DEPARTMENT FOR
INNOVATION, UNIVERSITIES AND SKILLS News Release (075/2008) issued
by COI News Distribution Service. 18 November 2008
Universities
Secretary John Denham today announced the appointment of John
Goodfellow as the new Chairman of the Student Loans Company (SLC).
Mr Goodfellow will take up his three-year appointment as
non-executive Chairman of the SLC on 17 December 2008, replacing
current Chairman Keith Bedell-Pearce who is retiring.
Mr Denham said:
"John Goodfellow's appointment will bring extensive
experience of the financial services industry to the Student Loans
Company (SLC). The SLC ensures that students can benefit from
Higher Education (HE) and will continue to play a vital role in
the challenge to increase participation in HE. John's
experience will help the organisation face the future with confidence.
"I would also like to thank Keith Bedell-Pearce, whose
expertise has helped steer the SLC successfully through the last
seven years."
The appointment is made jointly with Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet
Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning in the Scottish Government.
Notes for Editors
1. The SLC was established in 1990 to administer the financial
support made available by the Government to higher education
students. It is both a Company limited by shares and a
Non-Departmental Public Body: the shares are held by the Secretary
of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills and by Scottish Ministers.
2. The SLC board has six non-executive directors and a
non-executive chairman, appointed by Ministers. Keith
Bedell-Pearce, the retiring Chairman, has served two terms of
three years each plus an additional term of one year.
3. John Goodfellow has been Chief Executive of the Skipton
Building Society since 1991, and is due to retire from that post
at the end of 2008. He was Chairman of the Building Societies
Association in 2003 and again in 2008. Until 2008 he was Chair of
Business Link for York and North Yorkshire.