CMI London facilitates and supports professional development and networking for CMI members who live and/or work in the London region. The volunteers who form the Regional Board are all members within the region and believe passionately in the vision, mission and values of CMI and the importance of excellent leadership and management for all individuals and organisations.
Our focus is on our regional members, however we work closely with the CMI executive team and with neighbouring regions to support members in their development of management and leadership competencies aligned to the CMI Professional Standard and in the growth of their professional networks.
We work with members to organise events relevant to them, share best practice and information using a range of media, and build links with other professional bodies, higher and further education institutions, employers and other community partners.
The Regional Board looks forward to meeting you and working together as we continue to jointly shape the future of leadership and management excellence in the London region and as Chair, I would like to personally invite you to join our community by connecting with us on social media.
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William is thankful for the trust and development that others have repeatedly invested in him over his career, and feels privileged to be able to help and influence the progress of others through Board tenure.
A growth mindset is a personal value of William’s and the reason he is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Energy Institute and Chartered Management Institute. And why he is studying an Executive MBA (with finance focus) at London Business School. Encouraging a growth mindset in others forms a key part of his coaching and mentoring activities, and the reason for serving on the CMI London Board.
He is an Environmental and Civil Engineer by background and has 15 years experience. He currently provides insight and advice into National Grid’s Executive and Board on a range of strategic and business critical issues. Prior to this he led major engineering operations on the energy network.
Sara has held Chartered Management Status since 2019. She is currently working as a Project Manager at the University of Law as part of a strategic transformation project.
Sara has over 10 years’ experience in project and operations management in further and higher education and also in multinational environments always leading from the front with creative solutions.
During her career, Sara has always strived to be a people focused manager that builds strong relationships across all levels of an organisation. She has built a reputation for operational excellence, innovative strategic thinking, working with a commitment to delivering impact and value across the business and to individuals with integrity.
Her expertise and interests lie in strategic planning, analysis and special projects that deliver quality, innovation and continuous improvement to the student journey. Sara holds an MSc in Strategic Business Management and is currently preparing her research proposal for her Executive DBA.
When Sara is not working (or studying) she is involved with a NYC based non-profit whose main aim is to promote cross-cultural education and understanding through free English language courses and workshops.
Our London Regional Board Chair, Katie Kelly, is a business transformation leader with a strong focus on the human aspect of change and continuous improvement. As an Associate Partner at Oaklin and a key member of its leadership team, Katie brings deep expertise in change management, culture, and behaviour transformation. She is currently driving efforts to achieve net-zero targets by fostering collaborative practices within the energy sector.
Katie’s leadership has earned her significant recognition. In 2021, she was named one of Management Today’s 35 Women Under 35 and received the Chartered Management Institute’s Volunteer of the Year award. In both 2022 and 2023, she was honoured with the Influential Women in Business award for her dedication to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Naheed is Chief Pharmacist at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and is a Senior NHS Manager with over 15 years’ experience working within Acute Hospitals. She is experienced at leading large teams and has successfully turnaround challenged departments as demonstrated through improved performance, staff satisfaction/attrition rates and external audit recommendations to de-escalate from MHRA regulatory compliance. She believes these improvements are driven by cultural changes and Quality Improvement methodology.
Naheed has joined the CMI London Region Board as the Diversity & Inclusion Lead just in time to be part of the CMI 75th Anniversary where the focus is, rightly, on a fair and inclusive workplace. Often “diversity” and “inclusion” are lumped together and assumed to be the same thing. In the context of the workplace, diversity equals representation. Without inclusion, however, the crucial connections that attract diverse talent, encourage their participation, foster innovation, and lead to business growth won’t happen.
Her focus, both within her role at CMI and the NHS is to recognise the leadership behaviours that unlock this inclusion capability. Naheed has a keen interest in digital transformation and innovation. Digitalisation is the future of work, and a professional body there is a need to provide agile leadership and develop effective governance frameworks to prepare members.
Contact details:
naheed.phul@london.cmi.org.uk
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As Head of Talent Acquisition, Gurdeep is changing the face of leadership with a relentless focus diversity & inclusion. She is driven to add value and influence career decisions by highlighting everyone has equal opportunity to demonstrate their capability.
As an ambitious Talent and Recruitment professional with over 15 years’ experience leading a multi-functional public and private service teams Gurdeep bring unique experience attracting, developing and nurturing talent, with particular expertise in early careers and c-suite. She is an accomplished change manager and a passionate expert in promoting diversity and inclusion (D&I) across public services. A determined advocate social mobility, Gurdeep brings a wealth of experience.
An expert in HR and an innovative thinker, Gurdeep delivered appointments for the Mayor of London and aided in collective decision making, carefully considering equal opportunities and wider mayoral commitments; Gurdeep has seen first-hand that a diverse group of thinkers with greater breadth of perspectives can spur innovation and help organisations, essentially help economies thrive.
Gurdeep is a passionate champion of diversity for those from varying backgrounds. At TfL, Gurdeep has increased the diversity of hires, a regular speaker at diversity events, established a strong reputation and won HR & Recruitment lead 2020, nominated for championing innovative D&I talent approaches. Gurdeep brings expertise, insight and passion to the table and can help create visibility of CMI through her networks and help met their priorities.
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