FACILITIES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL JOBS
COMPASS GROUP HIRES
NEW MD FOR RA GROUP
Matt Thomas will be
joining Compass Group
UK & Ireland’s executive
team as Managing
Director of RA Group on 4
January 2021.
RA Group is a collection
of specialist food and
guest services companies. From prestigious
corporate organisations to iconic cultural
and heritage venues, it includes Restaurant
Associates, Rapport, RA Venues and
commercial restaurant partnerships including
City Social by Jason Atherton.
Thomas joins Compass from WSH, the
holding company for brands such as
BaxterStorey, Benugo and Searcys, where he
has held senior roles for more than a decade.
Most recently he was Managing Director of
Searcys, a collection of restaurants, events
and workplace venues, where his brand
relaunch included a Champagne School and
sustainability accreditation. Prior to that
Thomas was Managing Director, London
for independent food service provider,
BaxterStorey.
EXECUTIVE CHANGES AT INTERSERVE
Interserve Group has announced a number of changes to the company’s Executive
Team following the successful sale of the company’s Support Services division to
Mitie. Lynn Mawdsley, Managing Director of the Support Services division, is stepping
down from her role to focus on a non-executive career.
Mawdsley joined the company in January 2019 as Deputy Group Chief Financial
O icer (CFO) of Interserve Plc, and CFO of the Support Services division. She was
appointed as Managing Director of Support Services in January 2020.
Mawdsley will be leaving the business on 31 December 2020 along with Corporate
A airs Director, Jonathon Refoy. Both of them will continue to serve on the Executive
Team until the end of this year. Andy McDonald, General Counsel and Company
Secretary and John Lambert, Group Human Resources Director, will be leaving the business in the first half of
2021 and will remain on the Executive Team.
NEW COO APPOINTMENT AT EDWIN JAMES GROUP
Facilities engineering firm, Edwin James Group, has appointed Christopher Kehoe as Chief
Operating O icer to support its growth plans and drive integration across the company’s
operations. With a track record in developing customer-centric cultures, service delivery and
focusing on people development, Kehoe brings over 25 years’ experience in executive leadership
to the Glasgow headquartered business. Kehoe joins the business from EMCOR UK Group where
he was Group Executive Director. In his new role as COO of Edwin James Group, his primary
focus will be to align the Process Services business, establishing a longer-term strategic vision to empower the
workforce to create growth.
Kehoe is also a Non-Executive Director of industry body, The Institute for Collaborative Working, where he
plays a significant part in helping bring commercial, government and academic arenas together to help build
strategies for the future and create better business relationships.
NEWVACANCY:REGIONALSERVICEDIR ECTOR
SURREY/SUSSEX|£65,000-£75,000WITHCARPACKAGE
Driving the business forward strategically, this role is supporting the Service Director
to accomodate growth across Surrey & Sussex.
We are searching for a Regional Service Director to manage the strategic and
operational aspects of a soft services portfolio across the Surrey / Sussex regions.
With fre
edom to develop and mentor your own team, you will guide them to deliver
safe, clean and hygienic environments for customers to thrive. This is a great
opportunity for anyone with substantial experience in Facilities Management looking
to step into a Director level role in the Surrey or Sussex areas.
For more vacancies or information, please visit buildrec.com or contact Luke on luke.backhouse@buildrec.com or 07948078831
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