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.
The Women's Security Society and championing women in our industry is also 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.
