OXFORD ROAD CORRIDOR - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chartered Accountant
• Manchester Metropolitan University, Director of Business Engagement and Partnerships

Alex is a chartered accountant and provides leadership for Manchester Metropolitan University's business engagement and partnerships, working with external organisations and employers across private and public sectors to deliver impactful activities that support the University's education and research priorities. He has previously held senior roles at Deloitte, Manchester City FC and Manchester International Festival, driving strategic collaboration and partnerships in the city-region.

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• Director of Inclusive Economy at Manchester City Council

Angela is the Director of Inclusive Economy at Manchester City Council and provides leadership and coordination for the work that Manchester City Council does to support business and connect local residents to the employment opportunities created by the City's growth. She is also responsible for MAES - Manchester's Adult Education Service. Ensuring that local residents can contribute to and benefit from the growth of the City is a key priority for the City and our partners and critical if Manchester is to achieve its Our Manchester objectives of becoming a "highly skilled city" and a "fair and equitable city". Previous to her current role, Angela was Head of Regeneration and held a number of regeneration positions at both area and citywide levels and prior to working with the City Council, Angela worked in a number of community regeneration, tenant participation and community economic development roles. Angela is a trustee on Young Manchester, a Director of One Education and a governor on the governing body of a local primary school which in their different ways improve the lives and education of young people.

Job Titles:

• Councillor
• Leader of Manchester City Council

Bev became Leader of Manchester City Council on 1st December 2021. First elected in 2011 as a Burnage Councillor, she held a range of responsibilities on Manchester City Council, including serving for4 years as Executive Member for Adult Social Care, Health and Wellbeing, then as Deputy Leader overseeing resources, capital programmes, social value and digital. Born and raised on a council estate just outside of Belfast, she was the first in her family to go to university, moving to Manchester in 2003 to study and made it her home. After graduating from the University of Manchester she began her career in Local Government, before working in higher education and then a national trade union leading on social care. Alongside working full-time Bev completed postgraduate degrees at Warwick Business School and the University of Manchester. As Executive Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing she oversaw the integration of Manchester's health and care services, led the city's COVID health and community response, managing the crisis and focusing on a more equal recovery, and has championed the City's work to become a Living Wage City. Since becoming Leader her focus has been on Manchester's ambitious COVID recovery, the importance of building a more inclusive and sustainable economy, children and young people, equalities, housing and zero carbon. She holds a range of responsibilities on behalf of the city including the GM Work and Skills Portfolio for the Combined Authority and the GM Local Enterprise Partnership. Outside of politics, she enjoys sports and being outdoors, music, culture and enjoying all that Manchester has to offer.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer, Bruntwood

Chris grew up in Manchester, studied at LSE and City University, London and worked briefly in the City before returning north in 1991 to work for the company his father founded in 1976. He was appointed CEO in 1999 and has overseen the growth of the business to one that owns over £1bn of commercial property across the city regions of Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Leeds with a further £1bn development pipeline across all four cities. Chris is the majority shareholder of Bruntwood, which was founded on a belief that its success comes from the success of its colleagues, customers and the communities in which it operates. This commitment to creating thriving cities has led to Chris playing an active role in many public and private sector partnerships including CityCo, MIF, Manchester Oxford Road Corridor, the Business Leadership Council and Manchester Climate Change Forum.

Job Titles:

• Solicitor
• Commercial Director at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust ( MFT )

Claire Robinson is a solicitor and has been Commercial Director at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) since 2009. She leads the negotiations for the Trust on its strategic partnerships and significant projects, alongside providing an in-house legal function. She manages the interface between the Trust and key local and national stakeholders on a range of commercial activities and led the discussions on the creation of the Citylabs campus. She sits on the Boards of the Citylabs portfolio and also represents MFT on the Board of Manchester Science Partnerships.

Job Titles:

• President
• Vice - Chancellor
• President & Vice - Chancellor, the University of Manchester
• Professor

Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, FRS, is President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Manchester. She joined the Victoria University of Manchester in 1987, became Professor of Physiology in 1994 and held an MRC Research Chair from 1998 to 2010. Concurrent with her Faculty posts she has also held University roles as Vice-President for Research (2004-2007) and as Deputy President & Deputy Vice-Chancellor (2007-2010). Her own research in the field of neuroscience, which is ongoing, has contributed towards major advances in the understanding and treatment of brain damage in stroke and head injury. She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in June 2004 and made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in June 2005, in recognition of her services to science. Professor Rothwell became President and Vice-Chancellor in July 2010, the first woman to lead The University of Manchester or either of its two predecessor institutions. She was the founding President of the Royal Society of Biology, and has also served as a non-executive director of AstraZeneca. She is currently co-Chair of the Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology, a Deputy Lieutenant for Greater Manchester, Chair of the Oxford Road Corridor Board, and a member of the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Board, the Northern Powerhouse Partnership Board, the UK Dementia Research Institute Board and the Industrial Strategy Council.

