Caroline Gumble has been appointed CEO of the Welding Institute.
She will join the professional engineering body on 7 July after she steps down as CEO of the Chartered Institute of Building, which she led since 2019.
Before her tenure at CIOB, Gumble had an extensive business transformation career within the engineering industry, both in the UK and overseas.
Former roles include a five-year stint at Make UK, formerly the Engineering Employers’ Federation, where she was chief operating officer between 2014 and 2019.
Gumble holds a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from The Open University. She was awarded a Doctor of Science honorary degree from the University of Wolverhampton and is also a visiting professor at Loughborough University.
She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade, where she also serves as a non-executive director on the board of trustees. She is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Dynamic leadership style
The Welding Institute is a professional membership, research and technology organisation providing support across all aspects of welding, joining, surface engineering, inspection and wholelife integrity management.
Headquartered in Cambridge, it employs 800 staff and serves around 550 industrial member companies globally.
Humbert Mozzi, chair of the Welding Institute, said: “We are excited to have Caroline on board from July, she will bring a fresh and dynamic leadership style to the Institute.
“The Welding Institute has a proud history. Caroline’s arrival gives us a real opportunity to ensure the institute has a sustainable and relevant future, meeting the needs of our industrial and professional members during a time of fast-paced technological advancement and our increasing responsibilities towards environmentally friendly solutions.”
Gumble said: “I am extremely proud to have accepted this special role. I appreciate and respect the Welding Institute’s proud heritage; its research really matters for our global technological advancement, benefiting all society.
“I look forward to working with professional and industrial members from July and leading a highly impressive and talented team.”
