WMG Academy Solihull Governing Body
Stuart Baker, Chair of Governors
Stuart joined Lucas Aerospace in Birmingham after graduating from Leicester University in 1991 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering with Computing. He has held a variety of management roles in engineering, programme management, manufacturing and quality, prior to the company’s recent acquisition by Rolls-Royce. Stuart’s most recent role was to manage a £75m investment to create a state of the art manufacturing and engineering facility in Solihull which will be home to 1,200 Rolls-Royce employees.
Stuart has been a trustee director of the Rolls-Royce Engine Control Systems pension scheme since 2009, he is the Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP’s skills champion for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, he was a member of Birmingham City Council’s Green Bridge Supply Chain investment board, and is also a Vice President of Solihull Chamber of Commerce.
Outside of work, Stuart is a UKCC level 2 qualified Badminton coach, and works on a voluntary basis for Hartshill Hayes Junior Badminton Club. He is married, with two teenage children, and in any remaining spare time he loves to repair all things mechanical, particularly old clocks and watches.
Stuart can be contacted via WMG Academy Solihull, Chelmsley Road, Birmingham, B37 5FD
Phone: 0121 289 3556 Email: solihull.info@wmgacademy.org.uk
Governors
Stuart Baker
Shaheen Charlwood
Genie Creamer-Hyland
Richard Earp
Liz Northwood
Jason Kirwan
Andy Mottershead
Stephen Charlton (Parent Governor)
Jonathan Clarke (Parent Governor) – Resigned 15th February 2021
Jon Carter (Parent Governor)
Accounting Officer
Kate Tague
WMG Academy Trust Board
Mike Wright (Chair of the Trust Board)
Mike has a diverse, international portfolio of Chair, NED, Remco Chair and Advisor roles in FTSE and North American listed businesses, and in leading Education, Sports, and Arts organisations.
He was an Executive Director of Jaguar Land Rover, retiring in 2016 after making a significant contribution to doubling JLR’s scale since 2008. He held international ExCo-level roles under Tata, Ford, BMW and BAe Systems ownership, spanning strategic, commercial, government affairs and product development disciplines. His responsibilities covered all the major and emerging markets of Europe, US, China, India, and included a 4-year assignment in Germany.
In 2018 Mike was elected to the Uni-Select Inc (Canada) Main Board and became Audit Committee Chair in May 19. Also in 2018, he was appointed to the Main Board and became Remco Chair of Pendragon plc (UK).
He has wide experience of governmental affairs and currently Chairs the newly formed West Midlands Innovation Board and was previously Chair of the Auto Council-sponsored Automotive Investment Organisation within UK DIT (2016-18), Chair of the West Midlands CBI Council (2014-16), and Director of the Engineering Employers Federation (2011-2017).
His Education, Sports and Arts activities include: WMG Academy Trust Board Chair, Aston University Council, Baker Dearing Education Trust Board, Warwickshire County Cricket Club Board, Wasps Community Foundation Chair, and Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Mike can be contacted via WMG Academy Solihull, Chelmsley Road, Birmingham, B37 5FD
Phone: 0121 289 3556 Email: solihull.info@wmgacademy.org.uk
Trustees
Stuart Baker
Jo Lopes – resigned 4th September 2020
Sally Lucas
Rosie Drinkwater OBE
Ben Story – resigned 13th September 2021
Charlotte Horobin
Dave Williams – resigned 13th September 2021
Nicola Constant
James Morgan
Click here to find further information about WMG Academy Trust.
Declarations of Interest
Please see the Governors’ Declarations of Interest here
Please see the Trustees’ Declarations of Interest here
Governance Structure
WMG Academy Trust Governance Structure May 2021
WMG Academy Trust Vision and Mission
Meetings
Parents can request access to meeting minutes by emailing princpal@wmgacademy.org.uk