Exeter alumnae: Lessons in leadership from the COVID-19 pandemic

What can we learn from the women who have been in leadership roles during the pandemic?

Lockdowns, social distancing, government restrictions, and a sudden move to working from home for much of the country has had a significant impact, with new challenges for those in leadership roles as we have all tried to adapt to the unusual circumstances.

Drawing on the experiences and learnings of our speakers, we will explore what worked well for them, what didn’t work so well, what they will continue with when we return to “normal”, and what advice they can share with us as we look ahead to the next six months.

Panelists

Holly Villiers (Business Economics, 1999)
Managing Director, Head of UK, Ireland & Nordics
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Holly Villiers is Head of UK, Ireland and Nordics Coverage and Head of EMEA Sectors and Corporate Advisory at MUFG. She joined the Bank in 2011 having previously held senior coverage roles at RBS and ABN AMRO. Holly started her career at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. She holds a BA in Business Economics from Exeter University and is a Master NLP Practitioner. Holly helped lead the campaign for the development and launch of MUFG's EMEA Inclusion and Diversity strategy in 2015 and sits on the EMEA Inclusion and Diversity Steering Committee. She is an active mentor inside and outside of the Bank as well as for the 30% Club.

Claire Davies (Economics, 2000)
Managing Director
Accenture Strategy and Consulting

Abigail Tan (MSc International Management, 2009)
Chief Executive Officer
St Giles Hotels – UK, Europe, North America

Chair

Liz Butler
Non-executive Director and Member of the Alumnae Group Committee

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