Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme

The Alumni Leadership Mentoring Programme offers students the opportunity to receive one-to-one mentoring from high profile Birmingham alumni throughout their final year.

Applications

Applications closed on 19 May 2013.

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About the mentors

Leadership mentors will offer practical advice on employability and support to students as they prepare to enter the workplace. All mentors have offered their time for free to provide students with invaluable advice and support.

Mentors for 2013/14

Mentors for this year are:

  • Luciana Berger - Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree (BCom Commerce with Spanish, 2004)
  • Barry Cockcroft - Chief Dental Officer (BDS, Dentistry, 1973)
  • Mike Coupe - Director, J Sainsbury’s (BSc, Physics, 1982)
  • Sarah Cox - Director, Cabinet Office (BCom, Commerce, 1988)
  • Alan Davey - Chief Executive, Arts Council England (BA, English, 1982) 
  • Martin Devenish - Advisor and former Managing Director for Emerging Markets, Goldman Sachs International (BCom, Industrial Economics & Business Studies, 1986)
  • Andrew Fisher - Chief Executive of Towry (BSocSc, Economics, 1982)
  • Andrew Garner - Executive Search and Career Management Consultant (BCom, Industrial Economics and Business Studies, 1965)
  • Simon Halsey - Chorus Director, City of Birmingham Symphony Choruses (DMus, Honorary Degree, 2008)
  • Dr Rowan Hillson MBE - National Clinical Director for Diabetes (MBChB, Medicine, 1974)
  • Valerie Hughes-D'Aeth - Group HR Director, Amey Group (BCom, Commerce, 1981)
  • Phyllida Lloyd CBE - Producer of Mamma Mia, Theatre Director at The English Stage Company (BA, English, 1979; DLitt, Honorary Degree, 2009)
  • Jane Lodge - Non Executive Director and former Partner, Deloitte (BSc Geological Sciences, 1976)
  • Baroness Doreen Massey - Chair, The National Treatment Agency For Substance Misuse (PGCE, Education, 1962; BA, French Language & Literature, 1961)
  • Mayank Patel - Group Chairman & CEO - Azibo Group (PG Diploma, Business Administration, 1990)
  • Tim Smart - Chief Executive, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BSocSc, Economics, 1979)
  • Cilla Snowball CBE - CEO, Abbot Mead Vickers (BA, French, 1981)
  • Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen - Former Bupa Group Medical Director and Bupa Foundation Deputy Chair (MBChB, Medicine, 1976)
  • Mike Welton - Chairman, Premier Oil Plc (BSc, Civil Engineering, 1968; DEng, Honorary Degree, 2008)
  • Baroness Patience Wheatcroft - Former Editor of the Wall Street Journal Europe (LLB, Law, 1972)

Previous ALMP participants speak

Interested in applying for the ALMP? Find out more about the experiences of previous mentees.