Board of Trustees Committees
These Committees are key bodies concerned with policy, regulations and resources and are comprised solely of Trustees to carry out detailed work outside the full meetings of the Board of Trustees.
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Chemists' Community Fund Committee
Audit and Risk Committee
The primary function of the Committee is, operating under delegated authority, the oversight and scrutiny of all audit and risk management matters, including the balance of risk and compliance, ensuring that the RSC has in place an adequate system of internal control and risk management to fulfil its statutory obligations for good governance, and that these systems are adhered to and deliver the strategy. The Committee also has responsibility for ensuring that the internal control framework is operating appropriately.
Membership of the Committee
| Position | Name | Retires |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Dr Liz Rowsell OBE FRSC | 2023 |
| Appointed Trustees | Professor Annie Powell CChem FRSC | 2023 |
| Dr Annette Doherty OBE FRSC | 2024 | |
| Appointed Members | Hazel Whitaker FCA | 2024 |
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Ellen Friel | 2022 |
| Mark Hepworth | 2024 |
Chemists' Community Fund Committee
To consider and advise the Member Communities Board and Council on all matters relating to the Chemists' Community Fund and report on an annual basis the activity, developments and actions of the Fund. The Chemists' Community Fund Grants Committee is a sub-committee of the Member Communities Board. Working practices for the Committee will be agreed separately with this Board.
Membership of the Committee
| Position | Name | Retires |
|---|---|---|
| Chair |
Dr Stephen Byard CSci CChem FRSC |
2023 |
| Appointed Members | Professor Elizabeth M Page CChem FRSC | 2024 |
| Terry Farebrother CChem MRSC | 2022 | |
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Dr Jennifer Oakley MRSC |
2022 |
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Dr Fraser Scott CSciTeach CSci CChem MRSC |
2023 | |
| Dr Muhammad Hanif MRSC | 2023 |
Disciplinary Committee
To investigate the conduct of any member of the Royal Society of Chemistry in accordance with the requirements of the By-laws and the Regulations made thereunder by the Board of Trustees. The Disciplinary Committee is a Sub-Committee of the Board of Trustees.
Membership of the Committee
| Position | Name | Retires |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Professor Keith Smith CChem FRSC FLSW | 2022 |
| Vice-Chair | Vacancy | |
| Appointed Members | Professor Peter Knowles CChem FRSC FLSW | 2024 |
| Dr Ellen Norman FRSC | 2024 | |
| Professor Elizabeth Page CChem FRSC | 2024 | |
| Julia Hatto BEM CSci CChem FRSC | 2024 | |
| Professor Duncan Bruce CChem FRSC | 2022 | |
| Liz Moran CChem FRSC | 2022 | |
| Bhairavi Galan CChem MRSC | 2023 | |
| Dr Jane Essex CChem FRSC | 2023 | |
| Members to represent the public interest | Eleanor Ferguson | 2022 |
| Joanna Downham | 2022 | |
| Andrew Wilson | 2022 | |
| Dr Robert Chaplow | 2022 | |
| Cynthia Mora- Spencer | 2022 | |
| Vacancy | 2022 |
Inclusion and Diversity Committee
The primary function of the Committee, operating under delegated authority from the Board of Trustees, is to ensure the RSC realises its full potential to advance excellence in the chemical sciences through inclusive practices that seek to increase the diversity of our community. The Committee’s purpose is not to monitor or evaluate internal (RSC) HR practices.
Membership of the Committee
| Position | Name | Retires |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Professor Marina Resmini FRSC | 2023 |
| Elected Members | Dr Ebele Ezeadi MRSC | 2022 |
| Dr Pooja Goddard MRSC | 2024 | |
| Appointed Members |
Professor Nazira Karodia MBE CChem FRSC |
2022 |
| Professor David K Smith FRSC | 2023 | |
| Dr Rehana Sidat CSci CChem FRSC | 2023 | |
| Dr Marcia Philbin CChem FRSC | 2023 | |
| Ross McLaughlin CChem MRSC | 2022 | |
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Independent Member |
Kevin Coutinho | 2024 |
Nominations Committee
The primary function of the Nominations Committee is to ensure the most appropriate use of skills available from within and outside the RSC membership, through appointments and/or election of members to the Board of Trustees and RSC Boards and Committees which report directly to the Board of Trustees.
Membership of the Committee
| Position | Name | Retires |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Professor Tom Welton OBE CChem FRSC | 2022 |
| Appointed Members | Remya Norris CChem MRSC | 2025 |
| Professor Jeremy Sanders CBE FRSC FRS | 2025 | |
| Barbara Mason CChem FRSC | 2022 | |
| Dr Trudy McMurray CSci CChem MRSC | 2023 | |
| Professor Nazira Karodia MBE CChem FRSC | 2022 | |
| Dr Tim Bradley CChem MRSC | 2022 | |
| Dr David Owen CChem MRSC | 2023 | |
| Dr Sohan Jheeta MRSC | 2024 | |
| Stephen Preece CChem FRSC | 2023 | |
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Independent Member |
Dr Simon Edwards | 2024 |
Performance Management and Remuneration Committee
The primary function of the Committee is operating under delegated authority, to manage on behalf of Board of Trustees the appointment and termination of employment of the Chief Executive, as may be necessary from time to time. The Committee also has responsibility for setting objectives and reviewing the performance of the Chief Executive, setting his/her salary in accordance with RSC’s performance management procedures and providing general direction to the Chief Executive on people management issues, providing guidance on specific matters of importance or difficulty.
Membership of the Committee
| Position | Name | Retires |
|---|---|---|
| Chair (Honorary Treasurer) | Claire Gallery-Strong CSci CChem FRSC | 2025 |
| President |
Professor Tom Welton OBE CChem FRSC |
2022 |
| President Elect | Professor Gill Reid CChem FRSC | 2022 |
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