Heather Melville
{{Short description|British banker (born 1962)}}
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|birth_place = London, UK
|occupation = 7th chancellor of the University of York and senior managing director of Teneo
|years_active = Since 1990
|title = Chair of advisory committee and member of the board of trustees of Chartered Management Institute
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|known = Founder and global chair of RBS Focused Women's Network
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Heather Patricia Melville {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE|CCMI|commas=true}} (born 1962) is a British banker, senior managing director of Teneo and chancellor of the University of York.
Early life
Melville was born in December 1962 of Jamaican parents. She grew up in Hornsey, north London, and she was educated at the IBM Business School, Hampshire.{{cite web |date=8 April 2016 |title=Heather Melville – RBS – WeAreTheCity Rising Star Awards |url=http://risingstars.wearethecity.com/heather-melville/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818114122/http://risingstars.wearethecity.com/heather-melville/ |archive-date=18 August 2016 |accessdate=4 August 2018 |website=Risingstars.wearethecity.com}}
Career
Melville was director for strategic partnerships and head of business inclusion initiatives at Royal Bank of Scotland Group.{{cite web|url=http://www.hrgrapevine.com/markets/hr/article/2016-01-25-rbs-director-of-strategic-partnerships-stop-thinking-of-diversity-as-something-we-do-to-people|title=RBS' Director of Strategic Partnerships & Head of Inclusion Initiatives, Heather Melville, says|website=Hrgrapevine.com}} In September 2016, She was appointed to the board and as chair of the advisory committee for 'CMI Women', Chartered Management Institute.{{Cite web |url=http://www.managers.org.uk/about-us/honorary-officers/honorary-officers-the-digest/board-of-trustees-september-2016 |title=Board of Trustees September 2016 - CMI |access-date=31 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101101817/http://www.managers.org.uk/about-us/honorary-officers/honorary-officers-the-digest/board-of-trustees-september-2016 |archive-date=1 November 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web|url=http://www.managers.org.uk/about-us/governance/presidential-team-and-trustees|title=Presidential team and trustees|website=Managers.org.uk|accessdate=4 August 2018}} Melville is a diversity, inclusion leader{{cite web|url=http://jobs.rbs.com/pages/diversity-and-inclusion|title=Diversity and Inclusion – RBS|website=Jobs.rbs.com|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-date=25 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325200719/http://jobs.rbs.com/pages/diversity-and-inclusion|url-status=dead}} and founder and global chair of RBS Focused Women's Network.{{cite web|url=http://www.inclusivenetworks.co.uk/rbs-focused-womens-network/|title=Inclusive Networks Feature : RBS Focused Women's Network|website=Inclusivenetworks.co.uk|date=11 March 2015|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822213113/http://www.inclusivenetworks.co.uk/rbs-focused-womens-network/|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85567/rbs-focused-womens-network.pdf|title=Think, Act, Report: Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group|website=Gov.uk|accessdate=4 August 2018|archive-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918071612/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85567/rbs-focused-womens-network.pdf|url-status=dead}} She is recognized in Financial Times 2016 inaugural UPstanding100 Executive BAME Power List (UK & US){{cite news|url=https://next.ft.com/content/c91d1d08-1876-11e6-bb7d-ee563a5a1cc1|title=Diversity champions: UPstanding's top 100 ethnic-minority executives |newspaper=Financial Times|date=26 May 2016 |last1=Hoyos |first1=Carola }} and Financial Times 2017 Empower 100 ethnic minority leaders 100.{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/53cf6e1a-3fa9-11e7-82b6-896b95f30f58|title=Ranking: EMpower 100 ethnic minority leaders|work=Financial Times|date=25 May 2017}} In 2017 Melville was recognized and honoured with an Order of the British Empire for her ‘services to Gender Equality’ and was included in the 2019 edition of the Powerlist, ranking the 100 most influential Black Britons.{{cite web |last1=Hicks |first1=Amber |title=List of 100 most influential black people includes Meghan Markle for first time |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/powerlist-2019-100-most-influential-13459460 |website=mirror |accessdate=20 April 2020 |date=23 October 2018}}
Melville is the founder and global chair of RBS Focused Women's Network, which in 2016 had about 12,000 members in 33 countries who are managed by volunteers.{{cite web |title=The Global Community Foundation |url=http://thegcf.org.im/server.php?i=Heather_Melville |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817043304/http://thegcf.org.im/server.php?i=Heather_Melville |archive-date=17 August 2016 |access-date=27 July 2016 |website=Thegcf.org.im |df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |title=VIP Interview: Branding, Diversity, and the Power of Networking |url=http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/region__ext_content/regions/europe%20middle%20east%20and%20north%20africa/ifc%20in%20europe%20and%20central%20asia/news/heather%20melville%20interview |website=Ifc.org}}
Also in 2017, Heather was awarded an honorary doctorate from Portsmouth University, recognising her influence and impact on diversity in business. In 2021 Heather received the President's Medal for leadership from the British Academy of Management.
