We are delighted to announce that Rosalind Azouzi has been appointed to the role of IMA Executive Director, with effect from 4 January 2022. Rosalind succeeds David Youdan, who retired from the role in the summer after a long and successful tenure at the helm of the IMA.
Rosalind will introduce herself to members in due course in Mathematics Today and, in the meantime, has provided the following short, introductory bio:
“Rosalind Azouzi has a longstanding career in professional bodies, having worked for the Royal Aeronautical Society since 2004 where as most recently Head of Education, Skills and Diversity, she successfully led the RAeS outreach, skills and D&I activities including the alta mentoring programme for women, developing an end point assessment service to support apprenticeships and devising innovative educational programmes such as Cool Aeronautics and the Schools Build-a-plane Challenge. During this time Rosalind developed close relationships with schools, colleges and universities as well as with members and employers from across the aerospace and aviation sectors, as part of the AGP Skills Working Group, Aviation Industry Skills Board and Aerospace & Airworthiness Apprenticeships Trailblazer Group and supporting internal boards and committees. Rosalind graduated with BSc French, Economics and International Business from the University of Surrey in 1997 and worked in EFL training, student placements and employability, in France and the UK, before joining the RAeS. She is passionate about the role of education as the catalyst to enabling people from all backgrounds to achieve their potential, and particularly STEM subjects and associated career pathways. She is very excited to be joining the IMA to support members and staff in delivering its strategic aims and promoting the role of mathematics in meeting new challenges such as climate change and data science.”
We are looking forward to working with Rosalind next year and beyond, and to building on the IMA legacy that she inherits.
