• Daniel Hodson, Chair for Nominations and Chair of Board

    Daniel is a director of a number of commercial and not for profit organisations. He was formerly Chairman of University College Winchester, Master of the Mercers’ Company, Gresham Professor of Commerce, the CEO of LIFFE, Deputy Chief Executive of Nationwide and Chairman of the Design and Artists Copyright Society.

  • Ali Kazimi, Chair for Finance

    Ali is Financial Advisory Partner at Deloitte LLP. His professional experience in financial services spans over 18 years during which he has worked with leading financial institutions and professional advisory firms, including eight years as the Head of Taxation at Barclays Global Investors.  He is a graduate chartered accountant, a member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers and a member of the Securities & Investment Institute. He is interested in and teaches Akhlaq (Islamic Ethics) and has actively promoted scholarly research in Islamic intellectual sciences.

  • Richard Susskind, Chair for Academic Affairs

    Richard is an independent adviser to global professional firms and national governments. He is I.T. Adviser to the Lord Chief Justice and Chairman of the Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information, a non-departmental public body. 

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  • Hamid Yunis, Chair for Governance and Company Secretary

    Hamid is an equity partner within the international law firm of Taylor Wessing. Prior to joining Taylor Wessing, Hamid was a partner at Andersen. He is a corporate lawyer with substantial experience in major projects and structured finance matters. Amongst other leadership positions, Hamid is also head of Taylor Wessing’s Islamic Finance group, which includes lawyers from a number of different religions.

  • Sharon Hanson, Chair for Employment

    Sharon holds a Senior Lectureship in Law at Canterbury Christ Church University in the Department of Law and Criminal Justice Studies where she is responsible for the Criminal Law and legal methods programmes. Until recently she was also Director of Research but stepped down to take research leave. She is interested in all aspects of legal education, and has written one of the cutting edge texts, now in its third edition. She is also the specialist advisor for legal methodology for the University of London external laws programme.

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