Job Titles:

• Accountant
• Group Director of Strategy, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Darren held the role of Director of Strategy at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since April 2006 and has led a number of major organisation-wide initiatives including the successful Foundation Trust application in January 2009 and the acquisition of Trafford Healthcare Trust in April 2012. He was a member of the Greater Manchester Devolution Transition Team, helping to shape the governance arrangements linked to this historic agreement which has now matured into the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership. Darren is responsible for all aspects of strategic planning and for providing an overarching framework for the development of corporate and service strategy. He manages many of the Trust's major stakeholder relationships and works closely with the hospital leadership teams to ensure that our service delivery and development plans support the achievement of our vision. Darren is a qualified accountant and has held senior financial and operational management positions within the NHS prior to joining the team.

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• Director of Estates and Facilities at the University of Manchester

Diana Hampson is a chartered surveyor and has been Director of Estates and Facilities at The University of Manchester since 1997, responsible for all strategic and operational matters relating to the University's property portfolio. During this time Diana has steered the Directorate through the merger with UMIST in 2004 and has successfully delivered the most ambitious capital build programme in the history of UK Higher Education, creating new high-quality facilities worth £750 million. Diana is now leading the delivery of a £1 billion Campus Masterplan which was announced by The University of Manchester in October 2012. The estate for which Diana is responsible comprises over 887,000 square metres of academic, administrative, commercial, and residential accommodation on 667 acres of land, mainly in the City of Manchester but also some locations further afield.

Job Titles:

• Co - Chair of the National Culture Health
• Director of Manchester Museum, at the University of Manchester
• Is Director of Manchester Museum

Esme Ward is Director of Manchester Museum, at the University of Manchester, with a commitment to lead the world's most inclusive, imaginative and caring museum. She is the first woman in Manchester Museum's 132-year history to hold the role of Museum Director. Prior to this, Esme was Head of Learning and Engagement across both the Whitworth and Manchester Museum where she led the growth of learning and public programmes, embedding award-winning health and culture, early years and age friendly work. Esme is currently leading a £15 million ambitious capital project, hello future to transform Manchester Museum into a larger and more extraordinary place to visit and renew its creative and civic mission to bring more joy, inspiration and care to its communities. Esme is Co-Chair of the National Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance; Co-chair of the University Museums Group; Environmental Sustainability Lead for Manchester Cultural Leaders Group and sits on the National Museums Directors' Executive Council. She is a fellow of the Clore Leadership Programme, and Honorary Professor of Heritage Futures at the Institute for Cultural Practices, University of Manchester.

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• Head of Marketing - ID Manchester

Liz is Head of Marketing for ID Manchester, a joint venture between The University of Manchester and Bruntwood SciTech. Liz is responsible for driving an integrated programme of brand, marketing, communications and community focused placemaking for Europe's most ambitious innovation district. Liz has worked at Bruntwood for 7 years and during this time, she was marketing lead for Circle Square, Manchester's newest neighbourhood, a 2.4m sq ft mixed-use development located in the heart of the city's innovation district. Liz has over 20 years experience working within the property sector. Prior to joining Bruntwood, Liz spent 12 years working at commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton, where she was marketing lead for the North West region.

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• Professor of Environmental Education

Liz Price is Professor of Environmental Education and serves as Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University, responsible for driving sustainability in every aspect of university strategy and developing a sustainable mindset and skills for students and within communities, including accelerating education for the Sustainable Development Goals, Carbon Literacy and Net Zero skills. She is Chair of the Community for Environmental Disciplines in Higher Education, Council Member of the Institution of Environmental Sciences, a member of the QAA and Advance HE Advisory Group that reviewed the Education for Sustainable Development Guidance for the UK, HEI Partner in the Department for Education National Education Nature Park consortium and is Co-Lead of the UK Consortium on Sustainability Research.

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• Director of City Centre Growth & Infrastructure, Manchester City Council

Patricia Bartoli joined Manchester City Council in 1990 to work in the Race Unit on initiatives to foster intercommunity tolerance. Since then she has held a number of senior posts within the Policy Unit of the Chief Executive's Department, including Head of Strategic Developments. Patricia has led a number of city projects including the development of the City Centre Strategic Plan, the establishment of the Manchester City Centre Management Company, the development of Education Action Zones and delivery of high-profile regeneration strategies. In 2007, Patricia became Head of the City Centre Regeneration Team, which drives the ongoing regeneration of the city centre, and works with major partners to deliver the city growth objectives. The team is responsible for the delivery of a number of high profile schemes within the city including The Factory, HOME, Spinningfields, First Street, the NOMA regeneration scheme, St Michaels, the redevelopment of the city's Civic Quarter and Medieval Quarter, HS2/Piccadilly, Mayfield and other major transport schemes affecting the city centre.