Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), UK.  Christian Brodie has been appointed as QAA’s new chair of the board, succeeding Professor Simon Gaskell. Christian has enjoyed a successful career as a lawyer in London and New York, and in investment banking, where he occupied senior positions at UBS. Since 2013 he has held numerous non-executive roles. He is currently chair of United Learning, the largest multi-academy trust in England, and of Agile Property & Homes. Among his previous governance roles, Christian served as chair of the Student Loans Company, pro chancellor of the University of Sussex, chair of the Council of UCAS, and the director of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, among other positions. Christian said: “The quality of tertiary education is vital to society and to the economy, and QAA’s role is more important than ever. The Agency is renowned for its work in the UK and around the world, and I look forward to contributing to its efforts to assure and enhance the experience and impact of higher study in the interests of the sector and students.”