De directie van BSI

Skills and opportunities
Susan Taylor Martin joined the Board and was appointed Chief Executive in January 2021. Susan has led a range of information, publishing and software businesses, first at Reuters and then at Thomson Reuters. Most recently, as President of its Global Legal Business based in New York, she led the transformation of its online information service into an AI-enabled suite of digital and SaaS offerings. She has experience of the consumer, leisure and hospitality sector having been a Non-Executive Director of Whitbread PLC. She also possesses a strong network across a wide range of businesses, as former Chair of the London Council of the Confederation of British Industry.

Other appointments
Susan is Non-Executive Director of the University of Cambridge Press
& Assessment Board.

Scott joined in January 2012 and was appointed to the Board in October 2012.  An engineer by profession, he started his career as a Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Cambridge before moving to industry where he spent over 20 years as a consultant working in the Built Environment sector. He was a Non-Executive Board Member of the Port of London Authority from 2009 to 2015 and served as Vice-President (Policy) for the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) from 2013 to 2017 and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) from 2017 to 2021.

Other Board appointments
None.

Shirley Bailey-Wood werd in december 2014 aangesteld als directeur, BSI Information Solutions voor BSI-standaarden, sinds 2011 als Directeur of Publishing van BSI. Shirley is verantwoordelijk voor het leiderschap en de strategische ontwikkeling van BSI Standards Limited. Shirley trad in 2004 in dienst bij BSI als Operations Directeur voor de Standards Division. Hier had ze de verantwoordelijkheid voor de Standards Development-teams, inclusief de normenportefeuille, de ontwikkeling daarvan en alle  bedrijfsactiviteiten die dit ondersteunen. Shirley heeft ervaring in de publicatie- en informatiesector door haar eerdere functies als Executive Vice-president van de afdeling Life Science and Chemistry van Thomson Scientific, als European Sales and Marketing Directeur voor Maxwell Communications (The Thomson Corporation) en als Information Scientist bij de Glaxo Group. Shirley ontving in 2012 een MBE voor ‘Services to the Knowledge Economy.’ Ze is in januari 2016 verkozen tot lid van de Raad van Toezicht van de Consumentenbond.

Pietro Foschi is in charge of the BSI Assurance Services, including Management System Certification, Product Certification and Training global businesses, operating in over 190 countries. He joined BSI in 2014 as Strategic Delivery Director, responsible for the BSI’s strategic plan and the development of the global Systems Certification & Training streams. Before joining BSI, Pietro spent 14 years at Bureau Veritas in senior strategic and international operational roles. Prior to that he worked at Oliver Wyman, formerly Mercer Management Consulting, becoming a partner in their Paris office.

Manuela Gazzard werd in juli 2018 benoemd tot Group Director Regulatory Services, nadat ze in april 2017 bij BSI kwam werken om haar strategie voor de gezondheidszorgsector te leiden als Managing Director Healthcare.  In haar huidige rol is Manuela verantwoordelijk voor het leiden van de sector medische hulpmiddelen, waaronder de beoordeling van medische hulpmiddelen, fabrikantenaudits en zowel de Britse als de Nederlandse aangemelde instanties.

Ze heeft meer dan twintig jaar leiderschapservaring in de wereldwijde life sciences sector, waaronder farmaceutica, medische hulpmiddelen, biotech en andere gerelateerde gebieden. Haar eerdere functies omvatten Managing Director, NovaPrep en Lab Services bij Novacyt; Group Commercial Director, Johnson Matthey/Macfarlan Smith; en Director posities bij Johnson & Johnson/Janssen en Boehringer Ingelheim. Voordat Manuela aan haar carrière in de industrie begon, werkte ze internationaal aan kankeronderzoek. Ze is gepromoveerd in Natuurwetenschappen (Natuurkunde en Scheikunde) aan de Universiteit van Stuttgart en behaalde een graad in Business aan de Universiteit van Kaapstad.

Harold was appointed in February 2019, having been leading P&Ls and growth initiatives across various geographies and business units for the previous two decades, at country and regional levels. Harold started his career in sales and marketing with GE Healthcare, before joining International SOS where he undertook a variety of senior leadership roles, including Regional Managing Director for Asia. Harold brings deep experience of the Asia Pacific region alongside his sales, marketing and commercial leadership expertise.

Alison was appointed in April 2020. She has had extensive HR and leadership experience within complex listed global businesses in APAC, EMEA and North America such as Experian plc, Orica Limited, Rolls Royce plc, BAe Systems, Cabot Inc and Brambles Limited. She brings direct experience of many of our key sectors spanning Aerospace, Specialty Chemicals, Manufacturing, Energy and latterly Data and information services where digital skills are a key feature. 

Darryl was appointed in April 2020. He brings extensive experience of digital transformation where data and technology combine to deliver strategic business advantage. Darryl has held a number of CIO roles within global businesses, most recently as Group CIO for DS Smith plc, a global FTSE100 packaging manufacturer and a leader in sustainability. Darryl brings extensive IT and leadership experience from his time at Amey Group, De La Rue, and the Financial Services Authority.

Anne joined BSI in 2001 following an extensive career in Publishing and stepped up in an interim capacity on 1^st June 2021 from her substantive role as Director of Sectors within the Knowledge Solutions division whilst the search for a permanent appointment is concluded. She has significant experience of BSI, the Knowledge division and standards development.

Magdalena was appointed General Counsel in January 2022, having worked within the BSI legal function since 2017, primarily as Legal Director for Group & Knowledge Solutions. Magdalena commenced her career as a financial broadcast journalist with the BBC, producing and outputting news for programmes including BBC Breakfast, BBC World, the News Channel and Radio 4’s Today programme.

Prior to joining BSI, Magdalena was head of Legal at the Pinewood Studios Group with a particular specialism in media, IP and film finance.

Jonathan was appointed in January 2022. He brings a wealth of experience from global FTSE 100 companies, including WPP and Pearson where he defined and implemented strategies that put clients at the heart of the business and harnessed the potential of digital technology and data. Jonathan started his career in aerospace engineering, before moving to consulting at Heidrick & Struggles and KPMG. He founded an award-winning advisory firm, Tyler Mangan, before moving into corporate leadership roles.

Sara was appointed and joined the Board in January 2022. Sara has over 25 years of financial experience as well as significant knowledge of scaling B2B businesses and digital transformation, most recently as Senior Vice President of Finance responsible for corporate finance functions at Expedia Group Inc, a global travel tech company, and as Chief Finance Officer of Expedia Partner Solutions, the worldwide B2B division within Expedia for four years prior to this. Sara has undertaken numerous finance roles including Commercial Finance & FP&A Director at Costa Coffee, Group Financial Controller for Sage Group PLC and Vice President and European CFO of Orbitz WorldWide Inc.

Other Board appointments

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit committee of Aptitude Software Group PLC.

Sergio joined the team 18 July 2021 in an interim capacity whilst the search for a permanent appointment is completed.  He has over 30 years professional services experience spanning roles with IBM as Executive Partner, DXC Technology as Senior Managing Partner, Infosys Consulting as Senior Partner and Accenture as a Partner. Sergio is based in the UK, although he has worked in a wide variety of countries including the UK, South Africa, Israel, Germany, Switzerland, Chile, the USA, Finland, and Singapore