Originally appointed Associate Non-Executive Director 7 February 2022, Non-Executive Director from 15 August 2022

Julie is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales who, after 15 years in external audit at a leading accounting firm, has spent the last ten years in executive finance director positions in the not for profit and public sector. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer of a secondary school academy in Solihull, and is an associate director of a company providing internal audit services to academy schools nationwide.

Julie has over 20 years' experience as a non-executive director in social housing and higher education and is currently a member of the Audit & Assurance Committee of Walsall Housing Group, and Trustee and Treasurer of two local charities.  She was previously the Chair of Audit Committee at Birmingham and Solihull CCG.