Non-Executive Director Appointment at University Leadership Associates

University Leadership Associates (ULA) are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Jackie Labbe to the role of Non-Executive Development Director.

Jackie brings her extensive university leadership experience to ULA and will work closely with the team to ensure our services evolve and develop to meet the needs of the higher education sector.

Prior to her current consulting and development work in the HE sector, Jackie held a number of senior and executive leadership positions across a range of universities including Warwick, Sheffield, De Montfort and Gloucestershire, with her last substantive leadership role in the sector being Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost at the University of Gloucestershire where she also served as Interim Vice-Chancellor. Commenting on Jackie’s appointment, University Leadership Associates Executive Chair, Matt Atkinson, said, “We are delighted to welcome Jackie to our team. Our approaches to leadership and non-executive search in the HE sector are rooted in value, service and partnership and we are committed to providing extraordinary levels of care for those we work with. Jackie’s values are strongly aligned to our own and we look forward to Jackie bringing her expertise to our growing operation.”

Jackie said: “I’m really excited to be joining ULA as Non-Executive Development Director, supporting its growth in the Higher Education leadership search and professional development space. ULA’s values underpin its work and resonate deeply with my own convictions that the future of Higher Education will rely on leaders who are compassionate, caring, and community-oriented. I look forward to working with my new colleagues to find those leaders.”

University Leadership Associates (ULA) is the higher education arm of FE Associates, a market leader in executive search and strategic consultancy for the Further Education sector since 2004.   At ULA, we bring this depth of experience into the HE sector, with a dedicated focus on Board, Chair, C-Suite, senior professional services roles and specialist academic appointments. Clients of ULA include the University of Cumbria, University College Birmingham, Canterbury Christ Church University, Ravensbourne University London, London South Bank University, Anglia Ruskin University and the Berlin School of Business Innovation.