Corporate Structure

The Union’s activities are managed within a group of two companies, Cardiff University Students’ Union (CUSU), Cardiff Union Services Limited (CUSL) and Cardiff Volunteering (CV). Each of these companies is a separate legal entity with its own Board of Directors; but CUSL and CV are wholly-owned subsidiaries of CUSU.

To help with decision making the Students' Union Board of Trustees has six Committees which have delegated authority for specific areas of organisational activity. The below graphic illustrates the Union's corporate structure, and the second graphic illustrates the Union's governance structure - the Board of Trustees and its Committees. 

Cardiff University Students' Union (CUSU), Board of Trustees

The Board comprises the following people: Gina Dunn, (Students' Union President and Chair of the Board),   Noah Russell, (Vice President Education), Angie Flores Acuna (Vice President Postgraduate Students), Alava Garcia (Vice President Heath Park Campus), Olivia Evans (Vice President Sports and AU President), Shreshth Goel (Vice President Societies and Volunteering), Rebecca Deverall (Vice President Welfare and Campaigns), Chris-Grayson Diamond (Student Trustee), Matthew Bird (Student Trustee), Jayne Sadgrove (University Nominated Trustee), Ray Singh (External Trustee), Agnes Xavier-Philips (University Nominated Trustee) . There is one External Trustee vacancy, and two Student Trustee vacancies.

Trustees are elected (or selected) via the criteria established within the Union’s Articles of Association, to ensure both student leadership and the recruitment of professional expertise. The Trustees are ultimately responsible, individually and collectively, for the Students' Union's activities. The Board has ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of an organisation, ensuring that it is well-run and delivers its charitable objectives. 

The six Committees of the Board of Trustees are Finance and Risk, People, Diversity and Inclusion; Chief Executive's Appraisal Group; Health, Environment, Maintenance and Safety; Satisfaction, Engagement and Participation, and the Appointments and Remuneration Committee.

To enable effective decision-making at Committee meetings, the membership and / or attendance can include external professionals and Union staff, as well as Trustees. This can include individuals who have significant experience in that field of work so can offer different perspectives and support the Students' Union with the challenges that it faces. Further detail with respect to the Committees of the Board of Trustees can be viewed within the Union's governing documents - the Memorandum & Articles of Association and Bye-Laws.

Cardiff Union Services Limited (CUSL), Board of Directors

CUSL is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of the Union. CUSL exists to promote the social and educational welfare of the students of Cardiff University by providing services and facilities to its students. Any profits made by CUSL are gifted to CUSU in pursuit of the Union’s charitable objectives.

CUSL has an independent Board of Directors that oversee the work of the company, ensure that it is meeting its objectives and are ultimately responsible for it. Hannah Doe, Students’ Union President, is the Chair of CUSL Board and Daniel Palmer (CEO) is the Managing Director.