Heather Melville Explained

Heather Melville
Birth Date:1962 12, df=yes
Birth Place:London, UK
Occupation:7th Chancellor of the University of York and Senior Managing Director of Teneo
Years Active:1990–present
Chair of Advisory Committee and Member of the Board of Trustees of Chartered Management Institute
Children:2
Known:Founder and Global Chair of RBS Focused Women's Network

Heather Patricia Melville (born 1962) is a British banker, Senior Managing Director of Teneo and Chancellor of the University of York.

Early life

Melville was born in December 1962 of Jamaican parents. She grew up in Hornsey, north London and she was educated at the IBM Business School, Hampshire.[1]

Career

Melville was director for strategic partnerships and head of business inclusion initiatives at Royal Bank of Scotland Group.[2] In September 2016, She was appointed to the board and as chair of the advisory committee for 'CMI Women', Chartered Management Institute.[3] [4] Melville is a diversity, inclusion leader[5] and founder and Global Chair of RBS Focused Women's Network.[6] [7] She is recognized in Financial Times 2016 inaugural UPstanding100 Executive BAME Power List (UK & US)[8] and Financial Times 2017 Empower 100 ethnic minority leaders 100.[9] In 2017 Melville was recognized and honoured with an Order of the British Empire for her ‘services to Gender Equality’ and was included in the 2019 edition of the Powerlist, ranking the 100 most influential Black Britons.[10]

Melville is the founder and global chair of RBS Focused Women's Network, which in 2016 had about 12,000 members in 33 countries who are managed by volunteers.[11] [12]

Also in 2017, Heather was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Portsmouth University, recognising her influence and impact on diversity in business. In 2021 Heather received the President’s Medal for leadership from the British Academy of Management.

She holds a number of trustee positions, is Chair of CMI Women, NED, Enfield Enterprise, a Patron of Women in Banking and Finance and is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, a global network of C-suite leaders.

In 2022 it was announced that Melville was to become the seventh Chancellor of the University of York, due to her work to "support a real culture of fairness, equality and justice".[13] She was appointed on 18 January 2023 in a ceremony where she bestowed honorary degrees on the actor Colin Salmon and the banker Dame Alison Rose.[14]

For some number of years, Melville has sat on the judging panel for the “UK Fashion & Textile Awards”,[15] [16] "The National Diversity Awards",[17] "We Are The City Rising Stars"[18] as well as the "Brummel's Top 30".[19]

Honors and awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 April 2016 . Heather Melville – RBS – WeAreTheCity Rising Star Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160818114122/http://risingstars.wearethecity.com/heather-melville/ . 18 August 2016 . 4 August 2018 . Risingstars.wearethecity.com.
  2. Web site: RBS' Director of Strategic Partnerships & Head of Inclusion Initiatives, Heather Melville, says. Hrgrapevine.com.
  3. Web site: Board of Trustees September 2016 - CMI . 31 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161101101817/http://www.managers.org.uk/about-us/honorary-officers/honorary-officers-the-digest/board-of-trustees-september-2016 . 1 November 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Presidential team and trustees. Managers.org.uk. 4 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Diversity and Inclusion – RBS. Jobs.rbs.com. 27 July 2016. 25 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160325200719/http://jobs.rbs.com/pages/diversity-and-inclusion. dead.
  6. Web site: Inclusive Networks Feature : RBS Focused Women's Network. Inclusivenetworks.co.uk. 11 March 2015. 27 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822213113/http://www.inclusivenetworks.co.uk/rbs-focused-womens-network/. 22 August 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Think, Act, Report: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group. Gov.uk. 4 August 2018. 18 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918071612/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85567/rbs-focused-womens-network.pdf. dead.
  8. News: Diversity champions: UPstanding's top 100 ethnic-minority executives . Financial Times. 26 May 2016 . Hoyos . Carola .
  9. News: Ranking: EMpower 100 ethnic minority leaders. Financial Times. 25 May 2017.
  10. Web site: Hicks . Amber . List of 100 most influential black people includes Meghan Markle for first time . mirror . 20 April 2020 . 23 October 2018.
  11. Web site: The Global Community Foundation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817043304/http://thegcf.org.im/server.php?i=Heather_Melville . 17 August 2016 . 27 July 2016 . Thegcf.org.im . dmy-all.
  12. Web site: VIP Interview: Branding, Diversity, and the Power of Networking . Ifc.org.
  13. Web site: 31 October 2022 . University of York appoints diversity and inclusion champion Heather Melville as new Chancellor . 1 November 2022 . University of York.
  14. Web site: University of York welcomes new Chancellor Dr Heather Melville . 2023-01-19 . University of York . en.
  15. Web site: Archived copy . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150717115424/http://www.ukft.org/ukft-events.php?page=events&psub=eventslist&evid=20 . 17 July 2015 . 17 January 2022 . www.ukft.org.
  16. Web site: 9 February 2015 . UK Fashion & Textiles Awards 2015 judges announced . Drapersonline.com.
  17. Web site: How NatWest bank is developing female talent . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822033624/http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/how-natwest-bank-developing-female-talent . 22 August 2016 . 27 July 2016 . Voice-online.co.uk.
  18. Web site: 14 January 2016 . WeAreTheCity – Proud to introduce our Rising Star Judges for 2016 – WeAreTheCity – Information, Networking, jobs & events for women . Wearethecity.com.
  19. Web site: 15 September 2015 . Inspirational Women 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822111525/http://brummellmagazine.co.uk/inspirational-women-2015/ . 22 August 2016 . 27 July 2016 . Brummell Magazine . dmy-all.
  20. Web site: The International Alliance for Women - 2012 World of Difference Award Recipients. 2020-07-15. tiaw.org.
  21. Web site: Events IoD. 2020-07-15. www.iod.com.

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