BCI Board Nominee Spotlight: Penny Killow MBCI
About the nominee
I would be honoured to stand for the election on to the BCI board, having been a member for almost 20 years and been involved with disaster recovery, business continuity and more recently operational resilience for 26 years. I started out in IT with Lotus Cars and then moved to Aston Martin, I then worked for HSBC for nine years and moved to BP for three years. My most recent employment was for Moody's Corporation.
The BCI has played a key support behind and alongside my career. I enjoyed my time leading the North Midlands forum, taking part in BCI World 2021 as a speaker and presenter, and at a number of Women In Resilience events. I have been a mentor over the years and helped many people to achieve their MBCI.
I particularly enjoyed the training of CBCI, as I love to meet new members.
Prior board or governance experience
I have been a member of the EMMAUS UK Audit and Risk Committee for the last three years. I have also been Chair and Vice Chair of a School of Governors for the last nine years.
Why serve on the BCI board?
I have benefited from having the BCI in my life and I would like to ensure that the Institute continues to offer relevant support to the members of today and the future. I see my role as a critical friend and will use my background knowledge and experience to help the board through the undoubtedly 'interesting' next few years.
I will ensure that I get feedback from the new members, as well as people I work with and who are in my network to ensure we continue to support our membership.
What skills and experience do you bring to the BCI Board?
I have worked for global institutions. Living near Sheffield I am embedded in Leeds as a center of technology. I feel that this experience provides me with a perspective that will be useful to the BCI. My corporate and volunteer positions have provided me with significant exposure to a variety of industries and cultures, and I have had to matrix manage and physically manage global teams (including an Incident Response Team in India). I am now leveraging that experience to support smaller organizations to build resilience, and I often introduce the BCMS to new audiences.
Championing women across industries is important to me.
My career in business continuity has taken me through various industries and I have met many terrific people. Working with people and helping empower via education is a key value of mine.
I look forward to continuing to represent BCI and our industry. If I am successful, I will work with the Board to ensure our membership are educated on the opportunities and challenges that AI will bring to our profession.
