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title: CCMI | Tim Cummins
description: Tim Cummins is President of World Commerce & Contracting and Executive Director of the Commerce & Contract Management Institute. He is also a former Professor in the School of Law at the University of Leeds. For 25 years, Tim has led research and the development of standards for the Commercial and Contract Management discipline, an achievement that was recognised by the Financial Times ‘Market Shaper of the Year’ award in 2019. Over that time, he was instrumental in developing the world’s only global non-profit association dedicated to Commercial and Contract Management and continues to work with its 80,000 members in both public and private sector to improve the quality and integrity of trading relationships. Tim’s inspiration came from a career in Finance and Commercial Management, spanning multiple industries and countries and providing insight into the critical role that commercial innovation plays in delivering business and social value.
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# Tim Cummins

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##### Tim Cummins is President of World Commerce & Contracting and Executive Director of the Commerce & Contract Management Institute. He is also a former Professor in the School of Law at the University of Leeds. For 25 years, Tim has led research and the development of standards for the Commercial and Contract Management discipline, an achievement that was recognised by the Financial Times ‘Market Shaper of the Year’ award in 2019. Over that time, he was instrumental in developing the world’s only global non-profit association dedicated to Commercial and Contract Management and continues to work with its 80,000 members in both public and private sector to improve the quality and integrity of trading relationships. Tim’s inspiration came from a career in Finance and Commercial Management, spanning multiple industries and countries and providing insight into the critical role that commercial innovation plays in delivering business and social value.

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