Marie Forbes

Marie Forbes has a wealth of work experience, beginning in 2004 when they worked as an Activity Centre Manager and Instructor at Xtreme Air Sports. In 2008, they moved to Eagle Eye Rigging, where they were a Senior Parachute Rigger and Instructor. From 2011 to 2015, Marie worked at U-Touch Ltd in various roles, including Operations Manager, Office Manager & Project Manager, and Executive Assistant. In 2015, they joined Lonza as an HR Generalist/ Office Manager and later as a Human Resources Manager. Finally, Marie currently works at Fore Biotherapeutics as a Senior Human Resources Manager.

Marie Forbes obtained their Bachelor of Arts in English Literature (British and Commonwealth) from Queen's University Belfast in 2000. Since then, they have obtained a number of certifications, including a HR Management and Analytics: Unlock the Value of Human Capital certification from Wharton Online in June 2021, a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate from USF Corporate Training and Professional Education in May 2021, a Simpli5 Certified Specialist certification from 5 Dynamics in October 2020, a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Six Sigma Global Institute in September 2020, a Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging certification from LinkedIn in August 2020, a HR as a Business Partner certification from LinkedIn in August 2020, a Certified Trainer and Facilitator certification from The Change Cycle Series in September 2019, a SHRM - Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) certification from SHRM in December 2020, and a SHRM - Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification from SHRM in February 2019.