Clare Melford - Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2012 crop

Clare Melford was the CEO of the

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from November 2010 until she stepped down in November 2012. She graduated from

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and trained as a management consultant at Marakon Associates. She worked as general manager for

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for eight years. She took a leadership role in the transition of the

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to independent status from previously being a part of

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.IBLF appoints Clare Melford as its new Chief Executive
, She has been CEO of the

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(GDI), a not-for-profit organisation which provides disinformation risk ratings, but in 2020 the subject was listed as secretary with no compensation in federal tax filings. She explained in a talk delivered to the

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that it was while she was general manager of the

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that she developed a critical understanding of how the media station provided a supportive selling environment for unsustainable lifestyles, which led to her giving up that position and becoming interested in

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.''Four Thought'' Series 3,

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, broadcast Radio 4 May 2, 2012

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