Council Minutes 11 January 2022

Minutes of the Special meeting of Cardiff University Council held on Tuesday 11 January 2022 at 11:00 via Zoom.

Present: Patrick Younge (Chair), Professor Rudolf Allemann, Professor Rachel Ashworth, Paul Baston, Professor Marc Buehner, Ricardo Calil, Hannah Doe, Gina Dunn, Judith Fabian, Professor Dame Janet Finch, Michael Hampson, Christopher Jones, Jan Juillerat, Professor Colin Riordan, John Shakeshaft, Dr Janet Wademan, Professor Stuart Walker, Agnes Xavier-Phillips.

Attendees: Bruna Gil, Suzanna Hinnell, Rashi Jain, Alison Jarvis, Vari Jenkins [Minutes], Claire Rawls, Ruth Robertson, Claire Sanders, Darren Xiberras.

1996 Welcome

1996.1 All were welcomed to the meeting, especially Darren Xiberras (Chief Financial Officer), Alison Jarvis (Director of Financial Operations), Claire Rawls (University Lawyer) and Suzanna Hinnell (Procurement Lead).

1997 Apologies for absence

1997.1 Apologies were received from Professor Damian Walford Davies, Professor Ken Hamilton, Dr Joanna Newman, Dr Pretty Sagoo, David Simmons and Judge Ray Singh.

1998 Declarations of interest

Noted

1998.1 that John Shakeshaft worked with accountants from one of the tendering organisations, but that there were no material conflicts of interest.

1999 Appointment of an external auditor

Received paper 21/354HC ‘Appointment of an External Auditor’. The paper was introduced by Rashi Jain, University Secretary and Claire Rawls, University Lawyer, and the Chair of Audit and Risk Committee was invited to speak to this item.

Noted

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Resolved

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1999.10 to award the external auditor contract to KPMG.

2000 Any other business

2000.1 There was no other business.