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HESPA appoints new Executive Director

HESPA (Higher Education Strategic Planners Association), the representative body for those working in strategy and planning in UK higher education, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Rans as its new Executive Director. Jonathan is an experienced strategic leader with twenty years of experience in the higher education sector and joins HESPA in September 2025. Jonathan has a passion for developing positive, collaborative institutional cultures that encompass both academic and professional services staff.

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