New boss named for one of Gloucestershire's most famous businesses

One of Gloucestershire's best-known businesses, famous worldwide as the gateway to every single UK university, has revealed its new vice-chancellor.

The new chief operating officer at UCAS - a member of Raikes’ rolling Top 100 Busnesses in Gloucestershire series, as featured in our Reports & Deals channel.

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Following its announcement in June 2023 that then reigning chief executive Clare Marchant would be leaving her position at UCAS to take over as vice chancellor at the University of Gloucestershire, there has been no news about her replacement - until now.

Marchant spent six years as the head of the Cheltenham-headquartered Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS), through which all applications to UK universities must pass, and which has a turnover of £53.8 million and 480 staff.

We now know that Sander Kristel, chief operating officer at UCAS…