Contacting the Executive Office

The Executive Office provides professional, high quality personal and project-based support to the Vice-Chancellor & Principal, the Provost & Vice-Principal, the Pro-Vice-Chancellors, the Registrar & Secretary, and the Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellors.

Our responsibilities include:

  • handling all correspondence, emails, telephone calls and meetings for the VC and his senior team
  • leading on projects on behalf of the senior team
  • developing policy briefings, speech writing, preparing presentations, and providing secretarial support for University-wide groups and committees
  • organising University events.

Contact the team

To contact the team by telephone, please call +44 (0)121 414 4536.

To contact the Vice-Chancellor please email: vc@bham.ac.uk

Rebecca Lewis
Head of Executive Office
Email - r.lewis.2@bham.ac.uk

Katy Caves
Executive Support Manager
Email - k.a.caves@bham.ac.uk

Richard Charlton
Executive Support Manager
Email - r.d.charlton@bham.ac.uk

Aqeela Akhtar 
Senior Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor (Maternity Cover)
Email - a.akhtar.2@bham.ac.uk

Elizabeth Grantham
Executive Assistant to the Vice-Chancellor
Email - e.g.grantham@bham.ac.uk

Caroline Mitchell-Wise
Senior Executive Assistant to the Provost and Vice-Principal 
Senior Executive Assistant to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International)
Email - c.e.mitchell-wise@bham.ac.uk

Clare Hope
Senior Executive Assistant to the Registrar
Email - c.hope@bham.ac.uk

Toni Sansara
Executive Assistant to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Knowledge Transfer) 
Email - t.p.sansara@bham.ac.uk

Alison Lundy
Executive Assistant and Project Support Officer to the Chief of Staff 
Executive Assistant and Project Support Officer to the Head of Sustainability
Executive Assistant and Project Support Officer to the Head of Executive Office
Email - a.c.leonard@bham.ac.uk

Eben Gutteridge
Executive Assistant and Project Support Officer to the Director of Planning and Performance Insight
Executive Assistant and Project Support Officer to the Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education Innovation)
Email - e.n.gutteridge@bham.ac.uk

Danielle Dale
Executive Assistant & Project Support Officer to the Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Regional Engagement)
Email - d.a.dale@bham.ac.uk

Amrit Sanghera
Personal Assistant to the Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion)
Personal Assistant to the Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Student Engagement)
Personal Assistant to the Academic Director of Digital Education and Equity
Email - a.sanghera.1@bham.ac.uk

Sophie Harper
Executive Assistant to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) 
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education Policy and Academic Standards)
Email - s.harper.2@bham.ac.uk

Megan Pugh
Personal Assistant to the Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Excellence)
Personal Assistant to the Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Impact)
Personal Assistant to the Academic Director of Sustainability
Email - m.pugh.2@bham.ac.uk

Charlotte Hastings 
Project Officer (125 Anniversary)
Email - c.a.c.hastings@bham.ac.uk

Hannah Dodd
Graduate Management Trainee
Email - h.dodd.1@bham.ac.uk