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Andrew Bird

Chief Marketing Officer (PVC)

Vice-Chancellor's Group

Portrait shot of Andrew Bird, Chief Marketing Officer

Role at Solent

Andrew provides strategic leadership for developing, championing and implementing the University strategies for Recruitment, Reputation, Internationalisation and Communication.

His responsibilities include ensuring the University’s strategic planning structure meets the needs of all stakeholders across the institution to deliver plans that fully align with the University's mission and strategy.

Experience

With over 20 years’ experience in higher education marketing, communications and recruitment, Andrew is passionate about the role education has in supporting positive change at an individual, institutional and regional level.

Having previously worked at Oxford Brookes University, the University of Southampton and Bournemouth University, while also representing the higher education sector on a range of boards and advisory groups, Andrew has a proven track record of creating impactful solutions aligned to each organisation’s strategic objectives.

External bodies

  • Vice-Chair of the British Universities International Liaison Association (BUILA)
  • Member of the British Council Higher Education Advisory Group
  • Executive member of the Southampton GO (BID)
  • Executive member of the Southampton Chamber of Commerce

Committee memberships

  • Finance and Resources Committee
  • Audit Committee