Director of Strategic Planning, Project & Corporate Governance
- Email Address
- hulda.sveinsdottir@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Planning Directorate,
University Office,
Room 163,
King's College,
Aberdeen- School/Department
- Directorate of Planning and Governance
- Personal Assistant
- Mrs Jacqueline Willox
- Personal Assistant Email Address
- jackie.willox@abdn.ac.uk
- Personal Assistant Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272871
Biography
Hulda was appointed Director of Planning in October 2015 and heads the Directorate of Planning and Governance within Professional Services. The Planning and Governance team has oversight of the Strategic Plan and is responsible for managing the University’s strategic planning process, risk management, governance and executive support, the development of the Outcome Agreement with the Scottish Funding Council, provision of management information, data analysis, external and internal performance monitoring, and project management assurance.
Hulda has been with the University of Aberdeen since 2009 when she joined the administrative team within the College of Physical Sciences, first as Assistant College Registrar and later as College Registrar. Previous to this, Hulda worked at Abertay University in Dundee where she was based within the Office of the University Secretary/Vice-Principal for Research & Commercialisation, with responsibility for planning and governance.
Hulda has a BA in Politics from the University of Iceland, and an MA in East Asian Politics and PhD in Japanese Politics from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
External Memberships
Director, Rowett Research Institute Ltd 2022-