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John Swinney, the Scottish
cabinet secretary for fi nance and
Createability
sustainable growth, has
The Hampshire-based specialist development company works with local trusts
confi rmed the appointment of Dr
Michael Cantlay as the new chair
and authorities to design and deliver up-to-date sports and leisure facilities
of VisitScotland. Cantlay, who is
currently chair and managing
IAN COTGRAVE
director of William Glen, is set to
managing director
replace Peter Lederer and will be
tasked with leading the national
tourism agency in its bid to How did you get to this of your career so far?
increase revenue growth. point in your career? Taking the plunge to run my
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A new enlarged senior I left school at 16 years of age own company. I wanted the
management team has been and ended up in the MOD opportunity to manage the
unveiled by the Football working on building services. I whole process from selection of
Association (FA) to encourage took three years out in 1983 to specialist contractors to
increased involvement in making do a degree in mechanical delivering the project.
decisions to help develop the engineering, got a job as How would you
English game. The national general manager for an describe yourself? Can sometimes get too
governing body's 20-strong interiors company, built up a I am extremely motivated, involved in the project and
senior management team, which leisure portfolio and left in honest and call a spade a fi nds it hard to let go.
will be led by chief executive Ian 1994 to start up Createability. spade. I don’t suffer fools Any advice to up-and-
Watmore, aims to extend the What is your day-to-day role? gladly and expect total coming management?
range of perspectives when it I have overall responsibility for commitment from my staff. I Work hard, be honest about
comes to implementing its 10 the day to day running of the treat people how I would what you do and don’t wait for
policy priorities for 2010. company. The role is varied expect them to treat me. opportunities to come to you,
Continued support for the 2018 and includes dealing with staff How would your critics go out and seek them.
World Cup bid, the construction and contractors as well as describe you? Who do you admire?
of a new National Football Centre selling and presenting to clients. Hard task master, uncompro- Sir Alan Sugar. He's brutally
and the creation of a Women's What has been the high point mising, works hard, honest. honest and driven to succeed.
Super League are among the
main priorities for the FA over
the forthcoming year.
CHRIS SHARP
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Businessman Ishan Saksena
surveyor
has been named as the new chair
of Queens Park Rangers Football
Club after Flavio Briatore What attracted you to the What are the advantages of
confi rmed that he had stepped leisure industry? working in the leisure sector?
down from the role. Briatore, The fact that the mentality of As well as being one of the
along with Formula One supremo companies working in the more buoyant markets in these
Bernie Ecclestone, acquired the leisure industries was more troubled times, the leisure
club three years ago and have oriented towards building industry provides new
revealed that they will remain as relationships with clients rather challenges every day with each
shareholders of the club. The than cutting costs regardless of leisure centre requiring a
Mittal family has also increased the outcome. different approach to achieve of surveyors looking after multi
its stake in the club. What is your day-to-day role? the client's aspirations million pound contracts or
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Nigel Holl, the current director I am in charge of assessing And the disadvantages? potentially become a commer-
of England Netball has been costs and variations, placing While refurbishing and cial director overseeing all
appointed chief executive of contract orders, paying extending leisure centres, the aspects of the construction
Scottish Athletics. He takes over subcontractors, reporting building is usually occupied by phases including progress,
from Geoff Wightman, the contract progress and both staff and the general costs and technical details.
former British international valuations. I also liaise with public which makes segregat- What will your next move be?
marathon runner, who is leaving site managers and contract ing working areas from user I am currently working to
to take up a new role as the fi rst managers to keep track of areas diffi cult. become charted through the
managing director of British site issues that might have a What are your ambitions? CIOB, which I think will be key
Road Running. fi nancial impact to the contract. I would like to manage a team progressing my career in leisure.
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