Nick Ebbs is a Chartered Surveyor and Vice Chairman of igloo Regeneration Ltd, specialists in the development of sustainable places and buildings. Nick is part of the strategic management team and provides leadership in relation to a number of key research areas.

Nick is Chair of the Nottingham Growth Board; a governor of Nottingham Trent University; a member of the Bank of England Regional Consultative Group (East Midlands); a panel member of Opun’s Regional (East Midlands) Design Review Panel; a member of Nottingham City Council’s Heritage Panel; an Ambassador of Framework (a charity that supports the homeless) and a member of the Greenwood Academies Trust.  

Nick is also an Honorary Professor of Sustainable Development at the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Nottingham.

For the year 2018/19, Nick served as High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.

Prior to joining igloo, Nick was a founder member of Innes England Consultant Surveyors, a property consultancy based in the Midlands.

Sir David Greenaway was appointed the sixth Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham in 2008. This is one of the UK’s largest comprehensive, research intensive Universities, with four Campuses in the East Midlands, and Campuses in China and Malaysia.  Sir David completed his term of office as Vice-Chancellor in September 2017.

Sir David’s public service commitments are extensive. He has been Chairman of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (2004-10) and a Member of the Senior Salaries Review Body (2004-2010). He has held non-executive positions in the NHS, including Board Member roles with the Nottingham Health Authority and Nottingham University Hospitals Trust. He has served on many Government Task Forces and advised a range of Government Departments.

Sir David’s service to the professional community includes appointments to three Higher Education Funding Councils Research Assessment Panels, including twice as Chair; the Council of ESRC; membership of the Council and Executive of the Royal Economic Society; and Chair of the Russell Group of Universities.

He was Knighted in The Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2014 for services to higher education and public policy.

Originally an actor and drama practitioner, Jacqui has been Director of Learning at the RSC since 2008.  She is responsible for the strategic development of the company’s work with, for and by children, young people, teachers, adult learners and partner theatres across the UK and around the world. She has an interest in research, particularly finding accessible ways to share and disseminate it to inform real world decision-making. Jacqui is Chair of the Cultural Learning Alliance. She is also a primary school governor. In 2018, she was appointed as a Commissioner for the Durham Commission in Creativity in Education.

Experian PLC has fulfilled the role of Corporate Member for Greenwood Academies Trust since our inception and we are delighted to have their ongoing support for our work.

Christine is the Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Nottingham. She researches and writes about education, with a particular focus on the arts, creativity and literacy. She is an experienced teacher, at school and university levels, and has extensive senior leadership experience, including as Head of the School of Education. She has worked in the field of UK teacher education for many years and has acted as a consultant to teacher professional development initiatives internationally, most recently in China, Malaysia and Cambodia. Throughout her career, she has been an active member of school governing bodies and educational trust boards, including the University of Nottingham Council and Nottingham City’s Education Partnership Board. 

Mike was a senior member of staff at the Trust for 30 years having joined the Greenwood Dale School as Head of the English department.

Mike has extensive experience in education management. He is an author of a number of education related publications and is well-read in all maters relating to educational developments world-wide.

Tina is currently Chief Delivery Officer (DVSA Digital and Data) at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Originally from Derby, her career spans both operational and IT roles, working in both the banking and energy sectors before making the move to the Civil Service in 2019.  With over 20 years experience in the change and IT industry, Tina is now accountable for some of the most used public services in the UK.  An advocate for driving equity in IT careers, in 2022 Tina was recognised as a finalist in the category of “role model” at the UK Women in Tech Excellence awards.  Tina is the parent of a child at a Greenwood Academies Trust academy in Nottinghamshire.

In her spare time, Tina is one of a handful of women in the UK who holds a National Clerk of the Course licence for British Motorcycle racing and, at weekends, can regularly be found in the control towers of Mallory Park or Olivers Mount in Scarborough.

Sandra has been involved in governance for many years, with experience in primary schools, stand-alone and MAT academies, Special schools and Pupil Referral Units. In the majority of these, she has been, or is currently, Chair of Governors.  In addition, she has sat on several Interim Executive Boards following the removal of the previous board tasked with securing strong governance.

Sandra worked at a national level as a National Leader of Governance for over ten years.

She is currently self-employed as an educational consultant and works extensively in governance and school leadership; her background is in secondary education but she also supports the leadership development of a group of primary heads.

Sandra is committed to providing the best educational experience for all pupils, securing the best life opportunities possible, hence her work with school leaders and governors who have an overwhelming remit to secure this for them. 

Tim has worked in acute hospital management for over 15 years.

A graduate of the NHS Management Training Scheme in 1999, he worked in Hertfordshire and Hull and East Yorkshire before joining Nottingham City Hospital, then Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.

Tim is currently Assistant Chief Executive and Director of Integration, leading on improvement and integration, the local health and social care system, and the wider East Midlands Network. In particular, he is leading on NUH’s key role in the Greater Nottinghamshire Transformation Programme.

