An overview of the Vice Principal and Directors of the Corporate Services Team, who are responsible for key operational aspects of the University. Dr Catherine Martin, Vice Principal Corporate Services Dr Catherine Martin has overall management of Corporate Services Group, comprising a wide range of professional, operational, commercial, and commercialisation services provided by almost 3,000 staff. Gary Jebb, Director of Place Gary has strategic responsibility for Accommodation, Catering and Events (ACE) and the Estates Department, bringing them under one management ‘umbrella’ within the wider Corporate Services Group. Damien Toner, Director of Estates Damien joined The University of Edinburgh in January 2023, and prior to that he was Director of Estates at Queen’s University, Belfast. Carina Svensen, Director of Accommodation, Catering & Events Carina Svensen is Director of Accommodation, Catering & Events Ashley Shannon, Director of Operations Ashley oversees the delivery of strategic priorities and operational leadership across the University. Barry Neilson, Director of Strategic Change Barry helps ensure our strategic change initiatives, programme and organisational change capability supports the University to deliver Strategy 2030. Dave Gorman, Director of Social Responsibility & Sustainability Dave is the senior university lead for climate change, sustainability and a range of social responsibility issues including responsible investment, community engagement, social impact and social innovation. David Brown, Director of Strategic Partnerships David is the Director of Strategic Partnerships, having recently retired as a Partner at PwC where he was the Lead Partner in Scotland for Government and Public Sector. Dr Andrea Taylor, interim CEO of Edinburgh Innovations Andrea is the interim CEO of Edinburgh Innovations, the University's commercialisation service. James Saville, Director of Human Resources Since 2018, James has led the University's HR team in aligning our People Strategy with Strategy 2030, in order to enhance our reputation as a world-class employer. Jarmo Eskelinen, Director of Data Driven Innovation Jarmo Eskelinen is an urban data and smart city expert leading the Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) initiative at the University of Edinburgh. Dr José Sánchez Morgado José is responsible for team that houses, cares and manages the animals used in biomedical research at the University, ensuring optimal animal welfare and compliance with all relevant legislation. Mark Munro, Director of Sport & Active Health Mark heads up the Sport & Exercise department - one of the most respected multi-sport fitness providers in the country with over 21,000 gym members. Nicola Ramsey, CEO of Edinburgh University Press Nicola is Chief Executive Officer at Edinburgh University Press, Scotland's largest academic publisher. Suzanne Thompson, Director of Health & Safety Suzanne has been the Director of Health & Safety since 2018, helping the University conduct safe teaching and research. This article was published on 2023-11-09
