Will Spinks Email & Phone Number

Will Spinks joined the University of Manchester as Registrar, Secretary and Chief Operating Officer in June 2011. After "retiring" from his full-time post in September 2018, he was appointed as an Associate Vice President acting as an advisor to the Senior Leadership Team. He now continues in this role in an Honorary capacity.Prior to joining Manchester, Will was the first Chief Operating Officer of Loughborough University. In this role he was responsible for all of the service functions and the commercial activities of the University. In addition, he chaired and served on the Board of wholly-owned subsidiary companies and the Manufacturing Technology Centre. Before moving into the HE sector , Will pursued a career in ICI, Zeneca and AstraZeneca, working in a number of businesses and functions in both the UK and USA. This culminated in him establishing a Business Services organisation providing HR, Finance, Purchasing, Communications, SHE, Facilities Management and Site Services to all AstraZeneca's UK sites. In this role, he had line management accountability for over 1,300 people. From 2001-2007, he also acted as Site Manager at AstraZeneca's largest R&D site globally, Alderley Park.Will's other activities include a Non-Executive Directorship of one of the UK's largest pension funds and acting as a Trustee Director and Chair of a number of local charities. He is a graduate of the Common Purpose 20:20 Programme.Will is married with adult three children. He is a lifelong Newcastle United supporter and regularly watches Macclesfield.Specialties: Non-Executive rolesGeneral Management.Management of large service functions in complex organisations.

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