New Director of Finance

18 Jan 2016

Stephen Dauncey, currently Chief Finance Officer for Highways England, has been appointed as Director of Finance at The University of Manchester

He will join the University on 29 March 2016 for a handover period before taking up the role on 1 May 2016.

Stephen was also a Board member of Highways England and a core member of the team that completed the transition from a government agency to a publicly owned company. Stephen is a certified accountant (FCCA) and has a Chemistry Degree from Liverpool University, he has a wide range of operational experience, including Board roles at Magnox Electric and AWE Management Ltd.

Stephen has a good knowledge of the University having served for more than 5 years as a lay member of the University's governing body and more recently chair of the Audit Committee. He is also a non executive board member for the Manchester Camerata.