Claire Ighodaro BSc (Hons) FCMA deputy president of CIMA. (Institute News).

Claire Ighodaro began her career at Otis Elevators in London in 1979. She then joined BT in 1984 as a management and development accountant. As senior project manager at BT between 1988 and 1993, she led the development and implementation of one of the first handheld job-reporting systems for field engineers. Between 1994 and 1999, Ighodaro moved rapidly through BT's management hierarchy, becoming financial controller for PC north east; controller, financial systems for BT's worldwide networks; head of group quality (strategy and business management) in London; director, networks and infrastructure programme office, in Munich; and financial controller, BTUK markets in London. In August 2000, Ighodaro was appointed as financial controller of BTopenworld, London. This involves the financial management of BTopenworld, the UK's first mass-market broadband internet launch, and of portal, channel and interactive TV development. She is also responsible for financial and strategic support for joint ventures and licensing agreements. Ighodaro has been a member of council since 1995, and a member of the international committee since 1994 (she became chairman in 2000). Between 1995 and 1996, she was a member of the Europe committee and from 1996 to 1997 she was a member of the membership committee and a membership assessor. She joined the marketing committee in 1997, and served on the fellowship working party and on the president's task force. She is currently a member of the executive committee and the appointments committee. Ighodaro was spokesperson for Global Business Week in 2000 and 2001.