Bernarde Hyde
Group CEO
m.b.hyde@sums.ac.uk
Bernarde is the Chief Executive of SUMS Group, leading SUMS Consulting and SUPC. With over 30 years of experience, she has expanded SUMS' membership to over 60% of the sector. Bernarde's expertise in universities, finance, and commercial sectors drives her focus on service excellence and developing SUMS as a data-informed organisation.
Bernarde is Chief Executive of the SUMS group and leads both divisions: SUMS Consulting and Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC).
Under Bernarde’s leadership SUMS has grown such that the group’s membership now includes over 60% of the sector by income, and staff and student numbers. Bernarde understands the complexities of universities and the interdependencies of the parts.
Bernarde has over 30 years’ experience working in partnership with universities to help them make meaningful and impactful change. She has an accountancy background and her HE sector knowledge overlays commercial acumen gained from working in manufacturing and the retail sector with Debenhams plc.
The continued development of the SUMS Business Insight Team to ensure SUMS is a data informed business for the benefit of members is a priority for Bernarde.
While Bernarde has delivered and managed assignments across all SUMS service areas, her focus and expertise lies in service excellence.