St Mary’s Appoints New Principal

St Mary’s University College, Twickenham is pleased to announce the appointment of Francis Campbell, who will join St Mary’s from Tuesday 22^nd April 2014. Francis will work alongside Interim Principal Dr Arthur Naylor until the end of the academic year during a handover period. St Mary’s Chair of Governors Bishop Richard Moth made the announcement. He said, “I speak on behalf of the whole Governing Body in saying how delighted we are that Francis Campbell has accepted the post of Principal at St Mary’s University College. “St Mary’s has a fine tradition in welcoming students to an educational environment marked by a Catholic ethos, where all are respected and where talents are nurtured so that students and staff are enabled to travel the journey to become the people they are called to be. “Francis, who has a deep commitment to Catholic life and to the common good, brings much to this post. His experience in the public sphere, which includes service overseas, will enable him to foster St Mary’s place on the world stage.  St Mary’s can look forward to new opportunities and developments, built on the best of its traditions and commitment to excellence." Francis, who is a parishioner of Westminster Cathedral, was born in Newry in County Down, Northern Ireland, joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1997 and is currently Head of the Policy Unit and Director of Innovation at UK Trade and Investment. About the appointment Francis commented, “I am delighted to be joining the St Mary's community at this exciting time in the University College's history.  It is an immense privilege and honour to be entrusted with this task and in the coming months and years I look forward to working with the students, staff, governors and alumni to build on the immensely rich legacy handed onto us by those who served St Mary's throughout its 164 year history.”