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Sodexo has highlighted its extensive commitment to the government by recruiting Kate Steadman to the posi- tion of government relations manager in a newly created role. Steadman will primarily support Kalyx, Sodexo’s pris- ons business, as well as help- ing to develop specific corpo- rate projects, supporting Tony Cooke who was recruit- ed to the role of government relations director in 2009. Most recently, Steadman was simultaneously the adviser on prisons and probation to the Shadow Prisons Minister and the Shadow Secretary of State for Justice, as well as assisting the Shadow Attorney General with policy development. She has worked at the crux of British politics and criminal justice policy for the last five years, advising and working with an array of Shadow Cabinet Ministers - now Cabinet Ministers - including three Shadow Secretaries of State for Justice, Shadow Home Secretaries prior to the cre- ation of the MOJ, as well as Junior Ministers, and other MPs and Peers from all politi- cal parties. She said: “I am delighted to join the team and hope that my insights into the heart of government will enable me to help strengthen Sodexo’s position in what is an exciting time for outsourcing companies.” Tony Cooke added: “Kate


service offer of cleaning, security, stewarding and maintenance. As the name suggests, the company is a specialist in the sports, leisure and event market.


brings a wealth of experience from the heart of British politics and will be an invaluable asset in helping Sodexo to align its services in the public sector more closely to Government's policy aspirations."


After five years of steady market growth, Leisure Support Services is now positioned for a focused and aggressive growth plan. With the appointment of Alex Leake to the new role of business development direc- tor, both Peter Watts, MD and Lucas Barclay, operations director, will focus on service delivery, client development and organic growth. Key to the growth plan will be a stronger drive towards its FM package whilst maintaining a single and bundled front line


Alex Leake


Principle Cleaning Services Ltd has appointed Steve Dieppe as business develop- ment manager. He joins the expanding London contract cleaning company from Strand where he was also responsible for business development. Prior to that he had forged a successful career in sales and business development working at Initial Rentokil. His new role in the expanding business


Steve Dieppe


development team will focus on gaining new business contacts and growth specifi- cally in the legal, financial and professional sectors throughout London. He said: “With its great reputation in the cleaning industry, I am looking forward to working with everyone at Principle Cleaning Services. With my previous experience, I look forward to the new challenge of bringing in new contracts and working for one of London’s leading cleaning contractors.”


Peter Grant Papers has con- gratulated six employees, each of whom is this year cel- ebrating 10 years with the company. Each individual has been given a £500 holiday voucher by the company as a particular thank you for their hard work over the years. Alongside these six individuals, another 16 employees are celebrating 15, 20 or 25 years with the company.


Explaining the exceptional long term commitment employees give to Peter Grant Papers, managing director Adrian Jones said the company cares about everyone who works there, rewarding them for a job well done and giving them the support and


encouragement they need to develop their careers: “Good employees are very difficult to find so at Peter Grant


Papers we make sure they feel valued. We reward success, which means our employees have continued to have salary rises and a share of the profits of the business despite the economic downturn. We are also active in supporting their career development, providing our employees with the training they need, opportunities to move into new areas and a commitment to promote from within. A number of individuals who began by working on the ‘shop floor’ are now part of our management team, hard evidence that people are very important in this business.” Those celebrating 10 years of service with Peter Grant Papers are: Z Parkinson, S Williams, M Collister, K Broughton, R Bing and L Prendeville. Those celebrating 15 years are: M Morris, E


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DeBanks, M Drury, P Thistlewaite, S Holroyd, P Bristow, P Edwards and M Fell. Those celebrating 20 years are: M Williams, J Smith, G Oliver, M Lea, B Mathison, R Wilson and C Wynne. G Skinner is celebrating 25 years.


Just three months after the launch of the ionator EXP ionised-water cleaning tool in the UK and Europe, Activeion (Europe) GmbH has appointed financial and administration director Pascal Hauser and interna- tional sales executive Christian Arens. Pascal Hauser is a chartered finan- cial analyst and economist and has many years of finan- cial control and administra- tive management experience in major Swiss companies such as Groupe Mutuel, Swiss Post and Baloise Insurance. His role will be to work with general manager André Krell in developing Activeion’s growth in European, Middle East and African markets. Christian Arens has extensive sales experience in the German cleaning market and will be in charge of growing Activeion’s market share in Germany and Austria.


Pascal Hauser


September 2010 C&M7


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