Sport Committee
Composition and membership
Composition and membership 2025/26
2025/26
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Chair - Pro Vice Chancellor (Sport) | Professor Jo Maher |
| Director of Sport | Louise Gear |
| Dean of SSEHS | Professor Lauren Sherar |
| Director of Sports Technology Institute | Professor Steph Forrester |
| Director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport | Professor Vicky Tolfrey |
| Institute of Sport Business | Dr Eddie Mighten |
| LSU Sport Executive Officer | Frankie Suckling |
| One Dean appointed by the Chair of the Committee | Professor Jan Godsell |
| One additional member appointed by Senate and Council | TBC |
| One lay member of Council | Mike Wedderburn |
| Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Sport, Health & Wellbeing | Professor David Fletcher |
| Loughborough Sport Head of Commercial Partnerships and Sports Facilities |
Rich Ellis |
| Loughborough Sport Head of Performance | Liv Murphy |
| University Academic Lead for Partnerships | Professor Mark Lewis |
| In attendance: | |
| Vice-Principal, Curriculum Delivery & Quality, Loughborough College |
Helen Van Aardt |
| Partnership Development Manager, Research and Innovation Office |
Andy Motch |
| Secretary - Member of Academic Registry | Dr Rob Pearson |
Composition and membership 2024/25
2024/25
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Chair - Pro Vice Chancellor (Sport) | Professor Jo Maher |
| Director of Sport | Liv Murphy |
| Dean of SSEHS | Professor Lauren Sherar (Acting) |
| Director of Sports Technology Institute | Professor Andy Harland |
| Director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport | Professor Vicky Tolfrey |
| Institute of Sport Business | Dr Eddie Mighten |
| LSU Sport Executive Officer | Frankie Suckling |
| One Dean appointed by the Chair of the Committee | Professor Paul Conway |
| One additional member appointed by Senate and Council | Vacancy |
| One lay member of Council | Mike Wedderburn |
| Associate Pro Vice-Chancellors for Sport, Health & Wellbeing | Professor David Fletcher Vacancy |
| Loughborough Sport Head of Commercial Partnerships and Sports Facilities |
Rich Ellis |
| Loughborough Sport Head of Performance | Jo Emmett |
| In attendance: | |
| Vice-Principal, Curriculum Delivery & Quality, Loughborough College |
Helen Van Aardt |
| Partnership Development Manager, Research and Innovation Office |
Andy Motch |
| University Academic Lead for Partnerships | Professor Mark Lewis |
| Secretary - Member of Academic Registry | Dr Rob Pearson |
Composition and membership 2023/24
2023/24
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Chair) | Professor Chris Linton |
| Chief Operating Officer | Richard Taylor |
| Executive Director of Sport | John Steele |
| Dean of SSEHS | Professor Mark Lewis |
| Director of Sports Technology Institute | Professor Andy Harland |
| Director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport | Professor Vicky Tolfrey |
| Acting Institute Director, Institute of Sport Business, LUL | Dr Eddie Mighten |
| SDC Performance Director | Richard Wheater |
| LSU Sport Executive Officer | Lizzie Adamson |
| Director of Marketing and Advancement | Martyn Edwards |
| One Lay member appointed by the Committee | Jo Maher |
| One Dean appointed by the Chair of the Committee | Paul Conway |
| One additional member appointed by Senate | Professor Sophia Jowett |
| Secretary (from Academic Registry) | Dr Rob Pearson |
Composition and membership 2022/23
2022/23
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Chair) | Professor Chris Linton |
| Chief Operating Officer | Richard Taylor |
| Executive Director of Sport | John Steele |
| Dean of SSEHS | Professor Mark Lewis |
| Director of Sports Technology Institute | Professor Andy Harland |
| Director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport | Professor Vicky Tolfrey |
| Acting Institute Director, Institute of Sport Business, LUL | Dr Eddie Mighten |
| SDC Performance Director | Richard Wheater |
| Loughborough Sport Commercial Director | Jo Simpson |
| LSU Sport Executive Officer | Ben Clubb |
| Sport and Exercise Beacon Lead | Professor Chris Harwood |
| Director of Marketing and Advancement | Martyn Edwards |
| One Lay member appointed by the Committee | Jo Maher |
| One Dean appointed by the Chair of the Committee | Paul Conway |
| One additional member appointed by Senate | Professor Sophia Jowett |
| Secretary (from Academic Registry) | Dr Rob Pearson |
Composition and membership 2021/22
2021/22
| Position | Member |
|---|---|
| Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Chair) | Professor Chris Linton |
| Chief Operating Officer | Richard Taylor |
| Executive Director of Sport | John Steele |
| Loughborough Sport Commercial Director | Jo Simpson |
| Dean of SSEHS | Professor Mark Lewis |
| Director of Sports Technology Institute | Dr Andy Harland |
| Director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport | Professor Vicky Tolfrey |
| Acting Institute Director, Institute of Sport Business, LUL | Dr Eddie Mighten |
| LSU Sport Executive Officer | Rachel Caverhill |
| Director of Marketing and Advancement | Martyn Edwards |
| One Dean appointed by the Chair of Committee | Professor Paul Conway |
| SDC Performance Director |
Richard Wheater |
| Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Sport |
Professor Michael Caine |
| Sport and Exercise Beacon Lead |
Professor Chris Harwood |
| One additional member appointed by Senate | Professor Sophia Jowett |
| Secretary (from Academic Registry) | Dr Rob Pearson |