The executive group is the steering group for the AUDE organisation. They meet four times a year and host an annual conference around Easter time. The regional chairs host local networking meetings shortly after the executive meetings for all directors in their area. Read more about the remit of the AUDE chair and other exec roles. They are always keen to hear from members who have good ideas for speakers or sessions at regional meetings and at conferences. We encourage sharing of information, contacts and good practice so please get in touch.
Syd Cottle - Director of Estates and Infrastructure, University of Liverpool
Ian Grimes - Director of Estates, University of Hertfordshire
Umesh Desai - Director of Estates, Birmingham City University
Anita Edson, Director of Estates, Cardiff University
Jerry Woods, Director of Estates and Campus Services, Oxford Brookes University
Adrian McGillion - Director of Facilities Management , Edge Hill University
Currently vacant
Eleanor Magennis - Director of Estates and Infrastructure, Glasgow School of Art
Lars Wiegand - Director of Infrastructure, Bangor University
Gerard McEvoy - Director of Estates, Dublin City University
Steve Jordan, Director of Estates, University of Birmingham
Paul Davis - Deputy Director of Estates & Facilities (Development), Birmingham City University
David Manfield - Deputy Director of Estates (Soft FM), Cardiff University
Dr. Roddy Yarr - Director of Sustainability, University of Glasgow
Mark Wilkinson - Head of Net Zero Carbon, Imperial College London
David Hall - Project Director (Campus Expansion), University of Glasgow
Lucy Black - Associate Director – Facilities & Student Accommodation, University of Plymouth
Helen Wallace - Assistant Director of Estates -Space, infrastructure & Digital, University of Exeter
Helen Wood - Head of University Space, University of Edinburgh
Chris Garlick - Director of Estates and Campus Services, Keele University
Morag Beers - Director Estates & Facilities, University of Aberdeen
Laura Armitage - Director of Estate Masterplanning, University of Nottingham
Justine Thompson - Associate Director, University of Salford
Stephen Wells - Director of Estates & Facilities, University of East Anglia
Rich Draper -Head of Estates Digital, University of Oxford
Brett Plant - Head of Estates Information and Systems, University of Warwick
Paul Eyden - BIM Manager, University of Warwick
Matt Hoper - Estates Data Analytics and Insights Manager, University of Warwick
Sean Woulfe - Honorary Associate (Kingston University)
Mike Hamer - Head of Estates & Campus Management (Wrexham University)
Morag Beers - Director Estates & Facilities (University of Aberdeen)
Grant Anderson - Director of Estates and Facilities (Leeds Beckett University)
Graham Lewis - Chief Officer University Environments and Property (Cardiff Metropolitan University)