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Melanie Foster

Go-getter · DISC type d
Chief Information Officer at BHP, Chartered Accountants
📍 Southport, England, United Kingdom

Melanie is the first Chief Information Officer and a Partner at BHP, Chartered Accountants, leading the firms digital and AI strategy. She also serves as Chair of the Board for Stockport Credit Union. A University of Glasgow graduate, colleagues describe her as an insightful, strategic, bright, and energetic leader.

Outside of her executive roles, Melanie is passionate about spending time outdoors in nature. Her personal hobbies include baking and reading, which she enjoys doing on the weekends to unwind and recharge.

Melanie made history at her firm by becoming one of the first non-accountants to be promoted to Partner.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Chief Information Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Southport, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Melanie shows up

Self-Confident
Vision Oriented
Decisive

They respond well to confident salespeople. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Melanie cares about

Digital Transformation
As BHP's first CIO, she leads the firm's digital strategy and innovation agenda, including the use of AI to enhance efficiency and client value.
Financial Inclusion
As Board Chair for Stockport Credit Union, she is committed to the organization's mission of providing fair credit and promoting financial education for its members.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Chief Information Officer
BHP, Chartered Accountants
9-2023
Director
Ibex Associates International Limited
1-2021 - 4-2023
Chief Of Staff
Hoist Finance
2-2020
Non Executive Director - Chair of the Board
Stockport Credit Union Ltd
10-2015 - 1-2021
Group Head of PMO
Hoist Finance
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1996 - 1997
PGDip
Abertay University
1993 - 1996
BSc
University of Glasgow
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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