Acumen, Sannam S4, Global. Cecilia Pereira-Yates has joined Acumen, part of the Sannam S4 group, as its new director of client success for UK/EU. Cecilia has been running her own consultancy, GB8, for ten years. With more than 20 years of experience in the international student recruitment and partnerships sector, she continues to be creative and agile in meeting the needs of the changing global higher education landscape. Previous to her time at GB8 and Acumen, she has worked at both Hull College and the University of Hull as a higher education manager in quality and registry, and as a quality officer for international partnerships and international development manager respectively. Speaking on LinkedIn about her new role, Cecilia said: “I’m delighted to be joining the Sannam S4 family and working alongside a group of talented and committed people. Here’s to an exciting new phase!”