Former alumnus makes return as the Dean of business school

Professor Christopher Prince, who grew up in Leeds, will become the new Dean and Pro Vice Chancellor of the Faculty of Business and Law on May 1.

He is joining from Birmingham City University where he is currently Executive Dean of the Business School.

He is an Economics and Public Policy graduate of Leeds Metropolitan’s predecessor institution, Leeds Polytechnic, and said he is looking forward to becoming reacquainted with the university.

Professor Prince said: “I am thrilled and proud to have been asked to lead the Faculty of Business and Law at a very exciting time in its development.

“The faculty has established a strong reputation and it is my intention to build on this over the coming years.

“I am certain that Leeds Business School and Leeds Law School have significant and leading roles to play in helping to develop our city and region.”

He replaces Barbara Colledge, who has moved into a new role at the university as ‘Dean of Quality’.

Professor Susan Price, Vice Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University, said: “I am delighted that Professor Prince is joining our university, it is particularly fitting that he is also an alumnus.

“His role at Birmingham City University has seen him develop the size and reputation of its business school into a leading practice-based business school and we look forward to welcoming him to our Faculty of Business and Law, where I am sure he will make a very positive impact.”

Professor Prince has previously worked at the University of Derby and Nottingham Trent University and is credited with a number of achievements under his current leadership at Birmingham City Business School, including the redesign of its curriculum leading to significant increases in applications, student progression and satisfaction, with the school climbing up the business school league tables during his time as Dean.

During his academic career, Professor Prince has spoken at numerous conferences and events on management education and training and has published widely in these areas.

He has also acted as an adviser to a number of leading blue chip companies and has served as a member of the Association of Business Schools’ executive committee, and the chair of the management, organisation and community development steering committee.

He has served as a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Strategic Change, and sits on the advisory board of the Annual Conference of Management and Executive Development in the USA.