Tim also teaches service improvement courses and is a guest lecturer for Nottingham University’s Masters students.

Simon has been a Nottinghamshire Magistrate since 2005 and Chair in Adult (criminal law) and also the Family Division.  On 1^st April 2018 he was elected as the Bench Chair for Nottinghamshire.  Simon is also Alumni Mentor at the Nottingham Trent University Law School.

Simon has previously been a Director of the Trent Academies Group, from January 2014 to April 2018, and was also chair of the Finance and Audit Committee, the Pay and Policy Committees, and the Risk Management Group.  Simon was also Chair of the Local Governing Body at Farnborough Academy.

Before retiring, earlier in his career Simon was a Chief Flying Instructor for HM Service and, more recently, has had roles as an IT Programme Manager and Board-level Director.

Rob joined the University of Nottingham in 2001 having previously primarily worked in the financial services sector. He has held project and operational roles, including three years until 2020 as Chief Financial Officer at the University’s Ningbo campus in China. Rob is a CIMA qualified accountant and currently has responsibility for the University’s UK property portfolio as Property and Space Management Director. 

Kelly is an Internal Audit Director at Experian, covering the UKI, EMEA and APAC regions.  Having made the career move to Internal Audit in 2020, Kelly’s background is predominantly in project, programme and portfolio management, having delivered successfully and established PMO functions to enable multi-million pound business strategy and transformation in the financial services, aerospace and FMCG industries. 

Nada has gained extensive leadership experience in a range of schools from ex-mining communities to inner city and county settings. She spent ten years as headteacher of an 11-18 Nottinghamshire secondary school. Prior to this, Nada worked with young people with special educational needs. 

In 2006 Nada was recruited by Ofsted as an HMI. For eight years she led inspection teams, and supported schools in challenging circumstances. As a member of Ofsted’s survey team, she visited numerous schools to gather evidence on national priorities. Nada was appointed as national advisor for Equalities and Human Rights to provide guidance and support to inspectors. 

Since 2014, Nada has used her valuable experience and expertise working as an Education Consultant. She has provided tailored input, working with middle and senior leaders, and governors, to secure measurable improvement.  

After graduating from the University of Leeds, Andy qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PwC. Since qualification, he worked in finance and commercial roles for a number of companies, including Experian and Rolls-Royce, where he spent ten years of his career. He is currently Finance Director of an engineering company based near Birmingham.

Andy is from Derby and, having graduated and qualified in Leeds, he returned to Derby where he now lives with his two young sons.

Edmond is a Senior International Tax Specialist with over ten years of experience within the tax profession. He has experience of interpreting and applying both the UK’s tax legislation and the tax laws of other countries, including any applicable tax treaties.

Edmond has first class degrees in Accounting & Finance and Professional Taxation Studies, as well as an Advanced Diploma in International Taxation (ADIT).

Outside of work, Edmond lives with his wife and young daughter, who attends a Greenwood Academies Trust school in Peterborough.

Paul is a Senior Technology Strategist at Microsoft, working with Multi Academy Trusts to drive digital transformation and innovation in the education sector. He has spent over 20 years in the education and IT sector, working in the classroom as an educator for over 8 of those years. 

Paul is also an EMBRACE mentor, working with mentees from the BAME community to support early in career mentees looking to build a career in the technology sector.

Stefan is a former pupil of Elliot Durham which is now known as The Wells Academy and is part of Greenwood Academies Trust. He studied medicine at the University of Cambridge as part of its MB/PhD Programme. After medical posts in Cambridge, London and Edinburgh, he undertook post-doctoral training in New York funded by the Wellcome Trust and as an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow back in Cambridge. He established his own group in CIMR as an MRC Senior Clinical Research Fellow in 2012.  He is now Professor of Respiratory Science at the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician at Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth Hospitals.

Ian spent his professional working life working in industry. He held senior leadership roles at Kodak where he led international teams in the healthcare sector. More recently he held senior roles at Philips Healthcare and Imprivata.

Ian is a graduate of Loughborough University where he studied Physical Education and Sports Science. He subsequently gained an MBA, whilst working full time in industry. He was an international athlete and he retains a passion for sport.

Ian has performed multiple non-executive roles in sport and education. Until recently he was Vice Chair at Loughborough College, where he served as a Governor for 7 years. He is currently Chair of Governors at Rawlins Academy in Leicestershire, where he led the school into a MAT in 2023; he serves as a member Board of the East Midland Netball Association; and is also the Chair of SMB College Group.

Denise is the retired Principal of a GAT special school.  She has been a headteacher for over 12 years in a range of special settings across the East Midlands.

As well as mentoring and coaching other senior leaders, Denise has also run her own education consultancy where she has been supporting and challenging schools to improve the ways in which they work with Global Majority students.  She has authored a book about mixed race identities and how professionals can better engage with young people who identify as mixed race in order to improve educational outcomes. 

In her spare time, Denise enjoys volunteering in various capacities, cruising around the world and spending time with her family.