Dr Andrea Taberner has worked in HE for almost 30 years in a number of roles. Before this she trained as a commercial manager for an international retailer and was an active branch manager of a busy London store with over 80 staff for four years. She is a linguist ( BA Hons in German and Spanish, but also speaks French and EFL, TESOL-Trinity certified and British Council accredited) and is a trained secondary language teacher (PGCE). She has an MBA and a DBA.