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IWF UK Leadership Stories: Marty Wikstrom

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Marty Wikstrom

In this month's Leadership Story, we feature Marty Wikstrom, a top brand and retail executive with over 30 years’ experience. She was the first woman to lead Harrods and her current board roles include Fortnum & Mason, Cath Kidston and Farrow & Ball. Marty writes about managing family life and how listening leads to more considered decisions.

IWF Cornerstone Conference - Melbourne

IWF Cornerstone Conference - Melbourne

​'​Evolution and Revolution​'​​ was the topical theme of the 2018 IWF Cornerstone Conference in Melbourne which explored global issues ​–​​ ​human origins, frontiers in genetics, the evolution of work, shifting geopolitics​,​ and changing oceans​ – in a local context​.

Dame Tessa Jowell

Dame Tessa Jowell

IWF UK is deeply saddened by the death of Dame Tessa Jowell, a remarkable and compassionate politician who was until recently a long-standing member.

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Barbara Hosking

IWF UK Leadership Stories: Barbara Hosking

Our next ‘Leadership Story’ is a film of Barbara Hosking CBE, one of the founders of IWF UK. She has recently published her autobiography 'Exceeding My Brief: Memoirs of a Disobedient Civil Servant' to great acclaim and will be speaking at a special IWF UK event on 31 May about her career and achievements.

IWF UK Annual General Meeting - 16 April 2018

IWF UK Annual General Meeting - 16 April 2018

At the AGM on 16 April, Julie Goldstein was re-elected as Chair for a second two-year term. Also re-elected were Ali Kennedy as the new Treasurer and Alison Maitland as a Board member.