James Granger
Chief Operating Officer
About
James joined the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡ in September 2020 as Chief Operating Officer (COO), with overall responsibility for the strategic and commercial direction of the Finance, Legal Services, IT and Estates & Facilities Management professional services functions.
James has spent the last 17 years working in the student sector, including serving as an independent board member for another °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡ university. Prior to Chichester, James worked in Dubai as the global COO of a leading student housing provider, overseeing the operational management of purpose-built accommodation for c. 20,000 higher education students across the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡, Europe, the Far East and Australia.
James brings considerable general management and board level experience from private, public, and not-for-profit organisations within the accommodation, university, leisure and retail sectors and is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.