Gillian Saieva CMgr FCMI
Gillian has a strong belief in the role and impact a professional body can have across all organisations. This led her to apply to be a Regional Board Member for CMI. She said: “I hold many key areas of the CMI close, including CMI Women, CMI Race Equity and the drive to grow the number of Chartered Managers’.
She also has experience of working internationally, in people management and with a HE partner of CMI, which she hopes will benefit her work to support members in the region.
In her current work role, Gillian is Director of Knowledge Exchange & Enterprise (Interim) & Executive Education at the University of Southampton Business School, and was previously the Head of Business, Finance & Accountancy and Higher & Degree Apprenticeships at Solent University. She has worked with the CMI since 2014 to dual accredit business programmes, develop and deliver Level 5 Operations & Departmental Manager, Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeships and Senior Leader Master’s Degree Apprenticeships.
Gillian is a Chartered Fellow of CMI, and is the Deputy Chair and Diversity & Inclusion Lead on the CMI South East Regional Board. She also holds Chartered Member status of the CIPD, is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE). She has a MA (Dist) in Personnel & Development and a Post Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management and is currently undertaking a Doctorate in Business Administration.
Before coming into Academia in 2010, Gillian was a HR Manager with Global Cruise Operator – Carnival UK, and previously worked at sea as a Senior Hotel Officer with both P&O Cruises & P&O Ferries.