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<\/a><\/p>\nDavid Turner joins the business as Chief Technology Officer<\/p>\n
David Turner, Chief Technology Officer<\/p>\n
Turner will lead the company\u2019s digital transformation across technology, data, and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n
He joins from Virgin Active where he was Group CTO. With close to 30 years of experience, Turner has held senior roles across healthcare, retail, leisure, and financial services. Notably, he was CTO for NHS England during the pandemic, where he worked alongside teams to deliver the NHS COVID-19 app and national vaccination systems. Prior to that he was Group CTO at William Hill, leading major cloud and agile transformation programmes.<\/p>\n
Charlie Brown, Executive Director, Strategic Accounts<\/p>\n
Having successfully headed up the education business for the past six years Brown, the previous CEO of Education, is moving to a new role as Executive Director, Strategic Accounts. He will oversee a newly created team dedicated to supporting clients. The team will work to deepen relationships, drive innovation, with a focus on delivering exceptional service and value.<\/p>\n
Karl Atkins, CEO, Education<\/p>\n
Atkins has been appointed as CEO of Compass Group UK & Ireland\u2019s Education business. Atkins previously headed up Foodbuy Group for the past six years, where he transformed the business, accelerating the growth of the Group Purchasing Organisation (GPO) and building a resilient supply chain. This expertise, along with his personal passion for nutrition and education, will enable him to provide valuable insights and support to education clients. Atkins will be responsible for Chartwells, Chartwells Higher Education, Lodestone House and Pabulum.<\/p>\n
Gareth Sharpe, CFO, Compass Group UK & Ireland and CEO, Foodbuy Group <\/p>\n
Sharpe, CFO, Compass Group UK & Ireland, will also be taking on the additional responsibility of overseeing Foodbuy Group. He already has a deep knowledge of Foodbuy\u2019s operations, and will continue to drive Foodbuy\u2019s purchasing power of over \u00a32 billion across 70 categories.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the new appointments, Robin Mills, CEO, Compass Group UK & Ireland said:\u00a0\u201cI would like to welcome David to the team, as technology continues to shape the foodservice industry, this is a great time for David to come onboard, and I have no doubt he will be a great asset to our business. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur business is going through a significant period of growth and it\u2019s essential our Executive Team has the right depth and expertise, as we continue to evolve and innovate. By strengthening our leadership, we\u2019re ensuring we stay ahead of industry trends and continue to provide outstanding service and value for our clients and customers. I\u2019m excited for what we can achieve together in this next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t\t\t Workspace management: One-size-fits-all booking systems don\u2019t work anymore<\/p>\n
The way we work has changed \u2013 yet, many organisations are still relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all tools to manage desks and meeting rooms, according to a new study from workplace management solutions provider, Matrix Booking.<\/p>\n
Spreadsheets, calendars, and generic booking software may have worked once, but they\u2019re struggling to keep pace with today\u2019s flexible, hybrid workforce. The result? Wasted time, frustrated employees, and expensive underutilised space.<\/p>\n
Matrix Booking\u2019s new study, \u2018One-size-fits-all booking systems don\u2019t work for today\u2019s workforce\u2019, explores why current systems are falling short \u2013 and how organisations can reimagine workspace management to boost efficiency, employee experience, and cost savings.<\/p>\n
To download your FREE copy click here<\/a>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Compass Group UK & Ireland has expanded its Executive Team, with new appointments and roles, reflecting the company\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":64069,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[21262],"tags":[1321,15639,22524,30469],"class_list":["post-64068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-compass-group","tag-appointments","tag-compass-group","tag-compass-group-uk-ireland","tag-executive-team"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116759510720277349","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}