{"id":168,"date":"2023-05-19T13:43:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/?p=168"},"modified":"2023-10-23T15:50:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:50:52","slug":"director-of-strategic-programmes-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/2023\/05\/19\/director-of-strategic-programmes-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Director of Strategic Programmes &amp; Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Foster took up the role of Director of Strategic Programmes &amp; Change on Tuesday 2 May.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, in this role Karen will provide essential leadership to programmes and projects to deliver improvements to systems and processes. 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