Michael Wilkinson

Areas of Expertise/ Specialisms

  • Education technology
  • Industry and education engagement
  • Leadership and Management

Details of your last three roles

Name

ClickView

Position

Managing Director (UK)

Dates

August 2019 - Present

Responsibilities

Commercial/P&L responsibility for the growth of ClickView within the UK and leadership across the global ClickView business. 

Name

Frog Education

Position

Deputy Managing Director

Dates

August 2014 - August 2019

Responsibilities

Working across the UK, Malaysia and Australia to support commercial stability and growth in existing markets, and successfully entering into new markets.

Name

i-education

Position

Founder and Director

Dates

May 2006 – August 2014

Responsibilities

Leadership and Management of i-education, creators of games based learning company ‘I am learning’, supplying over 12,000 schools around the world. Commercial and Technical responsibilities to achieve growth.

General Areas of Expertise to Support a Trust Board

Alongside having long standing leadership positions in numerous businesses and participating within their boards, I have been a Non-Executive Director of Doncaster Chamber of Commerce since January 2014, including having spent the maximum 2 year term as President. I further chaired the British Chamber of Commerce Norther Regional Chambers Assembly.

I am also a Member of a further Multi Academy Trust of a similar scale.

Specific Leadership and Skills Experience

I therefore have a wealth of senior and strategic leadership experience from founding, growing and leading the acquisition of my own business to joining established businesses and contributing to their leadership to foster growth. In addition the none executive roles I have enabled me to exercise leadership in different sectors with a varied set of stakeholders.

Finance Specific Experience and Skills

Holding senior roles in multiple businesses has provided me with a sound knowledge of finance.

Brief comments on why your previous experience is relevant

I have a wealth of experience in executive and none executive senior strategic management roles.

I have also spent my entire working career in education as well as a PGDiP in ICT and Education.

I was also part of the Chamber team who crystalised the need for, and successfully campaigned for the approval of a UTC for Doncaster, furthering its evolution as part of the Project Steering Group which saw it join the MAT.