City & Guilds has strengthened its senior management team by appointing Natalie Deter as Director of Strategic Planning and Marketing, a brand new post on the Board.

Reporting directly to City & Guilds’ Director General, Chris Jones, Deter will lead on developing strategy for the Group - comprising City & Guilds, the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), NPTC and the Centre for Skills Development - as it continues to expand through organic growth and acquisition both in the UK and internationally.

According to Deter: ‘City & Guilds particularly appealed to me as the organisation is experiencing a significant amount of change in a fast-moving environment which, in turn, offers fabulous opportunities across the Group.  I look forward to developing my role, establishing the right customer propositions at each stage of a learner’s journey’
 
Commenting on the appointment, Chris Jones said:  ‘Natalie has the right skills and credentials to ensure that City & Guilds delivers its business goals and takes the organisation to the next level.  She has a strong background in education and strategic marketing, specialising in facilitating business growth and development, which should enable City & Guilds to accelerate its growth by expanding its reach commercially and geographically.’

Prior to joining City & Guilds, Deter has run her own consultancy in the past five years, focusing on the strategic management of change. In this capacity, she was advising a range of clients in the education and media sectors. Before that, Deter worked in strategic planning roles in both Reed Elsevier’s Education business and Corporate and Legal business.

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City & Guilds
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Email:  oksana.higglesden@cityandguilds.com

Notes to editors:
• City & Guilds (www.cityandguilds.com) is the expert and leading authority in vocational education and training - both in the UK and beyond.    The City & Guilds Group comprises City & Guilds, Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), NPTC, Centre for Skills Development, and the Hospitality Awarding Body (HAB).

• In operation for the last 130 years, City & Guilds is the UK’s leading awarding body for work-related qualifications. Twenty million people in the UK have City & Guilds qualifications, and the organisation awards a further 1.5 million qualifications to learners every year.  

• City & Guilds also enables people to develop essential leadership and management skills through its Institute of Leadership and Management, which is the largest provider of management qualifications in Europe.

• City & Guilds creates prosperity from skills for individuals, business and nations within and beyond the workplace.

• City & Guilds is represented in 100 countries through its hubs in London, Singapore and Johannesburg as well as offices worldwide.