20 September 2024
Announcing changes to our Board of Trustees
We are pleased to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Trustees.
Professor Stephanie Hussels from Cranfield University School of Management has assumed the role of Chair, succeeding Professor Ruth Bender, who has served with distinction since 2017. As the Director of the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship and the Business Growth Programme at Cranfield, Stephanie brings a wealth of expertise and a dynamic vision to our board.
Stephanie said: “I am honoured to take on the role of Chair and work alongside such a distinguished group of professionals. I look forward to contributing to The Case Centre's continued growth and impact in fostering the next generation of business leaders.”
We are also delighted to welcome Heather Cairns-Lee, Affiliate Professor of Leadership and Communication at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), as a board member. Heather's award-winning research, teaching and case writing focus on responsible leadership to drive change, the creation of diverse, caring, and inclusive cultures and effective and authentic communication.
Heather said: "I am excited to join the Board of Trustees at The Case Centre and collaborate with fellow members to advance our shared commitment to impactful teaching and learning. Together, we will continue to promote innovative practices that nurture responsible and effective leadership in organisations worldwide."
Vicky Lester, CEO of The Case Centre, said: "We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie and Heather to our board. Their diverse experience and fresh perspectives will be invaluable as we continue shaping the future of our organisation. I look forward to working closely with them to explore new opportunities as we further deliver our mission of advancing the case method worldwide."
We also bid farewell to Anand Narasimhan, Shell Professor of Global Leadership and Dean of Research at IMD, and Sam Hariharan, Associate Professor of Practice at Babson College. Anand and Sam have been invaluable members of our board since 2011 and 2014, respectively.
We extend our deepest gratitude to Ruth, Anand, and Sam for their exceptional leadership and unwavering dedication to The Case Centre. Their contributions have been instrumental in shaping our success, and we wish them continued success in their future endeavours.
For more information please contact:
Antoinette Mills, +44 (0)1234 756416, antoinette@thecasecentre.org
About The Case Centre
The Case Centre is the independent home of the case method. We are dedicated to advancing the case method worldwide, sharing knowledge, wisdom and experience to inspire and transform business education across the globe. We are a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity.
We:
- distribute the world’s largest collection of management case studies, articles and books
- provide training in case method teaching, writing and learning led by globally renowned experts
- offer authors an efficient worldwide case distribution service
- publish The Case Centre Impact Index, an annual ranking of organisations based on the global reach and impact of their case writing
- run international case competitions and awards
- offer scholarships to unpublished case writers and new case teachers
- distribute books and articles by eminent case method specialists
- curate the annual #WorldCaseTeachingDay.
We are a membership organisation and our growing case method community of over 400 member organisations worldwide is at the heart of everything we do.
Governance
We are governed by our Memorandum and Articles of Association. Our Board of Trustees, comprising up to 14 annually elected academic representatives from member organisations, meets three times a year to establish our policy and oversee our progress.
