Will Spinks

Will Spinks is an experienced higher education and management professional currently serving as Honorary Advisor to the Senior Leadership Team and Associate Vice President at The University of Manchester, alongside roles as Registrar, Secretary, and Chief Operating Officer. Since November 2019, Spinks has been an Honorary Fellow at the Manufacturing Technology Centre and a Consulting Fellow at Halpin Partnership Limited since July 2019, focusing on optimising fundraising, governance, strategy, and marketing for clients. Additional roles include Non-Executive Director at Universities Superannuation Scheme (Ltd), Director and Chair of Trustees at East Cheshire Hospice, and Chair of Trustee Boards for Bollington Leisure Centre and Bollington Initiative Trust. Spinks previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Loughborough University and Director at Manufacturing Technology Centre Ltd. Spinks holds a Bachelor's degree in Management Sciences from the University of Warwick and studied at Georgetown University.