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CMI London is the professional development and networking community for CMI members living and and/or working in London. The CMI London Regional Board is made up of a diverse group of CMI members who volunteer their time and experience to support and represent the needs and interests of members in their area.
We welcome non-members to attend our events and activities to find out more about what CMI has to offer.
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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CMI hosts a variety of events and webinars across our digital platforms. From our Better Managers Briefings each week, right through to personal development skills, and top tips for managing and leading your team.
CMI organises numerous paid or free management and leadership events, workshops and courses in London and all around the UK. Have a look at what we have coming up. Join us moving forward and use networking to your advantage.
If you would like to know further information about activities in your region or would like to get involved, get in touch.
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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.
Jenna Jenkins got involved with CMI through completing Level 7 Strategic Management and Leadership qualification in 2023 and was a finalist in the 2024 chartered manager of the year. Jenna is a senior operations manager at Nationwide Building Society, with over 20 years of experience in leadership. She now leads the company’s remediation and customer data teams. Jenna is known for creating a high-performance culture and embodies the ethos of “high challenge, high support”.
Development has always been a key driver for Jenna, she has a strong belief that the best leaders have a growth mindset and instil this in others. Jenna has self-driven an upward social mobility move and felt that her qualification and gaining chartered status would inspire others. With 24 years service at Nationwide Jenna wanted to build a stronger external network to support Her’s and others career aspirations, CMI has opened the door to building relationships with other chartered managers.
Jenna has a passion for food, so in her spare time enjoys home cooking and entertaining friends and family. The rest of her time is spent playing and watching sport with her husband and two sons.
Jenna is excited to join the London board as Stakeholder Lead to spread the CMI values and ensure that our learning community get opportunities to network and participate in events that will provide them with personal and professional growth.
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.
Tom McFarland is a commercially aware leader within the events and communications sector with extensive experience working in a membership organisation and B2B media and events company. He has over 10 years’ experience working across a wide portfolio of events and organisational communications. As Head of Communications and Events at LABC, Tom has a passion for creating meaningful relationships and educational opportunities for individuals and organisations through events and digital communications.
Tom enjoys developing strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels and much of his recent work has focussed on building capacity within the construction industry through national recruitment campaigns and upskilling the industry with a bespoke suite of educational courses and CPD events.
As a leader, Tom has a strong belief in mentorship and educating others to empower them to become managers of the future. He has a keen interest in the challenges future leaders face in the workplace as they navigate progression within their career and looks forward to working with CMI to support others to progress in their management careers.
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 Twitter @NaheedPhul LinkedIn Naheed Phul
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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