Top two executives at City & Guilds placed on leave

Top two executives at City & Guilds placed on leave

Pair will be absent ‘for short period’ from vocational trainer, whose charity is under investigation by Charity CommissionThe two most senior executives at City & Guilds have been put on leave shortly after a scandal over millions of pounds of bonuses triggered a Charity Commission investigation into the vocational training body.The chief executive, Kirstie Donnelly, and the chief financial officer, Abid Ismail, will be “absent from work for a short period”, as its new owner, PeopleCert, commissioned an internal investigation into events before and after its acquisition of City & Guilds’ training and qualifications business. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]

The Guardian The Guardian | 16 Jan 2026 10:46
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