Board of Governors
The Board of Governors provides strategic leadership to the College and sets the mission and the framework of policies within which the College operates.
While day to day management is the responsibility of the Principal and the Senior Leadership Team, the Board of Governors has the key role of monitoring, challenging, and supporting them.
The BoG has three external Governors who are unpaid volunteers and are drawn from business, professional, public sector, and community backgrounds. They bring a range of skills and experience to the board. All members go through a robust induction process which is conducted by the Chair of the BoG and the Principal. The BoG also includes the FCO, Principal, advisor, two staff Governors and one student. The size of the BoG currently reflects the student and staff needs of LPTC, however, as and when the College expands, the BoG membership will reflect this.
The BoG meets three times a year. It also has a number of committees whose membership consists mainly of Governors but also includes co-opted members. These committees carry out detailed work and make recommendations to the BoG in the key areas of standards, audit, finance, and estates.
Board of Governors
Professor Roger Mumby-Croft (Chair)
Professor Roger Mumby-Croft is the Chair of The Board of Governors at London Professional Training College. He is the Inaugural Ashcroft Professor of International Management Practice. Previously in his career, he was the Professor of Enterprise at Warwick University Business School. His academic career has focused on Entrepreneurship and Marketing, and he has also been the Director of the Enterprise Centre and member of the Senior Management Team at Oxford Brookes University Business School. He has spent thirty years running his own company and is the Founder of Oxford Business Education, a company that deals with Strategic Management for Companies and Universities.
Lord Duncan McNair
Lord Duncan McNair has experience of both politics and business and has an ability to think and act strategically in both solving problems and devising new approaches. Nine years in the House of Lords from 1990 until the passing of the House of Lords Reform Act in 1999 ended the right of hereditary Peers to be actual Members of the House have given him an understanding of Parliament and how and where to push to make needed changes. Being Chairman of a promising tech company from 2015 to 2022 as it was developing cutting edge technology demonstrated that the right way to achieve company goals is often the tried and true path.
Duncan has long understood that education is the key to personal and community development. In 2003, he took a team of instructors to Khartoum University and delivered a much acclaimed course in learning how to learn to 28 university lecturers from five different universities. His own educational endeavours are the in the field of human rights education and he founded Peaceful Planet Human Rights Education, a UK registered not for profit organisation in 2015, exactly 800 years after the signing of the Magna Carta. Peaceful Planet now has courses in Arabic, Kurdish, Urdu, Farsi and Turkish as well as English and is in discussion with government people in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa about implementing Human Rights education and Human Dignity Awareness training.
With a family background in what is now referred to as alternative provision in education, Duncan is on the Board of Governors of two community colleges, London PT College in west London and Waltham International College in east London, as well as being a member of the Board of Directors of ISM Education, which has over a century of experience in ensuring quality in professional education.
Mandhir Gill
An accomplished and visionary academic quality assurance professional, Mandhir brings a wealth of experience from senior positions across the UK higher education sector. His expertise spans quality assurance, accreditation, and the pioneering of educational initiatives within both established and emerging institutions. Recognised for an imaginative approach and dedication, Mandhir has a proven track record of driving continuous improvement and fostering academic excellence.
His career highlights include leading an institution to achieve an Outstanding Ofsted Rating for Apprenticeships, a first in London; leading through multiple QAA-led reviews and monitoring visits; and launching an innovative Online Programme Approval System in response to COVID-19 challenges. Mandhir’s strategic input has been instrumental in enhancing student involvement in quality assurance activities, narrowing the attainment gap through comprehensive reviews of assessment and feedback practices, and implementing a risk-based approach for course approval.
At Brunel University London, he has led the enhancement of quality assurance processes and standards, demonstrating leadership in managing university-wide initiatives and representing the institution in key external engagements. His roles have highlighted his ability to work collaboratively, manage diverse projects, and lead teams with a focus on precision and organisational excellence.
As a member of the Board of Governors, Mandhir is committed to leveraging his analytical skills, innovative mindset, and deep-seated commitment to quality and excellence in education. He aims to contribute strategic oversight and governance that supports and advances the institution’s mission and strategic goals.
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