Anthony Odgers, currently Deputy Chief Executive of UK Government Investments, will join the University in May.
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Anthony as our Chief Financial Officer. Anthony brings an extensive experience in managing large, complex finance portfolios in the public and private sector to the role. His breadth of expertise will be key as we position ourselves to take advantage of opportunities for growth in the coming years.
The University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz
As the University’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr Odgers will have oversight of all the institution’s assets, including Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Assessment, the Cambridge University Endowment Fund and the University’s technology transfer through Cambridge Enterprise. He will also play a leading role in developing new and existing areas of commercial activity, as well as the University’s long term strategic and financial plan.
For the past six years Mr Odgers, who is an alumnus of Gonville & Caius College, has held a senior position in the oversight and management of the UK Government’s corporate and financial holdings and investments, playing a key role in the Government’s position as a shareholder in a number of its assets as well as in its commercial dealings with large companies and investors.
Prior to that, Mr Odgers had a 20-year career in investment banking spanning project finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and corporate restructuring. This culminated in the role of Global Co-head of the Restructuring Advisory Group at Deutsche Bank – helping the bank’s clients manage the fallout of the financial crisis.
Mr Odgers said: “I’m very pleased to be returning to the University of Cambridge. I look forward to working with teams across Cambridge, and supporting the institution’s mission of contributing to society through the pursuit of education, learning, and research at the highest international levels of excellence.”
The University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Anthony as our Chief Financial Officer. Anthony brings an extensive experience in managing large, complex finance portfolios in the public and private sector to the role. His breadth of expertise will be key as we position ourselves to take advantage of opportunities for growth in the coming years.”