CMI Scotland

Renee Raper CMgr FCMI & Interim Board Lead

Renee Raper MSc, CMgr FCMI, Chartered FCIPD, Chartered Manager

An organisational and people development professional with over 30 years’ experience at strategic and operational levels across business and higher education, providing learning consultancy and solutions. She has worked in Europe, Kazakhstan and the Middle East and is a global e-tutor in leadership and management. Renee has a strong commercial awareness, is highly client focused and supports business development.  She also provides executive coaching and mentoring.

Renee presently is director of Quo Solvis Ltd, an organisational and people consultancy and works as an e-tutor for Robert Gordon University (RGU).  Previously, amongst other roles, she was the Corporate Development Consultant for the Aberdeen Business School at RGU, director of an eLearning company and the general manager of KACEBI, a new learning centre in Kazakhstan.

She enjoys fitness, international travel, social psychology, reading and is enthusiastic for CPD and a glass of rioja!

Melissa Corkhill FCMI

Melissa has over 25 years of experience in managing programme, project and business change activities across a variety of public and private sector organisations. Typical roles have involved leading global, virtual and cross-functional teams through ambiguity by ensuring a focus on business priorities and managing stakeholder expectations.

Currently, Melissa is a management consultant for GreySpark Partners, a niche consultancy for the capital markets industry.  Clients include asset managers, hedge funds, and investment banks. As the lead manager for the Edinburgh office, Melissa’s role combines managing client relationships and commercial engagement; business development and pre-sales support; team leadership; and direct project delivery.

Melissa is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.  She holds an MBA from Henley Management College, a BSc from the University of Nottingham, and a multitude of professional certificates as part of her ongoing commitment to personal development.

Logan Watt CMgr MCMI

Logan Watt has been engaged with CMI for several years now, having completed our CMI Diploma in Management in 2009, delivered numerous CMI accredited courses and achieving his Chartered Manager status in 2017. He now joins the CMI Scotland Board in the capacity of Events Lead.

As a Change Professional who has worked within the Finance Industry, Public Sector and Utility companies, he has always advocated the CMI Vision, Mission and Values.  Now, Logan is delighted to be involved in an organisation that has benefited him both personally and professionally and looks forward to building on the already fantastic events offered.

When asked what most excites him about this role he responded, “I love the feeling of an event coming together, and that sense you get when people really seem to be enjoying themselves.  In these unprecedented times it’s going to be an incredibly rewarding, albeit challenging, experience to contribute to the delivery of the excellent events our community has come to expect.

Pamela Greer fCMgr MCMI

Pamela Greer is an Associate Dean of Care and Education within the City of Glasgow College.

Pamela’s career in education began in secondary education in 2000 before moving into further and higher education. Her skills in leadership and management developed when studying her MEd, achieved in 2011.  The qualification helped her gain the position of Senior Lecturer working with a small dedicated team.  Her work on the board of LEAP Sports Scotland allowed Pamela to bring them together with her College to support the first Scottish team to participate in the Gay Games held in Paris, 2018.

Pamela is dedicated to CPD and gained her CMI Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership (Level 11) in 2017 and the award of Foundation Chartered Manager came in 2019.  Pamela’s career has focused on the support and development of others, both students and colleagues. It was the role as an Associate Lecturer for TQFE with the Universities of Stirling and Dundee that encouraged her to pursue the OCM Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring. Pamela’s range of experience and qualifications has developed her empathic and authentic leadership style that her current team of 50 staff recognise as providing a supportive and encouraging work environment.

Phil Handford CMgr MCMI

Phil Handford is a Chartered Manager and professionally registered mechanical engineer with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) with over 30 years of experience acquired through two long career paths in the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm and the UKs Railway Industry and currently delivers engineering solutions and business support as a Performance Engineer for Serco Caledonian Sleeper Limited, which is an overnight sleeper train service, linking Scotland and London.

Phil completed his extended Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management in 2017 and as an active member of the Chartered Management Institute, has been appointed as a Board Member and Hub Lead for Edinburgh within the Scottish Devolved Region of the CMI.

Phil is also passionate about motorcycles and is a lifelong member of the Harley Davidson Owners Group (HOG) and enjoys riding his extensively modified Harley with his partner Corrinna, in support of their affiliation with the Dunedin Chapter (Edinburgh) and the registered charity ‘Thunder in the Glens’.

Phil can be contacted using the following Email address phil.handford@scotland-cmi.org.uk and is always willing to discuss opportunities and areas of interest relating to leadership and management and any other relevant matters concerning the CMI.

Richard Jefferies CMgr MCMI

Before embarking on an academic career Richard gained extensive industrial experience in the retail
and hospitality sectors undertaking a range of jobs within a number of organisations.

Richard’s research interests are based in the Organisational Studies area with specific interest in Change
Management, Organisational Development & Culture and Leadership. As chair of the Organisational
Transformation, Change and Development Special Interest Group of the British Academy of
Management Richard is engaged with the latest research and knowledge exchange in this dynamic
and exciting area of management scholarship.

As a Lecturer in Management and New Technology at the University of the West of Scotland Richard undertakes course development, teaching and student supervision on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes and creates training and development materials for academic studies and industrial training programmes.

A Chartered Manager with the Chartered Management Institute, Associate at the Chartered Institute of
Personnel and Development and a Fellow of the Higher Academy.  Richard recognises the importance
of professional qualifications and works to bridge the gap between academic learning and
professional practical experience.

Sathpal Singh CMgr MCMI

Sath started his career as a Software Engineer after graduating with a BEng(Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh.

Moving from technical hands-on roles into management and leadership roles, Sath has 20 years of professional experience across the public, private and voluntary sectors and has led numerous cross-functional teams and departments.  He has also been responsible for a number of complex and high profile digital programs and transformation initiatives working across a number of sectors, notably travel and tourism, energy and the drinks industry with global brands and international clients.

Sath currently operates as an independent consultant in the agile delivery and digital transformation domains, and holds numerous Agile and technical certifications.  He also has years of experience in digital and holds a Diploma in Digital Marketing from the IDM.  Sath is a Chartered Manager (CMgr), Chartered IT Practitioner (CITP) and a Fellow of the Learning & Performance Institute (FLPI).

Sath is passionate about continuous learning, coaching, mentoring and visual thinking.