Our committee structure reflects the different communities that are responsible for delivering core activities within business schools. Each committee represents their community and works with us to help shape our work to support business schools.
The terms of reference for each committee can be found below. All committees follow our general Committee Membership Criteria.
Research Committee
The Research Committee comprises of directors of research from member business schools and provides guidance to the Chartered ABS Council to support policy formulation in the field of research as it affects business and management education.
Members
Professor Constantin Blome, Lancaster University Leipzig (Chair)
Professor Carol Atkinson, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
Professor Argyro Avgoustaki, ESCP Europe Business School
Professor Michael Bourlakis, Cranfield School of Management
Professor Cathy Cassell, Durham Business School
Professor MariaLaura Di Domenico, Surrey Business School
Professor Hisham Farag, Birmingham Business School
Professor Steve Johnson, Leeds Trinity University Business School
Professor Natasha Mauthner, Newcastle University Business School
Professor Nicholas O'Regan, Aston Business School
Professor Jo Richardson, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
Professor James Walker, Henley Business School
Professor Paresh Wankhade, Edge Hill University Business School
Professor Chendi Zhang, University of Exeter Business School
Professor Konstantinos Zografos, Lancaster University Management School
Terms of Reference and Key Projects for the Research Committee
Learning, Teaching & Student Experience Committee
The LTSE Committee comprises mainly of directors of learning and teaching in member business schools. Its role is to support policy formulation and professional development in the areas of teaching, learning, assessment, quality assurance, student employability and student loans.
Members
Dr Alison Truelove, University of Exeter Business School (Chair)
Andrea Ward, University of Derby, Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences (Vice-Chair)
Dr Alex Hope, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University
Dr Claire Hookham, Leeds Trinity University Business School
Professor David McCausland, University of Aberdeen Business School
Dr Lucy Gill-Simmen, Royal Holloway School of Business and Management
Dr Patrice Seuwou, University of Northampton, Faculty of Business and Law
Professor Sankar Sivarajah, Bradford University School of Management
Dr Radka Newton, Lancaster University Management School
Dr Shobana Partington, Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Business and Law
Professor Devendra Kodwani, Open University Business School
Professor Eleanor Davies, Keele Business School
Erica Cargill, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University
Dr Patrick McGurk, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Paul Elmer, Westminster Business School
Dr Yvonne Dixon-Todd, Sunderland Business School, University of Sunderland
Professional Managers' Committee
The Professional Managers' Committee consists of leading managers in a senior role in business schools. The committee plays an integral role in the Professional Managers' Annual Conference (PMAC), as well as being influential in discussing and understanding the restructuring that is going on in many business schools. The Committee's mission statement is 'to encourage and support high performance of professional services within business schools through a process of development and knowledge transfer.' The committee seeks to support professional development by acting as a conduit for innovation and good practice.
Members
David Meech Mazumdar, London School of Economics and Political Science (Chair)
Julie Dickson, Edinburgh Napier University Business School
Merrill Jones, University of Sussex Business School
Matthew Moir, University of the West of Scotland
Sonia O'Hare, Queens University Management School
Nicky Randall, Kingston University
Paul Verrion, Kent Business School
Laura Moten, Coventry Business School
Loyin Olotu-Umoren, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
Sarah Verbickas, Leeds University Business School
Terms of Reference and Key Projects for the Professional Managers' Committee
Executive Education Committee
The Executive Education Committee seeks to discuss business school management issues, challenges and opportunities relating to executive education and to advise the Council on policy in relation to these. The Committee also seeks to champion the work of executive education with the UK business school community and to external audiences including business, government and the wider university community, to promote excellence within executive education, to explore and seek to demonstrate the economic impact of executive education, to demonstrate how executive education creates value in business schools internally, and to develop leaders in executive education.
Members
Dr Phil Considine, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde (Chair)
James Clark, London College of Fashion Business School
Dr Timothy Sellick, Kings Business School
Anthony Sturgess, Liverpool Business School
David Deegan, Cranfield Executive Development, Cranfield University
Dr Dina Dommett, Ashridge, Hult International Business School
Professor Yanguo Jing, Faculty of Business, Computing and Digital Industries, Leeds Trinity University Business School
Professor James McCalman, Business and Law Faculty, University of Portsmouth
Dr Pauline Parker, Kingston Business School, Kingston University London
Associate Professor David Perrin, University of Chester
Professor Sarah Underwood, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
Dr Pamela Yeow, School of Business, Economics and Informatics, Birkbeck University of London
Terms of Reference and Key Projects for the Executive Education Committee
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
The EDI Committee is comprised of those in a leadership role in a business school and/or experts in diversity in organisations. The EDI Committee reports to the Chartered ABS Council and seeks to define and deliver on key projects as outlines in the objectives set in its Terms of Reference. The Chartered ABS recognises that commitment to diversity supports social justice, responsible management and successful business.
