Committees

The University controls the policy of Oxford University Press through a group of Delegates appointed from the academic staff of the University.

The Delegates meet fortnightly during term-time under the chairmanship of the Vice-Chancellor.

They are actively involved in the publishing programme: all books are referred to them for approval and individual Delegates maintain a dialogue with editors in their specialist subject areas.

The University of Oxford has used a similar system to oversee the Press for over 300 years.

The Delegates' Room within the Clarendon Building was built in 1711-13 to house Oxford University Press. The Delegates of the University Press have held their meetings in this room since 1716.

The Delegates of the University Press

Professor Andrew Hamilton (Vice-Chancellor)
Mr Laurence Whitehead (The Senior Proctor)
Professor Brian Rogers (The Junior Proctor)
Dr Teresa Morgan (The Assessor)
Professor John Barton
Professor Paul Craig
Professor Roger Crisp
Dame Kay Davies
Professor Andrew Hurrell
Professor Christopher Kennard
Professor Frances Kirwan
Professor Hermione Lee (to March 2012)
Professor Ewan McKendrick
Professor Martin Maiden
Professor Anna Christina Nobre
Professor Christopher Pelling
Professor Mari Sako
Professor Paul Slack
Sir John Vickers
Professor Ian Walmsley
Professor Christopher Wickham

Group Strategy Committee

Mr Nigel Portwood
Mr Tim Barton
Mr David Gillard
Ms Kate Harris
Mr Jesus Lezcano Garcia
Mr Peter Marshall
Mr Neil Tomkins

The Finance Committee of the Delegacy

Professor Andrew Hamilton (Vice-Chancellor)
Mr Laurence Whitehead (The Senior Proctor)
Sir John Vickers (Chair)
Mr Nigel Portwood
Professor John Barton
Professor Ewan McKendrick
Professor Kia Nobre
Professor Mari Sako
Professor Paul Slack
Professor Ian Walmsley
Mr Tim Barton
(MD of Global Academic Business)
Mr David Gillard (Group Finance Director)
Mr Peter Marshall (MD of ELT Division)
Mr Neil Tomkins (MD of International Division)

External Members:

Mr Hugh Crisp
Sir James Crosby
Mr Richard Ensor
Ms Charlotte Hogg

Committee Attendance

The following table shows the members' attendance of Finance Committee, Remuneration Committee, and Audit Committee meetings during the year.

Members	Finance Committee (Maximum 6)	Remuneration Committee (Maximum 4)	Audit Committee (Maximum 2)
The Vice Chancellor	5	2	-
The Senior Proctor	5	-	-
John Vickers	6	4	-
Nigel Portwood	6	-	-
John Barton	6	-	-
Ewan McKendrick	6	-	2
Kia Nobre	5	-	-
Mari Sako	5	-	-
Paul Slack	4	2	2
Ian Walmsley	5	-	-
Tim Barton	6	-	-
David Gillard	6	-	-
Peter Marshall	5	-	-
Neil Tomkins	6	-	-
Hugh Crisp	5	-	2
James Crosby	6	4	2
Richard Ensor	5	4	-
Charlotte Hogg	4	2	1

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