Appointments made to senior professional services roles
A number of senior appointments were made during the Long Vacation for senior professional services roles at the University
Pictured left to right: Trevor Payne, Holly Peterson and Tony Brett
Trevor Payne, Director of Estates
Trevor Payne (pictured left) has been appointed as the University’s Director of Estates.
Trevor is currently at the University of Birmingham, where he has been Director of Estates for the last nine years. He previously spent 28 years in a number of roles in NHS estate management.
He has a breadth of estates management experience, including working with heritage buildings. In particular, he has a strong background in developing large-scale estate strategies and master plans, and delivering complex and award-winning construction projects. He also has a passion for sustainability, as well as experience using technology to enhance estates.
Trevor said: 'I am delighted to be joining the University of Oxford. It is an absolute honour to become the custodian of such a varied, complex and historic estate. I look forward to meeting and supporting the estates team, University colleagues and a wide range of key stakeholders and importantly to developing and delivering a world-class estates service for the University.'
Trevor will join the University on 1 November, following Paul Goffin’s retirement.
Holly Peterson, Director of Alumni Engagement
Holly Peterson (pictured centre) has been appointed as the University’s Director of Alumni Engagement. She will start at Oxford on Monday 14 October, reporting to Chief Development and Alumni Engagement Officer Liesl Elder.
Holly has served as the Head of Constituency Engagement for the University of London since 2015, and prior to that was the Head of Alumni and Supporter Relations for Cambridge. She previously held senior roles in alumni relations and external affairs at the University of Exeter, and at the Nature Conservancy and World Learning in the US.
Holly served as the UK representative on the global Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Alumni Relations Metrics Task Force and co-authored the white paper that resulted in the Alumni Insights survey. She is a regular speaker and teacher at CASE conferences and a recipient of their Crystal Apple award.
Holly said: 'I'm looking forward to getting to know Oxford and working with our many inspiring alumni, colleagues and supporters.'
Tony Brett, Chief Information Security Officer
Tony Brett (pictured right) has been appointed as the University’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Tony has been Oxford’s interim CISO since February, moving across from his most recent role as the Director of Medical Sciences Division IT Services. During the pandemic, Tony also stepped up as Operations Director for the Early Alert Covid-19 testing services. Prior to that, Tony was Head of IT Support Staff Services at the University's Central IT Services, and he previously held IT posts at Corpus Christi College and at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine.
Tony brings a wealth of key stakeholder relationships and experience to this pivotal role. Having spent his career at the University of Oxford, he is uniquely familiar with the complex stakeholder environment.
Tony said: 'Information security (balancing confidentiality, integrity and availability) is critical to all University of Oxford activities and it takes more than just a central team to achieve and maintain good cyber posture. I look forward to engagement with you as stakeholders in departments, divisions, faculties and colleges to aid you in reducing your cyber risk, and to find out more about how InfoSec can support your work.'
