Marketing board makes two new appointments
TWO new appointments have been made to the CIM (the Chartered Institute of Marketing) Wales Board.
Food marketing specialist Martin Sutherland has held positions at McVitie’s, Tesco and Somerfield.
He is commercial and marketing director at the ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University and will bring years of product marketing and customer engagement experience to the board.
He said: “My focus will be on establishing new relationships that add real value to events and activities, while listening to the needs of marketers, from freelancers through to large corporates, to fully represent the business mix in Wales.”
Ruth Williams, marketing director at digital transformation firm Restore Scan, plans to use her new role on the board to showcase the benefits of CIM membership.
She said: “Much of my career success is down to my involvement with the CIM, so naturally I’m keen to give something back to the community that’s supported me.
“I’m hoping to help new marketers develop their skills and take full advantage of all the member benefits to further their careers.”
The pair will join eight other Wales Board members, each with their own marketing specialism, to offer strategic input and operational support to CIM Wales Network manager Ceri Rowland, under the leadership of the CIM Wales chair Sameer Rahman.
Chris Daly, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, added: “These latest appointments bring additional marketing expertise and new skills, allowing the board to work that little bit harder and achieve even more to create a better CIM experience for our members and the wider marketing community in Wales.”