The UIS Senior Leadership Team is overseen by the Chief Information Officer and Director.
Chief Information Officer and Director
David Hill is the University's Chief Information Officer and Director of UIS.
David is a Chartered Information Systems Professional (BSc Hons, CEng, CITP, FBCS) with over 25 years’ experience leading digital services in the private and public sector.
He began his career as a software engineer with the Natural Environment Research Council and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, before moving into healthcare with a small, owner-led business specialising in prosthetics and orthotics.
David has extensive experience in enterprise computing, applying his expertise in both the NHS and higher education while collaborating with a diverse range of partners. He played a key role in shaping the digital strategy at University College London Hospitals, where he led the delivery of business, clinical, and safety-critical systems across 6 central London hospitals.
Most recently, David has been Chief Digital Officer at the University of Nottingham since 2017, where he has overseen a significant period of digital transformation.
Chief Operating Officer
Chris Russell is the Chief Operating Officer. He joined the University in July 2023. Chris had previously worked in central government where he was Chief Product Officer and also led Operations and Strategy for the Cabinet Office Digital team. Prior to this, he was Deputy Director of Product at Government Digital Service.
Chris also has experience working in media and publishing, having been Digital Director at the UK’s largest regional news publisher Trinity Mirror and a product manager at the BBC on its digital news and sport services.
Group Senior Leadership Team members
- Gabriela Ahmadi-Assalemi – Interim Head of Security and Technology Operations (and Chief Information Security Officer for Technology Operations)
- Richard Hey – Deputy Director and Head of Institutional Liaison and Relationship Management
- Jon Holgate – Interim Head of Infrastructure and Service Operations (as well as Head of Infrastructure)
- Chris Mitchell – Interim Head of Digital and Delivery Operations (as well as Head of User Experience)
Other Senior Leadership Team members
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Paul Calleja – Deputy Director of Research and Institutional Services
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Conrad Chambers – Head of UIS Communications
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Ron Chambers – Head of Business Systems and Assurance
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Jessica Comber-Chaney – Interim Head of Business Systems and TLA Products and Services
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Ian Cooper – Head of Planning, Performance and Business Services
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Chris Garrett – Interim Head of Infrastructure
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Steve Hoensch – Interim Head of Infrastructure Services Planning
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Anna Langley – Interim Head of Service Management
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Michael Lewis – Head of Finance
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Kate Livingstone – Head of Digital Transformation
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Abraham Martin-Campillo – Head of Development Operations (DevOps)
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Beata Oxlade – Interim Head of Business Systems and Student Products and Services
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Oz Parchment – Associate Director Research Computing Services
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Gordon Ross – Interim Head of End-User Compute Services
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Mark Rowland – Head of Delivery Management Office
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Vijay Samtani – Chief Information Security Officer (Policy and Assurance)
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Jamie Thorogood – Chief Architect