Committee Members

  • Emma Leech

    Emma Leech, Chair

    Objective: To lead the CIM HE MIG with the steering committee

    Key responsibilities:

    • To Chair group business
    • Act as the group’s principle spokesperson
    • Together with other group officers provide group links to the institute and other professional bodies
    • Support other group officers and committee members in their roles and responsibilities
  • Helen Fleming

    Helen Fleming, Secretary

    Objective: To plan, organise and deliver the CIM HE MIG Annual Conference

    Key responsibilities: 

    • To source an appropriate venue in the designated city for each year's conference
    • To prepare options for the group committee to consider regarding details of the annual conference
    • To co-ordinate speakers, presentations and all logistical arrangements for the event
    • To be responsible for liaising with the CIM and the committee treasurer on bookings for the conference, registration information and all delegate information
    • To organise the pre-conference social.
  • Paul Starkey

    Paul Starkey, Treasurer

    Objective: To manage the groups finances.

    Key responsibilities:

    • Budget management
    • Agree fees for CPD activity and upload details to CIM website
    • Raise purchase orders for group spending

    

  • Martyn Spence

    Martyn Spence, Vice Chair

    Objective: To support the Chair and the development of the group as required

    Key responsibilities:

    • To deputise for the Chair as required
    • To contribute to the development of the group through ideas, networks, and project work
    • To support other group leads as needed 

  • Catherine Downes

    Catherine Downes, Print and Digital Media

    Objective: To maintain the CIM HE MIG website ensuring up to date news and events and to utilise social networks in promoting the group.

    Key responsibilities: 

    • To ensure the website conforms to the corporate guidelines as set down by the Chartered Institute of Marketing
    • To ensure the website is up to date with accurate information pertaining to the group
    • To promote the groups events via the website
    • To utilise social networking to promote the aims and objectives of the group and to promote the events and activities of the group
    • To develop, in conjunction with other members of the group, e-marketing materials and promotional strategies 
  • John Callen

    John Callen, CPD and Membership Services

    Objective: To coordinate and steer the development and delivery of a CPD programme (to incl. training/development and possibly a longer term qualifications framework) that delivers, through various channels/suppliers, the desired benefits for strategic marketing in line with the HEMIG’s broad aims, maintains the standards of the CIM and enables/supports transferability into and out of the HE sector for professional marketers.

    Key responsibilities:

    • To plan, oversee and monitor – working with HEMIG colleagues, the CIM, current and potential suppliers, partners and others:
      • the broad CPD framework/s
      • the broad qualifications framework that meshes with substantive CIM qualifications
      • appropriate third party supplier provision, relationships and standards – including content, quality and service standards
      • where appropriate, the development of CIM HEMIG initiated modules and the ‘sub-contracting’ thereof
      • integration with the HEMIG’s annual and termly major conferences/events. 
  • David Girling

    David Girling, Annual Conference organiser

    Objective: To plan, organise and deliver the CIM HE MIG Annual Conference

    Key responsibilities:

    • To source an appropriate venue in the designated city for each year's conference
    • To prepare options for the group committee to consider regarding details of the annual conference
    • To co-ordinate speakers, presentations and all logistical arrangements for the event
    • To be responsible for liaising with the cIM and the committee treasurer on bookings for the conference, registration information and all delegate information
    • To organise the pre conference social
  • Victoria Robinson

    Victoria Robinson, Press and PR

    Objective: To raise the profile and reputation of the CIM HE MIG across the HE sector.

    Key responsibilities:

    • To liaise with the sector media and to seek relevant PR opportunities
    • Specifically to manage the PR related to the Annual Conference - including coordination of photography
    • To manage the CIM HE MIG brand and corporate ID and therefore to liaise with the CIM over branding issues, this will involve planning and implementing branding at CIM HE MIG conferences and events
  • Julia Kettlewell

    Julia Kettlewell, Conference Publicity

    Objective: To support the marketing and publicity of the Annual CIM HE MIG Annual Conference

    Key responsibilities:

    • To assist with the devleopment of printed and e-marketing materials for the Annual Confeerence
    • To assist with the production of the Annual Conference brochure
  • Kristine Murray

    Kristine Murray, International

    Objective: To raise international awareness of the CIM HE MIG

    Key responsibilities:

    To ensure international issues and opportunities are represented in the group

    To source speakers, liaise with contacts and suggest topics/themes of an international nature for group events and initiatives

    To promote the group and its activities to individuals involved in marketing international HE.