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 13 & Saturday 14 June 2025

The Surrey Weekender

Stag Hill campus 4:30pm (UK time)

Surrey Leaders are invited to two exclusive sessions including a workshop on the Future of Work. 

Guest speakers include:

Professor Ying Zhou, Director of the Future of Work Research Centre at the University of Surrey. 

Surrey Leaders activities 2024/25

  • 2024

    Surrey Leaders masterclass 1

    Saturday 5 October

    Join us at Horsley Towers for our first masterclass. 

  • 2025

    Surrey Leaders online webinar 1

    30 January

    Sustainability: Professor Monique Raats, Dr Emma Keller, Dr Kirstie McIntyre and Professor Steve Waygood

    Zoom

  • 2025

    Surrey Weekender

    13 - 14 June

    Surrey Leaders workshop to take place on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 June. 

  • 2025

    Surrey Leaders masterclass 2

    10 and 11 October

    Brooklands Hotel, UK

    Brooklands Hotel
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

Segun Akinwoleola

Segun Akinwoleola

Founder - The Gym Kitchen

Matthew Allen

Matthew Allen

Director - Deloitte

Michael Argile

Michael Argile

Senior Commercial Marketing Lead - Microsoft

Adwoa Asantewaa

Energy Economist - The World Bank

Lucy Barnes

Lucy Barnes

CEO & Co-Founder - Lawyers Who Care

James Beirne

James Beirne

Commercial Manager - Automotive Precision Technology

Charlotte Beyer

Charlotte Beyer

Finance Director - Renegade Urban Winery

Michael Boggia

Michael Boggia

Vice President Sales - LoopUp

Gemma Bourne

Gemma Bourne

Managing Director, Head of Property - Better Society Capital

Arran Broadbent

Arran Broadbent

Chief Commercial Officer - Asurion

Alex Collins

Alexander Collins

Chief Operating Officer - Infinite pl

Jonathan Cooke

Jonathan Cooke

Director, Strategic Finance & Analytics EMEA - Airbnb

Emma Cooper

Emma Cooper

Chief People Officer - System 1

Mark Di Toro 1

Mark Di-Toro

Strategic Communications Director - Iwoca

Claire Dingley

Claire Dingley

Vice President Delivery - CloudFactory

Valentine Douglas

Valentine Douglas

Chief of Staff - Vitol

Omar Ebeid

Omar Ebeid

Founder and CEO - Zeal App

Volodymyr Fedoriv

Volodymyr Fedoriv

Co-Founder & COO - Remofirst

Stephanie Fell

Stephanie Fell

Head of Responsible Investment Marketing - Nuveen

Marianna Frantzis

Marianna Frantzis

Senior Director - Page Society

Nadeem Gabbani

Nadeem Gabbani

Founder and CEO - Exobotics

Laurence Goodman

Laurence Goodman

Chief Financial Officer - Octopus Energy

Varsha Gupta

Varsha Gupta

Founder - Velocity 1

Thomas Hall

Thomas Hall

Director - EY

Abbie Hutty

Abbie Hutty

Lead Systems Engineer - ispace inc.

Johnny Jiang

Johnny Jiang

CEO of Beijing office - FirsTrust (China) Investment Co.

Dani Jordan

Dani Jordan

Director of Communications & Communities - Surfers Against Sewage

Tina Kataria

Tina Kataria

Senior Director, Marketing Transformation - Coca-Cola

Emma Keller

Emma Keller

Head of Sustainability - Nestle UK&I

Peter Kent

Peter Kent

Vice President, EMEA - State Street Advisors

Rebecca Middleton

Rebecca Middleton

Director - DTZ Investors UK

Alan Monkhouse

Alan Monkhouse

Managing Director, MENA - EcoMatPro

Nicola Newson-Love

Nicola Newson-Love

Partner - PA Consulting

Monica Oluwole

Monica Oluwole

Barrister - Crown Prosecution Service

Anthony Osunde

Anthony Osunde

Head of Sales, West Africa - Krones

Folarin Oyeleye

Folarin Oyeleye

Managing Director - JP Morgan

Alex Ramamurthy

Alex Ramamurthy

VP Strategic Partnerships and Alliances - Wagestream

Elizabeth Redpath

Elizabeth Redpath

Senior Director, Demand Strategy, Automation & Optimization - BMC Software

Monica Saavedra

Monica Saavedra

CEO and Founder - Lambda Agri

Umer Saleem

Umer Saleem

Vice President, Middle East & North Africa - HWArobotics

Thomas Savage

Thomas Savage

Managing Director - Transwestern

Nurasyl Serik

Nurasyl Serik

Co-founder & CEO - Remofirst

Rob Sherry

Rob Sherry

Managing Director, UK & Ireland - QSC

Dominique Smith

Dominique Smith

Barrister - Deka Chambers

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Principal - Bespoke Hospitality

Iryna Tsyganok

Iryna Tsyganok

Co-Founder & CEO - Irysan

Angelo Vassiliades

Angelo Vassiliades

Marketing Director - Emirates Post

Alberto Verme

Alberto Verme

Director of Sales EMEA - Sportable

Matthew Walpole

Matt Walpole

Head of Digital - Bachy Soletanche

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