Surrey Leaders

Connect with leaders, re-connect with Surrey

A new alumni network bringing together an international group of peers excelling in their fields. Surrey Leaders will have access to three years of personal development opportunities including masterclasses, workshops and preferential access to University events.

The Surrey Leaders network has been made possible by a generous gift from YS Chi, Honorary Graduate and member of the University’s campaign board.

About Surrey Leaders

Next event

Friday 10 & Saturday 11 October 2025

SurreyLeaders masterclass two

Brooklands Hotel Fri (13:00 - 16:00) Sat (10:00 - 17:00) UK time

The SurreyLeaders masterclass is back. 

On Friday we'll offer an optional tour of Manor Park and Stag Hill campuses before heading to dinner at the Brooklands Hotel. 

On Saturday the group will enjoy a full day or workshops, networking and talks from guest speakers. 

Full schedule to be announced soon. 

You may have to reinvent yourself half a dozen times, each time you learn something new again… YS Chi, on staying relevant and succeeding as a leader.

Meet the Surrey Leaders

Abiola Aderibigbe

Abiola Aderibigbe

Group Head of Legal and Commercial - BESA Group | LLB Law

Segun Akinwoleola

Segun Akinwoleola

Founder - The Gym Kitchen | BSc, Business Management

Matthew Allen

Matthew Allen

Director - Deloitte | LLB Law

Michael Argile

Michael Argile

Senior Commercial Marketing Lead - Microsoft | BSc, Business Management and MBA

Adwoa Asantewaa

Energy Economist - The World Bank | MSc, Energy Economics & Policy

Lucy Barnes

Lucy Barnes

CEO & Co-Founder - Lawyers Who Care | LLB Law

James Beirne

James Beirne

Commercial Director - Automotive Precision Technology | BSc, Business Management

Charlotte Beyer

Charlotte Beyer

Finance Director - Renegade Urban Winery | BSc, Business Management

Michael Boggia

Michael Boggia

Vice President Sales - LoopUp | BSc, Business Management

Gemma Bourne

Gemma Bourne

Managing Director, Head of Property - Better Society Capital | MChem, Chemistry

Arran Broadbent

Arran Broadbent

Chief Commercial Officer - Asurion | BSc, Entrepreneurship in Technology, IT & Business

Alex Collins

Alexander Collins

Chief Operating Officer - Infinite pl | BSc, Business Management

Jonathan Cooke

Jonathan Cooke

Director, Strategic Finance & Analytics EMEA - Airbnb | BSc, Economics

Emma Cooper

Emma Cooper

Chief People Officer - System 1 | Executive MBA

Mark Di Toro 1

Mark Di-Toro

Strategic Communications Director - Iwoca | BSc, Sociology, Culture and Media

Claire Dingley

Claire Dingley

Vice President Delivery - CloudFactory | Executive MBA

Valentine Douglas

Valentine Douglas

Chief of Staff - Vitol | BSc, Business Management

Omar Ebeid

Omar Ebeid

Founder and CEO - Zeal App | BEng, Mechanical Engineering

Volodymyr Fedoriv

Volodymyr Fedoriv

Co-Founder & COO - Remofirst | BSc Business Management

Stephanie Fell

Stephanie Fell

Head of Responsible Investment Marketing - Nuveen | BSc, Business Management

Marianna Frantzis

Marianna Frantzis

Senior Director - Page Society | BSc, Business Management

Nadeem Gabbani

Nadeem Gabbani

Founder and CEO - Exobotics | BEng, Aerospace Engineering

Laurence Goodman

Laurence Goodman

Chief Financial Officer - Octopus Energy | BSc, Mathematics

Varsha Gupta

Varsha Gupta

Founder - Velocity 1 | MSc, Entrepreneurship, Business and Social Skills

Thomas Hall

Thomas Hall

COO/CFO Global Law - EY | BSc, Business Management

Abbie Hutty

Abbie Hutty

Lead Systems Engineer - ispace inc. | MEng, Mechanical Engineering

Johnny Jiang

Johnny Jiang

CEO of Beijing office - FirsTrust Investment Co. | BSc, International Business Management