She holds a number of trustee positions, is chair of CMI Women, NED, Enfield Enterprise, a Patron of Women in Banking and Finance and is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, a global network of C-suite leaders.
In 2022 it was announced that Melville was to become the seventh chancellor of the University of York, due to her work to "support a real culture of fairness, equality and justice".{{Cite web |date=31 October 2022 |title=University of York appoints diversity and inclusion champion Heather Melville as new Chancellor |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/community/heather-melville-appointed-new-chancellor/ |access-date=1 November 2022 |website=University of York}} She was appointed on 18 January 2023 in a ceremony where she bestowed honorary degrees on the actor Colin Salmon and the banker Dame Alison Rose.{{Cite web |title=University of York welcomes new Chancellor Dr Heather Melville |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/events/university-welcomes-new-chancellor/ |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=University of York |language=en}}
For some number of years, Melville has sat on the judging panel for the “UK Fashion & Textile Awards”,{{cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.ukft.org/ukft-events.php?page=events&psub=eventslist&evid=20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717115424/http://www.ukft.org/ukft-events.php?page=events&psub=eventslist&evid=20 |archive-date=17 July 2015 |access-date=17 January 2022 |website=www.ukft.org}}{{cite web |date=9 February 2015 |title=UK Fashion & Textiles Awards 2015 judges announced |url=http://www.drapersonline.com/news/uk-fashion-and-textiles-awards-2015-judges-announced/5071853.fullarticle |website=Drapersonline.com}} "The National Diversity Awards",{{cite web |title=How NatWest bank is developing female talent |url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/how-natwest-bank-developing-female-talent |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822033624/http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/how-natwest-bank-developing-female-talent |archive-date=22 August 2016 |access-date=27 July 2016 |website=Voice-online.co.uk}} "We Are the City Rising Stars"{{cite web |date=14 January 2016 |title=WeAreTheCity – Proud to introduce our Rising Star Judges for 2016 – WeAreTheCity – Information, Networking, jobs & events for women |url=http://www.wearethecity.com/proud-to-introduce-our-rising-star-judges-for-2016/ |website=Wearethecity.com}} as well as the "Brummel's Top 30".{{cite web |date=15 September 2015 |title=Inspirational Women 2015 |url=http://brummellmagazine.co.uk/inspirational-women-2015/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822111525/http://brummellmagazine.co.uk/inspirational-women-2015/ |archive-date=22 August 2016 |access-date=27 July 2016 |publisher=Brummell Magazine |df=dmy-all}}
Honors and awards
- 2010: "Champion for Women of Achievement Award" by Women in Banking & Finance
- 2012: "World of Difference 100 Award for the Economic Empowerment of Women" by TIAW{{Cite web|title=The International Alliance for Women - 2012 World of Difference Award Recipients|url=https://tiaw.org/wod-award-recipients/7922570|access-date=2020-07-15|website=tiaw.org}}
- 2012: "The World of Difference Awards" as one of the top 100 Women Making a Difference Globally in the Corporate Space, Washington, US
- 2015: "Special Commendation for Diversity Champion" by National Excellence Awards
- "Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Companion" by Chartered Management Institute
- 2016: "Inaugural UPstanding100 Executive BAME Power List (UK & US)" by Financial Times{{Cite web|title=Events {{!}} IoD|url=https://www.iod.com/events-community/events/event-details/eventdateid/4131|access-date=2020-07-15|website=www.iod.com}}
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