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Leading commercial contract cleaning provider, Ecocleen, has announced the appointment of Mark McMullen as the company’s new Commercial Director.
The former Operations Director of Sodexo UK has over 20 years’ experience in developing and delivering plans to drive profitable growth and business transformation.
With Mark’s wide-ranging experience across several sectors including managed facility services, retail, hospitality and wholesale, he brings strength in B2B and B2C environments where collaborating with clients and being committed to customers are the keys to success. In his role at Sodexo UK, Mark was instrumental in the turnaround of a £100m+ business and successfully winning MOD's first super- contract under Project HESTIA worth £200m.
Mark commented: “I am thrilled to be joining the Ecocleen team and look forward to building on the exceptional leadership of Henry Beukes and Jean-Henri Beukes. Ecocleen colleagues and partners can be very proud of their achievements in supporting clients and customers, in particular during the recent pandemic, and I feel privileged to be one of the team.
“In the years ahead, we will work together to create an even greater organisation, supporting more customers and clients by continuing to embrace new technology, playing our part in tackling climate change, enforcing high standards and ensuring Ecocleen is the UK's number one choice for employees, clients and franchise partners.”
Jean-Henri Beukes, Managing Director at Ecocleen, added: “We are all delighted to be working with Mark as we officially welcome him as our new Commercial Director. The team and I conducted a thorough search for this crucial appointment and I’m confident that Mark will make a great contribution to the ambitious vision and leadership Ecocleen requires to build further growth upon our solid foundations. Mark takes his people with him on transformation journeys, meaning he is a tremendous fit with our strong company values.”
In addition to completing a thorough introduction to Ecocleen’s business, in the coming weeks Mark will begin visiting the field to safely meet as many employees, clients and partners as possible.
www.ecocleen.co.uk
New Programme Integration Director for Mitie
Mitie Group has announced that Karen Thomas- Bland will take up a newly created role as Programme Integration Director for Mitie’s merger with Interserve’s Facilities Management division.
Karen will join Mitie’s Executive Leadership Team reporting directly to CEO Phil Bentley.
The acquisition, which was announced on 25 June 2020, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2020, subject to shareholder approval. Together, the combined companies will accelerate the delivery of Mitie’s long-term
technology-led FM vision, creating the UK’s largest facilities management company with over 77,500 employees.
Karen started her early career in Strategic Consulting before moving to IBM. Over the past 10 years she has led numerous integration projects for large companies including Microsoft, National Grid, Accenture and recently, Reed Elsevier/RELX.
Phil Bentley, Chief Executive of Mitie, commented: “I am delighted to welcome Karen to Mitie. The integration of Interserve is an opportunity for us to create a new company with a strong culture and her wealth of experience will be invaluable at this transformative time. We are determined to create a true UK Facilities Management champion to help get Britain back to business in a post COVID-19 world and Karen’s appointment is a key step forward in achieving that ambition.”
Karen Thomas-Bland added: “With the opportunity to bring Interserve and Mitie together, I am very excited to be joining at such a pivotal time. I am looking forward to leading an integration team, which will bring together the best of both Mitie and Interserve, to create an unparalleled FM partner to UK business.”
www.mitie.com
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