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    Meet the Executive Committee 

    Who’s who on the Executive Committee and sub committees

    The Chair has overall responsibility for the members of the Executive Committee.

    The Vice Chair is responsible for providing the College Registrar with the number of members in the Division, the number of meetings held each year and details of elected officers.

    The Financial Officer is responsible for keeping account of Division expenditure and submitting a yearly business plan to the Treasurer.

    The Executive Committee also has four elected members, several co-opted and ex-officio members, regional representation from nine Faculties and a user carer representative.

    The full breakdown of the Executive Committee is as follows:

    Member Year of joining Position
    Dr Suchithra Thirulokachandran 2025 Chair
    Dr Imran Piracha 2025 Vice Chair
    Dr Martin Curtice 2023 (E) Financial Officer
    Dr Ruta Kontautaite 2024 (A) Academic Secretary
    Dr Ahmed Adeleke 2023 (A) SAS Doctor Representative
    Prof. Navjot Ahluwalia 2026 Regional Advisor
    Dr Manjinder Bagary 2025 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Wasan Bajallan 2026 Deputy Regional Advisor
    Dr Mrunal Bandawar 2025 Regional Representative
    Dr Rinki Banerjee 2024 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Emma Barrow 2017 (C) Committee Member
    Dr Zainab Bashir 2026 Regional Representative
    Dr Alison Caffrey 2022 (A) Committee Member
    Mr Daniel Chestnutt 2026 (C) Foundation Doctor Associate rep
    Dr Jonathan Hurlow 2024 (E) Education and Training Committee Rep
    Dr Shazab Islam 2026 PRDC Rep
    Dr Rehana Kauser 2024 (A) Equity Champion
    Dr Amy Moltu 2026 PRDC Rep
    Dr Sajid Muzaffar 2026 (E) Committee Member
    Dr Amitav Narula 2024 (C) Head of School
    Dr Kachi Onyeaso 2026 PRDC Rep
    Dr Emma Parry 2022 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Ambreen Rashid 2026 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Nudrat Rizvi 2025 Committee Member
    Dr Simmi Sehgal 2024 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Hari Shanmugaratnam 2024 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Ravinthirakumar Sutharshanan 2024 (EX) SAS Doctor Representative
    Dr Safyan Tariq 2025 Committee Member
    Dr Yim Wong 2026 (A) Regional Representative
    Dr Yousuf Zakaria 2023 (E) Committee Member

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