Governing Council
Governing Council
Sydney Met Governing Council is the governing body of Sydney Met. It sets the direction and
oversees the College. It holds the authority and responsibility for leadership, oversight, integrity, and
quality for all of the operations of Sydney Met. The Council comprises at least two independent members.
The current composition of the Sydney Met Governing Council is below:
Name | Position | Committee responsibility |
Dr Chij K. Shrestha | Chair of the Governing Council (External) | - |
Mr Neeraj Dongol | Deputy Chair of the Governing Council (External) | Chair, Finance Committee |
Dr Nina Mistilis | Member (External) | Chair, Risk & Audit Committee |
Mr Tarun Pant | Member (External) | Chair, Governance Committee |
Professor John Loxton | Ex-Officio: Chair of the Academic Board | - |
Professor Robin Kramar | Ex-Officio: Chief Executive Officer | Member of the Risk + Governance Committee |
Miss Aastha Suwal | Staff Representative | - |
Mr Tej B. Bhandari | Student Representative | - |
Mr Aayam Shrestha | Owner’s Representative | Member of the Finance Committee |
The Governing Council has three standing committees:
GC Committees | Chair | Member | Member |
Finance Committees | Neeraj Dongol | Aayam Shrestha | Accountant from DS Accountants and Advisors Pty Ltd |
Risk & Audit Committee | Nina Mistilis | Robin Kramar | Tarun Pant |
Governance Committee | Tarun Pant | Robin Kramar | Hemant Ojha |