ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Gies as the executive director of the ISSA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the association.
Since 2007, Mike has worked as an independent organisation and management consultant, serving clients ranging from US$1 billion global organisations to small proprietorships. He has handled everything from financial analysis, strategic planning, and programme implementation to brand management, leadership cultivation, and support for major fundraising campaigns.
In his new role, Mike will ensure the charitable division of ISSA has a comprehensive strategy to further expand its reach and better achieve its mission of ‘Investing in Tomorrow’. This includes building new long-term partnerships and developing and executing plans for the foundation’s organisation, operations, and growing its programmes. He will also work closely with the ISSA Foundation and ISSA boards of directors to spearhead fundraising initiatives and with the ISSA Finance Committee to ensure the foundation operates on a sound financial and budgetary basis.
ISSA Executive Director John Barrett said: “We are looking to take the ISSA Foundation to the next level, to make it more meaningful and expand the opportunities and benefits it offers our membership, the industry, and the communities in which we work and live. To do this, we need a talented, experienced leader to help us refocus our efforts. Given his obvious leadership skills and proven track record in both the profit and nonprofit arena, Mike is clearly the man for this job.”
Mike said: “As the worldwide cleaning industry association, ISSA is uniquely positioned to make a positive and meaningful impact on the wellbeing of our society. I look forward to growing the ISSA Foundation by partnering with the large and growing ISSA constituency, and through the foundation’s charitable programmes, contributing to ISSA’s mission to ‘Change the Way the World Views Cleaning.’”
