Caroline Gumble will be the new CEO of AIRTO member TWI in July 2025.
Since 2019, Caroline has been CEO with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the global professional body for the built environment, leading a widely acknowledged and very successful business transformation.
Before her tenure at CIOB, she had an extensive business transformation career within the engineering industry, both in the UK and overseas. Business transformation was also the key focus of her tenure at the membership organisation Make UK, formerly known as EEF.
Caroline studied with The Open University, achieving a BSc (open) in social sciences, whilst developing her career in industry. She was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from The University of Wolverhampton and is a visiting professor with Loughborough University.
Caroline is a member of the professional bodies CIPD and MIEx and is an FRSA. She serves as a non-executive director of the Board of Trustees for the Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade.
Caroline said,
‘I am extremely proud to have accepted this special role. I appreciate and respect TWI’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.’
