The Department for Education has today confirmed that Peter
Lauener has been appointed as Chair of the Student Loans
Company (SLC), taking over the role from Professor Andrew
Wathey, who has held the position on an interim basis since
1 February 2020. Professor Wathey replaced Christian
Brodie, who served as Chair for six years from January
2014.
Peter is currently Chair of the Construction Industry
Training Board, Chair of Newcastle Colleague Group (NCG)
and a Non-executive director at Sheffield Children’s NHS
Foundation Trust. He has previously held the roles of Chief
Executive Officer, Education and Skills Funding Agency
(EFSA) and Chief Executive Officer, Institute for
Apprenticeships (IFA). He was previously interim Chief
Executive of the Student Loans Company between November
2017 and September 2018.
Universities Minister said: “I am pleased
to welcome Peter as the new Chair of the Student Loans
Company. His knowledge and experience of the sector means
he is well placed to lead the organisation as it continues
to provide its important services for students and
graduates.”
Peter Lauener said: “I am delighted to once again support
the Student Loans Company, this time as Chair of the
organisation. SLC plays a vital role in enabling almost 2
million students each year to invest in their futures
through higher and further education by providing trusted,
transparent, and accessible student finance services.
“I am particularly looking forward to reacquainting myself
with colleagues from across the organisation, whose
dedication to their roles enables SLC to deliver finance
services for students, graduates and higher and further
education institutions.
Paula Sussex, SLC Chief Executive said: “I am thrilled to
be welcoming Peter back to the organisation as we work to
fulfil our vision to be widely recognised as enabling
student opportunity and delivering an outstanding service
to our customers”.
