The Senior Leadership team is responsible for providing strategic direction and effective governance to the company. It sets and communicates the company's vision and strategy, ensuring strong management whilst fostering a culture of leadership and accountability.
Meet the Senior Leadership Team
Melanie Robinson is Deputy CEO and Company Secretary at The Institute of Leadership and has joined ABE as Interim Managing Director.
In addition to her role at The Institute and ABE, Melanie has a strong interest in Women in Leadership and Young Leaders and is passionate about helping people change their lives for the better. She serves as a Trustee for another non-profit organisation The Mighty Creatives, an award-winning charity dedicated to providing creative youth services for the most under-represented children and young people in our society.
Melanie possesses a comprehensive knowledge of internal business processes, with a particular interest in finance and corporate governance. Her leadership style and expertise are further highlighted through her co-hosting roles in webinars and podcasts, where she engages with leaders across various industries to challenge traditional leadership models and explore modern approaches to leadership.
She holds an MBA from Aston University, has completed the Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant. Melanie is a CIMA Fellow, a Fellow of both The Institute of Leadership and The Chartered Management Institute and a Graduate Member of the Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland.
Cynthia is an ACCA-qualified accountant with extensive experience working in finance in various international markets and industries. Originally from South Africa, Cynthia feels strongly about providing accessible, affordable education to emerging markets, which provides the ability to transform the lives of learners around the world. Having obtained an MSc in Professional Accountancy (University College London), Cynthia is keen to utilise these skills to help deliver ABE’s strategy of being the leader in global business education.
Linda has been involved in education marketing since 2005, initially working for Kingston University. She has a passion for education and loves hearing of the success of ABE members and knowing her work supports them by raising awareness of the skills they bring to the workplace.
Before working in education, Linda spent many years in entertainment marketing where she worked with major children's brands and led TV campaigns which created best-selling product launches. Linda is also qualified in journalism and has written articles for national consumer publications and edited business advice books.
Simon Pitt has a doctorate in International Business from London Business School and an MA in History from the University of Cambridge. He joined ABE in 2019 after a career in awarding spanning more than thirty years, mainly focused on quality assurance and accreditation. Simon is passionate about bringing educational opportunities and choice to ABE’s international community of learners.