Dani Jordan

Dani Jordan

Director of Campaigns & Communities - Surfers Against Sewage | BSc, Psychology & MSc, Environmental Psychology

Tina Kataria

Tina Kataria

Senior Director, Marketing Transformation - Coca-Cola | MEng, Chemical and Process Engineering

Emma Keller

Emma Keller

Head of Sustainability - Nestle UK&I | EngD, Environmental Strategy and Sustainable Systems

Peter Kent

Peter Kent

Vice President, EMEA - State Street Advisors | BSc, Business Management

Deniz Mace-Jones

Deniz Mace-Jones

Global Head of Rates & Credit Product and Electronic Distribution - UBS | BSc, French & Economics with International Business

Rebecca Middleton

Rebecca Middleton

Director - DTZ Investors UK | BSc, Economics

Alan Monkhouse

Alan Monkhouse

Managing Director, MENA - EcoMatPro | BSc, Business Management

Nicola Newson-Love

Nicola Newson-Love

Partner - PA Consulting | BSc, Retail Management

Monica Oluwole

Monica Oluwole

Barrister - Crown Prosecution Service | LLB Law

Anthony Osunde

Anthony Osunde

Head of Sales, West Africa - Krones | MEng, Chemical Engineering

Folarin Oyeleye

Folarin Oyeleye

Managing Director - JP | BEng, Electronic Engineering

Richard Peagam

Richard Peagam

Chief Digital Officer - Antithesis Group | PhD, Environmental Engineering

Alex Ramamurthy

Alex Ramamurthy

VP Strategic Partnerships and Alliances - Wagestream | BSc Entrepreneurship in Technology, Business & IT

Elizabeth Redpath

Elizabeth Redpath

Senior Director, Demand Strategy, Automation & Optimization - BMC Software | BSc, Biochemistry

Monica Saavedra

Monica Saavedra

CEO and Founder - Lambda Agri | BSc, Physics & MSc, Nanotechnology & Nanoelectronic Devices & EngD, Micro and Nano-Materials and Technologies

Umer Saleem

Umer Saleem

Vice President, Middle East & North Africa - HWArobotics | BEng, Aerospace Engineering

Thomas Savage

Thomas Savage

Managing Director - Transwestern | LLB Law

Nurasyl Serik

Nurasyl Serik

Co-founder & CEO - Remofirst | BSc, Accounting and Finance

Lisa Shah

Lisa Shah

Space, Range & Merchandising Director- Tesco | BSc, Business Management

Rob Sherry

Rob Sherry

Managing Director, UK & Ireland - QSC | BEng, Aerospace Engineering

Dominique Smith

Dominique Smith

Barrister - Deka Chambers | LLB Law

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Principal - Bespoke Hospitality | BSc, International Hospitality Management

Briana Swift

Briana Swift

VP Regional Vice President of Development, KSA - Hyatt Hotels Corporation | MSc, International Hospitality Management

Iryna Tsyganok

Iryna Tsyganok

Co-Founder & CEO - Irysan | BSc, Computing & Information Technology

Angelo Vassiliades

Angelo Vassiliades

Group Director, Commercial Marketing - 7X | BSc, International Hospitality & Tourism Management

Alberto Verme

Alberto Verme

Director of Sales EMEA - Sportable | BSc, Business Management

Matthew Walpole

Matt Walpole

Head of Digital - Bachy Soletanche | MEng, Civil Engineering & MBA

Surrey Leaders launch

We officially launched the Surrey Leaders network on 3 June 2024 at a special event held in the Palace of Westminster. It was a fantastic evening that also included the awarding of the 2023 Vice Chancellor's Alumni Awards. 

It was the first time that we gathered some of the Surrey Leaders together and attendees had the opportunity to speak with YS Chi whose generous gift has enabled this network to be created.

Read the story here