Members
Dr Geethanjali Selvaretnam, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow (Chair)
Dr Deirdre Anderson, Cranfield University, School of Management (Vice-Chair)
Professor Julia Bennell, Leeds University Business School
Professor Ratula Chakraborty, Norwich Business School
Professor Sally Everett, King's Business School
Ian Roberts, Kingston Business School
Dr Scott Taylor, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham
Elizabeth Larner, Salford Business School, University of Salford
Mark Clark, University of Sussex Business School
Dr Marcella Daye, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Northampton
Dr Kenisha Linton, University of Greenwich Business School
Dr Sophie Alkhaled, Lancaster University Management School
Dr Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, School of Business, Economics and Informatics, Birkbeck, University of London
Vikki Burge, Cardiff Business School
Dr Nick Wilton, Oxford Brookes Business School
Maria Hussain, University of Leeds Business School
Terms of Reference and Key Projects for the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
International Committee
The committee tackles the biggest issues facing the internationalisation of business schools, both in the UK and abroad.
Members
Dr Scott Bambrick, Keele University Business School (Vice-Chair)
Polly Derbyshire, Bath Business School
Professor James Devlin, University of Leicester School of Business
Hazel Gant, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth
Professor Marian Garcia, Aston Business School
Dr Jacqueline Holland, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University
Dr Mukul Madahar, Cardiff School of Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Professor Katerina Nicolopoulou, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, University of Strathclyde
Professor Maharaj Vijay Reddy, University of Wolverhampton
Dr Craig Robinson, King's Business School, King's College London
Professor David Sarpong, Aston University
Professor Amir Sharif, Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences, University of Bradford
Dr Vangelis Tsiligkiris, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
Professor Gabriele M Vosseberg, Newcastle University Business School
Terms of Reference and Key Projects for the International Committee
Apprenticeships Committee
The Apprenticeships Committee maintains an overview of developments in degree apprenticeships in business schools across the UK and explores in detail the challenges facing the sector in this area. It reports to the Chartered ABS Council and advises on Chartered ABS initiatives on degree apprenticeships, for example, lobbying, resources and workshops.
Members
Jonathan Lawson, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (Chair)
Dharma Kovvuri, Lancashire School of Business and Enterprise (Vice Chair)
Dr Amir Michael, Durham University Business School
Ayesha Owusu-Barnaby, University of Hertfordshire Business School
Associate Professor Dr Harriet Short, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England
Dr Helen Charlton, Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University
Dr Keith Schofield, Aston Business School, Aston University
James Farr, Henley Business School
Dr Rhidian Lewis, University of Bedfordshire Business School
Dr Tambudzai Mangezi, University of Greenwich Business School
Tina Allen, Staffordshire Business School, Staffordshire University
Dr Yvonne Moogan, University of Hull Business School
Terms of Reference and Key Projects for the Apprenticeships Committee
Scottish Committee
The committee brings together Scottish business schools and explores the opportunities and difficulties faced in being a business school in a devolved nation.
Members
Professor Kevin Grant, Dean, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling (Chair)
Professor Elizabeth Gammie, Head, Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University (Vice-Chair)
Professor Morris Altman, Dean, University of Dundee School of Business
Professor Mohamed Branine, Head, Dundee Business School, Abertay University
Professor John Finch, Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
Professor Tobias Jung, University of St Andrews School of Management
Professor John Lennon, Dean, Glasgow School for Business and Society, Glasgow Caledonian University
Professor Wendy Loretto, Dean, University of Edinburgh Business School
Professor Haina Zhang, Dean and Head of School, Business School, University of Aberdeen
Professor Eleanor Shaw, University of Strathclyde Business School
Dr Majella Sweeney, School of Business Enterprise and Management, Queen Margaret University
Julie Edgar, School of Business and Enterprise, University of the West of Scotland
Professor Christine Cross, Edinburgh Napier University Business School
Terms of Reference and Key Projects for the Scottish Committee
Policy Committee
Members
Julia Balogan, Dean, University of Liverpool Management School (Chair)
Professor Morris Altman, Dean, University of Dundee School of Business (Vice-Chair)
Professor Ashley Braganza, Dean, Brunel Business School
Professor Abigail Marks, Associate Dean of Research, Newcastle University Business School
Dr Janice Allan, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Central Lancashire
Professor George Loforfos, Dean, Leeds Business School
Professor David Oglethorphe, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean, Cranfield Management School
Kamran Razmdoost, Dean, ESCP London
Dr Christopher Russell, Dean, Christ Church Business School
Professor Eleanor Shaw, Dean, Adam Smith Business School
Professor Jenna Ward, Dean, Coventry College of Business
Madeleine Barrows, CEO, British Academy of Management