Heather Melville

Heather Melville
OBE, CCMI
Heather Melville
Melville in 2015
Born Heather Patricia Melville
(1962-12-22) 22 December 1962
London, UK
Residence London, UK
Occupation Director for Strategic Partnerships and Head of Business Inclusion Initiatives of Royal Bank of Scotland
Years active 1990–present
Known for Founder and Global Chair of Royal Bank of Scotland Focused Women's Network
Title Chair of Advisory Committee and Member of the Board of Trustees of Chartered Management Institute

Heather Patricia Melville OBE, CCMI (born 1962) is a British banker, the Director for Strategic Partnerships and Head of Business Inclusion Initiatives of Royal Bank of Scotland.[1] In September 2016, Heather Melville CCMI was appointed to the Board and as Chair of the Advisory Committee for 'CMI Women', Chartered Management Institute.[2][3] Melville is a diversity, inclusion leader[4] and founder and Global Chair of RBS Focused Women's Network.[5][6] She is recognised in Financial Times 2016 inaugural UPstanding100 Executive BAME Power List (UK & US)[7] and Financial Times 2017 EMpower 100 ethnic minority leaders 100.[8] In 2017 Heather was recognised with an Order of the British Empire for her ‘services to Gender Equality’.

Background

Heather Melville was born in December 1962. She grew up in London and was educated at the IBM business school.[9] For a number of years, Melville has sat on the judging panel for the “UK Fashion & Textile Awards”,[10][11] "The National Diversity Awards",[12] "We Are The City Rising Stars"[13] as well as the "Brummel's Top 30".[14] Heather Melville is the Founder and global Chair of RBS Focused Women's Network,[15] which today has C 12,000 members in 33 countries and is run entirely by volunteers.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "RBS' Director of Strategic Partnerships & Head of Inclusion Initiatives, Heather Melville, says". Hrgrapevine.com.
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  3. ↑ "Presidential team and trustees". Managers.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Diversity and Inclusion – RBS". Jobs.rbs.com.
  5. ↑ "Inclusive Networks Feature : RBS Focused Women's Network". Inclusivenetworks.co.uk. 11 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Think, Act, Report: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group" (PDF). Gov.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Diversity champions: UPstanding's top 100 ethnic-minority executives". Next.ft.com.
  8. ↑ "Ranking: EMpower 100 ethnic minority leaders". Financial Times.
  9. ↑ "Heather Melville - RBS - WeAreTheCity Rising Star Awards". Risingstars.wearethecity.com. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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  11. ↑ "UK Fashion & Textiles Awards 2015 judges announced". Drapersonline.com.
  12. ↑ "How NatWest bank is developing female talent". Voice-online.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "WeAreTheCity – Proud to introduce our Rising Star Judges for 2016 – WeAreTheCity – Information, Networking, jobs & events for women". Wearethecity.com. 14 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Inspirational Women 2015". Brummell Magazine. 15 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "VIP Interview: Branding, Diversity, and the Power of Networking". Ifc.org.
  16. ↑ "The Global Community Foundation". Thegcf.org.im.
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