Beverley Nielsen
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Director, Employer Engagement & Course Supervisor, MA Design Management |
| Location | Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I work at Birmingham City University as Director Employer Engagement. For the past two years I have worked at the Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, ranked in the top 10 UK Art & Design faculties for research, facilitating research and teaching collaborations between business and the university. My interest is in harnessing the West Midlands' productive design expertise to develop our unique Design DNA and drive competitiveness. I am an Associate Fellow at Warwick Manufacturing Group, The University of Warwick. Previous experience includes working as Regional Director, CBI West Midlands, Chief Executive Heart of England Tourist Board, Director, Aga Foodservice Group plc, a FTSE 250 business at that time, now known as Aga Rangemaster. My own consultancy, Beverley Nielsen Communications has worked with West Midlands businesses including Aga Foodservice plc and Pashley Cycles Ltd. I was honoured to be recognised as Midlands Business Woman of the Year in 1998 and awarded an Honorary Masters Degree from Coventry University in 1999. I was delighted to be elected a County Councillor for Malvern Trinity in Worcestershire in June 2009 |
| Interests | I am interested in how excellence in design can drive competitiveness and quality of life. |