Mrs Fiona Smith

About me:

I have been a lecturer at the University of Exeter Business School since January 2020.  Over 6 years experience.  FHEA qualified.

I have designed and led modules in HR Analytics at master's level, and currently lead a number of modules focused on introducing undergraduates to business and management, including teaching on some of the largest modules and programmes in the University of Exeter such as all first year accounting and finance students on an accredited module, and also teaching non-Business School students about business and management and encouraging them to see how their discipline can be viewed from a business and management lens.  Subjects covered include ethics, sustainability and circular economy, technology, globalisation and change, people management, leadership and performance management, business strategy and stakeholder management, as well as social and demographic change.

I have also been Deputy Programme Director on the MSc HR Management programme and the Deputy Programme Director on the BSc Business and Management, and the BSc Business Studies.

My background in mathematics and IT startups, having established my own successful businesses and also worked more recently in public sector environments before achieving a Masters in HR Management before becoming a lecturer mean I have lived experience that i share with students, and understanding of how and where business students should leverage technological innovation, academic basis, and skills including critical thinking, creativity and adaptation to meet the challenges presented by rapidly changing global environments.

Lecturer in Human Resource Management & Business (Strategy, Leadership, Management, Innovation).

Particularly interested in the convergence of business and technology strategies driving the need for management IT skills development.

Interests:

• Predictive analytics
• Gender equality
• Effective transfer of research to business

Fiona is considering areas for PhD research.

Qualifications:

MSc HR Management (Distinction, Dean's Commendation)

BSc Mathematics for Business

CIPD Level 7

FRSA

FHEA (Distinction, Dean's Commendation)

STAR Notion Coach

Career:

Public sector experience (5 years)
- Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service
- Probation Service (Dorset, Devon & Cornwall Community Rehabilitation Company)

Founder Manager - established & ran suite of businesses (13 years)
- 5 star gold eco tourism accommodation built and operated, rare breed farming, organic beauty product development & turnkey solutions for self-catering accommodation

Director level IT start-up experience (20+ years)
- UNICORN 6th employee in EMEA Director of PR EMEA & Marketing Manager Northern Europe building a disruptive market segment (middleware) with $50M VC investment from Warburg Pincus
- Managed World's first IoT press release jointly with Nokia and LG 1999 (internet enabled fridge)
- Worked in IT roles including Managing Consultant, Project Manager, Team Leader, Business Analyst for large scale IT integration projects within numerous industries, designing and managing software development.
- Sponsored by IBM for mathematics undergraduate final year studies. Monte Carlo simulation analysis of Worldwide computer hard drive marketplace. Competitive analyst undergraduate industrial placement year.

Customer accounts include:

Oil & Gas
- BP, Amerada Hess, Agip, British Gas Group, Enterprise Oil

Transport
- Eurotunnel project, British Airways, London Underground, Glasgow Underground, TFL

Public sector
- Employment Services DWP, HM Prison Services, HM Customs & Revenue, Hong Kong Police, Interpol

Utilities
- South West Water, Lyonnaise des Eaux, Anglian Water, National Grid (NGC), Southern Electric,
First Hydro Electric, British Gas

Internet commerce
- E*Trade, Lastminute.com, Whole Foods Market, British Airways

Telecommunications
- Nokia, Motorola, Orange, AT&T

Manufacturing/Food
- Kelloggs Group, HP Bulmers, Billiton Bogasu Gold Mine, Frigoscandia, GE

Pharmaceuticals
- Boeringer Enngelheim, Glaxo Smithkline

Media
- BSkyB

Banking
- SWIFT, NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange, ABB Amro, HSBC, Santander

Notable experience:
Employee no 6 in EMEA in the World's largest VC start-up (at that time) later acquired by Oracle for
$6.5 Billion, prior to IPO NASDAQ (BEAS) and instrumental contributor to global rebranding campaign for the business.