Trustee Board


The Union has a Trustee Board consisting of four Full-time Officers, four students, Trustees from outside the Union and University, and one University Trustee. The Full-time Officers become Trustees as part of their paid role at the Union; the others volunteer their time. Find out more about our Trustees below, and click here to read our Trustee Handbook (opens in a new tab/window).

 

Officer Trustees

 

 

Ameen Chowdhury

GSU President

 

Aminul Fahad

GSU Officer

 

Amrutha Gullapalli

GSU Officer

 

Sodiq Lawal

GSU Officer

 

Student Trustees

 

Decorative

 

Foday Edward Samura

Start date: September 2023

 

Mateusz Pudlak

Start date: September 2023

Decorative

 

Aymen El Morabet

Start date: June 2024

 

Decorative

 

Ilie Taralunga

Start date: June 2024

 

 

External Trustees

 

Decorative

 

Emma Bryan

Chair

Start date: April 2024

Field of expertise / or current role: Ex Managing Director Financial Markets, Third Sector and Education Sector Board Chair

Committee attendance/Chair: Chair of the GSU Trustee Board

Favourite biscuit: Hobnob

Decorative

 

Floyd Macdonald

External Trustee

Start date: 2023

Decorative

 

Kevin Hall

External Trustee

Start date: March 2021

Field of expertise / or current role: Marketing, Communications and Commercial An experienced marketing, communications and business leader with over 30 years experience in hospitality, regulated markets, charity and retail. Kevin has held leadership roles in organisations of all sizes, including the world’s largest hospitality business, He has created strategies for businesses and brands in both the public and private sectors, delivering revenue, profit growth and satisfaction. A resilient, innovative, and passionate consumer and client champion, Kevin brings insight led strategies to delive organisational success.

Committee attendance/Chair: Chair of the Marketing and Commercial Committee

Favourite biscuit: Fig Biscuit

Picture of George

 

George Bradley

External Trustee

Start date: May 2021

Field of expertise / or current role: Sales, commercial strategy, revenue streams

Committee attendance/Chair: Board Trustee (external), member of the Commercial and Marketing Committee

Favourite biscuit: Club Orange, or a dark chocolate Digestive, or maybe a Hobnob...impossible question!

 

Decorative

 

Benjamin Hunt

External Trustee

Start date: September 2023

Field of expertise: Higher Education Policy and Leadership

Committee attendance/Chair: Staffing, Governance and Appointments Committee

Favourite biscuit: Shortbread of course!

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Paul Butler

University Trustee

Start date: January 2016

Field of expertise / or current role: Work for the University of Greenwich as Executive Director and Chief Information Officer, with responsibility for Digital Strategy, IT services, Libraries and Academic & Learning Enhancement

Committee attendance/Chair: Finance, Audit & Risk and Staffing, Appointments & Governance.

Favourite biscuit: good question! Jaffa cake. Is it a biscuit though?!

Decorative

 

Curtis Fletcher

Co-opted Trustee

Start date: September 2023

 

 

 

Meeting minutes

See the things discussed at each Trustee Board from current and previous academic years.

 

Documents

Here are some documents that relate to Trustee activity and governance.