Siemens PLC),

The People and Culture Committee: Oversees the Students’ Union’s HR function; Monitors the performance of the Union CEO; Reviews the remuneration of the CEO and other senior staff; Promotes Liberation, Equality and Diversity throughout the organisation; Monitors the Students’ Union’s compliance with employment legislation; Monitors staff satisfaction and employment related statistics; Reviews all changes to employment related policies. Members are: Carol Tiriongo, Nicholas Matthews, Muhammad Asad Butt, Jennifer Burton (External Trustee, Hive HR), Rachel Ellis-Barron (External Non-Trustee member, Huddersfield Students’ Union)

The Governance and Appointments Committee: Ensures that all appointed positions to the Trustee Board and its Committees are filled with candidates of sufficient skills and experience; ensures that the governance arrangements of the Students’ Union as a whole are effective and fit for purpose. Members are: Kwame Asamoah Kwarteng (Chair), Jennifer Burton, Yeuru Du, Muhammad Asad Butt. The University of Manchester is represented on this interview panel by the Registrar and Chief Operating Officer or other appropriate representative for external trustee appointments.

MAV Board (Manchester Academy Venues Ltd & SU Commercial Board) to overall govern the subsidiary company and oversee all commercial activities and services, in accordance with the directions of the Trustee Board. Members are: Ecem Yalcin, Laetitia Alexandrotos, Junior Usina, Ben Ward (CEO, MAV Company Secretary), Rebecca Eley (Deputy CEO, Head of Finance and Resource), Peter Ptashko (External Trustee), Krishna Kumar Chauhan, Muhammad Asad Butt, Chenze Ma.

1. additional place is reserved for an ‘Industry Director’ with specialist expertise as required

The Ethics Panel: Meets only when ethical matters are referred to the Panel for further detailed scrutiny by the Trustee Board. Members are: Ecem Yalcin, Laetitia Alexandrotos and 1 Student Trustee to be appointed.

Student Engagement & Participation: This is a newly formed scrutiny committee (Approved by the Trustee Board on 26th September 2019) to provide oversight of the following: Democracy, Volunteering, Fundraising (Raise And Give), Societies, Safeguarding, Student Engagement and Development, Education and Advocacy, Advice Services. Members are: Carol Tiriongo (Activities & Development Officer), + Ecem Yalcin, Junior Usina, Yeuru Du, Nick Matthews. 1 External non-trustee member to be appointed. Also in attendance will be appropriate staff, led by the Director of Student Engagement.

Schedule of Meetings for Trustee Board and Board Committees 2020-21

Trustee Board
30th September (including board induction)
29th October
10th December 2020 (Includes approval of audited annual accounts and annual report)
18th February 2021
15th April
13th July

Audit and Risk Committee
8th October 2020
19th November
18th March 2021
13th May

People and Culture Committee
7th October 2020
18th November
17th March 2021
12th May

Appointments Panel (For the recruitment and appointment of External and Student Trustees)
Dates to be arranged as required

MAV (Manchester Academy Venues Ltd) & Commercial Board
26th November 2020
18th May 2021

Student Engagement & Participation
25th November 2020
19th May 2021