IMechE appoints first Female Chief Executive
Mrs Spellman has been running IIP UK since 1998, an organisation responsible for promoting the IIP Standard now covering over 10 million people in 27 countries and supported through 1600 assessors and advisors via a myriad of delivery partners. Prior to joining IIP UK Ruth was HR Director for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) for seven years, leading the organisation through a major modernisation programme. Ruth achieved an MA Economics at Girton College, Cambridge. She joined the National Coal Board and a few years later moved to the National Economic Development Office (NEDO). In 1986 she joined Coopers and Lybrand working with a range of industrial companies that included many engineering based organisations. Ruth is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. This year, in a survey carried out by the journal "Human Resources" Ruth was voted by readers and peers 14th out of the top 100 most influential HR movers and shakers.
Commenting on her new position, Ruth said: "I am very excited about taking on this important new role, not only from a personal point of view but also as an opportunity to further the reputation of the Institution and mechanical engineering generally. Indeed, it is a huge responsibility and an honour to be able to lead an organisation with such a history and tradition. I am so pleased to be in a position to play an important part in the promotion of engineering."
