CII’s Sian Fisher tackles online criticism
Fisher responded to claims on public forum Glassdoor about staff turnover, spending and the controversial sale of Aldermanbury.
Sian Fisher has commented on criticism on public forum Glassdoor which attack some of the changes she has made to the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) since she replaced Sandy Scott as CEO in January 2016.
The comments, posted by staff and former employees on Glassdoor and also made anonymously to Insurance Age, make a number of claims which include:
Moving from Aldermanbury will not save money for the CII Increased spending on management consultancy since she became CEO High staff andOnly users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.
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