FACILITIES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL JOBS
BCO ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
Robin Brodie Cooper, Equity Partner and
Director at Gleeds, has been elected as
President of the British
Council for O ices
(BCO) with immediate
e ect.
Mark Kowal, Partner
at Sheppard Robson,
has been appointed as
Senior Vice President,
and Despina Katsikakis,
Executive Partner at Cushman & Wakefield,
joins the BCO’s Board of Management as
Junior Vice President.
The appointments come at an important
time for the o ice industry, with the
pandemic causing a reassessment of how
many of us work. Under Brodie Cooper’s
Presidency, the BCO will champion the
importance of the o ice and highlight how
the sector can adapt to new ways of working
and provide the best possible environment
for those working in o ices.
Recently, Brodie Cooper has focused on the
commercial aspects of the City of London. He
has worked on delivering 52 Lime Street and
10 Fen Court, celebrated for its roo• op public
garden.
ISS NAMES INTERIM COUNTRY MANAGER
ISS has appointed Andrew Price as its Interim Country Manager for UK and Ireland.
Price joins the UK and Ireland team with extensive experience within ISS, having first
joined in 1995 and latterly holding senior positions in ISS Group, namely Head of Global Key
Accounts and most recently Group Chief Commercial O icer.
The appointment comes a• er Purvin Patel Country Manager of ISS UK and Ireland decided
to relocate to India for personal reasons and take up a new challenge in Asia outside of ISS.
The UK Executive Team will be announcing a new Country Manager for UK and Ireland
early in 2021 to implement the new oneISS strategy announced by ISS Group CEO, Jacob Aarup-Andersen in
December and to drive the UK business forward into the future.
In the meantime, Price will work with the UK and Ireland leadership team through 2021 until the new
appointment is made, giving stability and leadership as the team start to deliver the OneISS strategy.
Once the new Country Manager is in place, Price will take up the new role as Head of Strategic Growth,
focussing on the long-term commercial value of the Group, ensuring that ISS continue to anticipate and deliver
to support customers’ strategic objectives.
PORTICO APPOINTS NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Specialist provider of tailored guest services, Portico, has appointed Richard O’Keefe as Business
Development Manager to support the company’s ambitious business growth.
With more than 14 years’ experience in front-of-house and guest services roles, O’Keefe will
support Director, Business Development, Amanda Baber explore new opportunities to aid
business growth as the workplace changes as a result of COVID-19.
O’Keefe joins the business a• er more than four years at Rapport Guest Services (part of the
Compass Group), where he held the position of Head of Operations for the last 18 months. Previous to this
O’Keefe held front of house management roles at the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair, K West Hotel & Spa,
Thistle Royal Trafalgar.
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