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CMI’s Executive Leadership Team is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Institute. It delivers the strategy as determined by CMI’s Board, and identifies and mitigates new risks. Further information about how we are governed is available in our Annual Report.
Ann Francke is Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute. She started her career at Procter & Gamble and has held senior executive positions at Mars, Boots, Yell and BSI. In 2020, Ann was awarded an OBE for services to workplace equality.
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Ann Francke is Chief Executive of the Chartered Management Institute. She started her career at Procter & Gamble and has held senior executive positions at Mars, Boots, Yell and BSI. In 2020, Ann was awarded an OBE for services to workplace equality. Ann is an expert on gender balance in the workplace and speaks frequently in the media and conferences on this and other management topics. Her book on gender balance - Create a Gender-balanced Workplace, published in September 2019. Ann also authored the ‘Financial Times Guide to Management’ and has been named in the top 100 women to watch in the 2015 Female FTSE Cranfield report. She was awarded the MemCom award for outstanding leadership of a UK professional body in 2016.
Ann holds several Board positions and five Honorary Doctorates for her work in management and leadership.
Ann and her husband live in West London; she has one daughter
Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer
Lucy joined CMI in January 2018 as Chief Financial Officer. Lucy now holds the position of Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer. Lucy's full profile
Lucy joined CMI in January 2008 as Chief Financial Officer. Lucy now holds the position of Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer.
Lucy qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen in 1996. Prior to joining CMI, Lucy held a number of finance roles in the media industry, in both UK and US public and private companies including BSkyB plc, Emap plc, Shine Group and most recently as CFO of the Unruly Group. Lucy has been involved in three successful exit transactions, international expansion, M&A and both debt and equity raises.
Lucy joined CMI having decided she wanted to bring her interest in helping ambitious organisations grow to a mission-based organisation, with a mission and value set she believed in. Lucy lives in West London and has a young daughter.
Director of Membership & Professional Development
Matt is responsible for the growth and engagement of our membership community and enabling ongoing professional development through our Chartered Manager and Chartered Management Consultant awards. Matt's full profile
Matt is responsible for the growth and engagement of our membership community and enabling ongoing professional development through our Chartered Manager and Chartered Management Consultant awards. Matt leads on the CMI partnership with the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) to deliver the ChMC award.
Matt is a Chartered Manager and also has responsibility for CMI’s Regional volunteer Boards and our member communications, events and newsletters. Matt has been with CMI since 2010.
Before joining CMI Matt worked for Associa managing relationships with many membership organisations and charities to help them deliver services more effectively to their members and donors.
Chief Product and Marketing Officer
Tanya oversees CMI’s product development, marketing and strategic partnerships teams, driving innovation and growth across these key areas. Tanya's full profile
Tanya is Chief Product and Marketing Officer and has strategic responsibility for the development, marketing and quality assurance of CMI’s professional standards, qualifications, and product propositions; ensuring they remain relevant for all audiences and reflect CMI’s latest thought leadership.
Tanya joined CMI in 2013, prior to which she spent 15 years in strategy, insight and marketing roles within the classified media sector. She is a Chartered Fellow of CMI.
Director of Partner Sales
Matt joined CMI in April 2019, and is responsible for three teams across CMI Partnerships: Higher Education, Employers and Training Providers, and National Strategic Partners. Matt's full profile
Matt joined CMI in April 2019, and is responsible for three teams across CMI Partnerships: Higher Education, Employers and Training Providers, and National Strategic Partners.
Before joining CMI, Matt held previous roles at TES (Times Educational Supplement), News UK and IPC Media, where he worked with some of the biggest brands in the UK including NME, Marie Claire, Sunday Times, P&G and Unilever.
Director of Awarding Body
Allison is the Responsible and Accountable Officer for all CMI regulated qualifications including End Point Assessment of apprenticeships ensuring they remain compliant with external regulators. Allison's full profile
Allison Joined CMI in 2010 initially developing CMI qualifications and then quality management of all regulated qualification provision. Allison is the Responsible and Accountable Officer for all CMI regulated qualifications including End Point Assessment of apprenticeships ensuring they remain compliant with external regulators. Prior to joining CMI Allison spent over 17 years delivering Management and Leadership qualifications in Further and Higher Education sectors.
As part of the compliance requirements Allison works closely with CMI's Regulation and Compliance committee to review and adhere to the conditions of being an Awarding Organisation and an End Point Assessment Organisation. This includes strategic responsibility for meeting the conditions for Ofqual, CCEA, SQA Accreditation, QiW, IfATE, ESFA, OfS leading on all regulatory audits for regulated qualifications.
Allison previously worked for The Blue Cross Animal charity and qualified as a Veterinary Nurse also delivering training within this sector and being an active member of the BVNA and BSAVA. Outside of her work at CMI Allison continues to support local animal charities including rescuing and fostering support for animals.
Director of Policy & External Affairs
Petra Wilton leads CMI’s thought leadership and public policy agenda. She focuses on sharing practical insights that can make a real difference to managers and leaders. Petra's full profile
Petra Wilton leads CMI’s thought leadership and public policy agenda. She focuses on sharing practical insights that can make a real difference to managers and leaders. She has co-authored many reports and shares managers’ views with those in Government, business, education and the media. Petra was responsible for leading work with a 50-strong employer group, business schools and other education partners on the development and roll-out of the management apprenticeships including the team leader, operations manager, Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship and Senior Leader Apprenticeship.
After working with CMI for over 18 years, Petra took a career break into the teaching profession - enjoying inspiring young hearts and minds at a local primary school. She has recently returned to the CMI; and looks forward to continuing to influence the skills agenda, to help ensure better managed and led organisations for future generations.
Chief Technology Officer
James recently joined CMI, leading the Technology and Digital teams. Responsible for the enterprise IT and systems supporting CMI staff, partners, and its members/learners. James's full profile
James is an accomplished software leader and CTO with a proven track record of building effective teams and delivering high-profile initiatives within fast-paced, demanding environments. He brings decades of deep software engineering background with hands-on expertise across the development lifecycle.
James has extensive experience leading global technology organisations, overseeing technology strategy, architecture, and innovation. He is skilled in integrating acquisitions, tackling technical debt, and has been instrumental in successful company exits. James has also led demanding modernisation projects for global clients and defined technical architectures for mission-critical data platforms.
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