FACILITIES MANAGEMENT JOURNAL JOBS
MCGREGOR-SMITH NAMED
NEW PRESIDENT OF THE CIPD
The professional body
for HR and people
development, the CIPD,
has appointed British
Business Executive and
Politician Baroness
Ruby McGregor-Smith
as its new President.
Renowned for her distinguished career as a
business leader, McGregor-Smith held the role of
CEO at Mitie from 2007 – 2016, and is amongst the
few women and first Asian woman to lead a FTSE
250 company.
She sits in the House of Lords and is Chair of both
Mind Gym plc and the Institute of Apprenticeships
and Technical Education. She is also President of the
British Chamber of Commerce. Acknowledged as a
top-50 female word business leader by the Financial
Times, she was Chair of the government’s Women’s
Business Council from 2012 to 2016.
In particular, she has been a champion
of improving diversity and opportunity in
organisations, and led the government review Race
in the Workplace: The McGregor Smith review in
2017 and subsequent follow-up reports.
ELIOR HIRES DIRECTOR TO HEAD UP NEW
INNOVATION TEAM
Contract caterer, Elior, has appointed Claire Small to take on its newly created
Director of Innovation role.
Industry acclaimed with commercial acumen and a strong digital focus,
Small leads Elior’s new eight-strong innovation team. Transforming insight into
opportunities, they are responsible for delivering digital, concept development,
photography and menu management across its UK business.
Prior to joining Elior, Small held senior roles with hospitality brands including SSP UK, The Restaurant
Group PLC and ETM Group, helping translate consumer trends into creative commercial solutions. Some
of Small’s career highlights include bringing sporting elements like ticketing and vertical dining to key
venues, boosting profile and customer spend through immersive experiential dining.
Small’s achievements and contributions in the hospitality industry have also been recognised, notably
with her listing in the ‘Women in Hospitality, Travel and Leisure’ Index (2021), and being tipped as a Future
Leader on the 30 Under 30 Restaurant & Marketer Innovator list (2018).
ISS APPOINTS COO FOR GOVERNMENT, HEALTHCARE
AND INFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS
ISS has appointed Martin Burholt as Chief Operating O“ icer for its Government,
Healthcare and Infrastructure business.
Burholt brings to ISS over 30 years of leadership experience in customer service
industries, the majority of which have been for multinational out-sourcing businesses
across public, private and charitable sectors. His background includes managing large,
complex facilities management accounts in central and local government, healthcare
and education sectors in the UK, together with support services and FM contracts in
the Middle East. He is Non-Executive chairman of Freedom Leisure, a leading not-for-profit leisure trust.
FEBRUARY 2022 55
FMJ.CO.UK
FM CAREERS - PEOPLE
link
link
link
link
link
/www.buildrec.com
link
/www.buildrec.com
