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Shelagh J Legrave OBE DL Shelagh Legrave has been Principal & Chief Executive of Chichester College since September 2010 and became Chief Executive of Chichester College Group in 2017. Prior to this she was the Chief Operating Officer for the College since April 2003. Chichester College Group is a £65m General Further Education college group following mergers with Crawley College and Worthing College. It is due to open Haywards Heath College in 2020. Its vision is to ‘Change lives through learning’ through meeting the needs of students in West Sussex. Its provision includes A Level and vocational courses from level 1 through to Higher National Diplomas and 3 degree programmes. The Group has a strong international reputation for which it was awarded the Queens Anniversary Prize for Higher & Further Education in 2005 and trains 1,000 overseas students annually. It was graded Outstanding at its last Ofsted inspection in 2020. Prior to working at Chichester, Shelagh spent five years as Director of Finance at Roehampton University, London and before that, eleven and a half years in the City of London with the investment banking arm of NatWest where her last position was as Deputy Chief Financial Officer to the global financial markets division. 

Following a BA in History and Theology at Durham University, Shelagh spent six years as an officer in the Women’s Royal Army Corps. She is a qualified accountant and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. She chairs the Trustees of Stonepillow, a charity helping the homeless and is a trustee of a number of small charities. She also is Chair of Governors for Bourne Community College. Her interests include running, tennis and music. Shelagh was awarded the OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2015 and appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for West Sussex in the same year. 

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As VCSE Representative, Claire acts as an intermediary between government and the voluntary sector to champion the Social Value Act and an improvement in commissioning practices. Claire was appointed as VCSE Crown Representative in February 2018. As a key player in the social enterprise movement for over 30 years she brings a wealth of experience to the role.

Claire has led the award-winning Blackburne House since its inception. From December 2007 to January 2017 Claire was Chair of Social Enterprise UK (SEUK). She is a member of the Alder Hey Hospital Trust and, until recently, was a Board Member for the Charity Commission. She has chaired the Liverpool Fairness Commission on behalf of Liverpool City Council, is currently serving on the Liverpool Mayoral Development Board and is chair of the Society Advisory Board for the British Council.

On her appointment Claire said:

It’s an honour to take on this role. Millions of people benefit from the work that charities and social enterprises do and I cannot wait to get started to ensure this sector continues to go from strength to strength.

Claire’s work in her role as VCSE Crown Representative includes:

·        Enabling a thriving voluntary, community and social enterprise sector

·        Working with industry and sector experts to identify and reduce barriers to VCSE participation in public service markets - including those small and medium sized

·        Raising awareness of and improving use of the Social Value Act in central government and the wider public sector

Listen in and get to know super inspirational Claire Dove 

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Tracey Williamson was appointed Commercial Director for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in February 2018.  Tracey has responsibility for 110 staff covering a global portfolio with multiple sites across 180 countries. Annual spend is £1.5b spend split between Corporate Procurement and Policy Programmes (Conflict Stability and Security Fund and the Prosperity Fund). In addition, with the FCO hosting the overseas OneHMG platform, her team provide goods and services to partners across government e.g. HO, DFID, DIT, MOD, etc.  This is Tracey’s first role in the Civil Service having joined after a successful 30 year career in procurement in the private sector working in major blue chip organisations across a range sectors including transport, insurance, telecommunications, retail and automotive. Tracey has a track record of transforming global procurement functions and developing capability to best in class. Tracey sits on the Government Commercial Function D&I board as she is passionate about increasing diversity and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can feel comfortable to bring their authentic selves to work and thrive.

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Yash Kapila is an FM industry veteran with almost 30 years of integrated facilities management experience. He joined JLL in 2008 Managing Director Integrated Facilities Management - West Asia, Managing Director Corporate Solutions – India and became Integral Managing Director in February 2018. Previously Yash was Managing Director Erinaceous Property and Facilities Services, served as operations director - Defence at interserve and was also program director at Bovid Lendlease and Babcock. 

Yash has a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering at University of South Bank and an MBA in Business Administration from Kingston University. 

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Today's guest is Karamjit Singh CBE 

Karamjit has been Chair of the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust since 1 September 2014.

His previous experience of health leadership includes serving as the first Chair of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (2006 – 2009), as well as Board membership of the Coventry Family Services Health Authority (1993 – 1996), Coventry Health Authority (1996 – 2002) and Trustee of the British Lung Foundation (2006 – 2009).

Karamjit’s current voluntary commitments include being a Trustee of a Sikh Temple based in Coventry where he lives; a Council Member of Justice which sponsors research and advocacy for changes in the justice system; and in June 2019 he was elected by his fellow Chairs to the national Board of NHS Providers which represents all the 231 NHS acute, mental health and community services trusts in England.

Karamjit has held many diverse roles within public services regionally and nationally during the past forty years. His previous national appointments have included leading the UK wide appeals process for Social Fund welfare benefits; appointing Queen’s Counsel and senior civil servants; investigating police complaints and suspected miscarriages of justice; developing training for judges, taking decisions about parole for prisoners and employment law issues, regulating financial services and the funding of political parties as well as electoral issues.

He was awarded the CBE in 2000 for services to the administration of justice and in 1990 he was awarded a one year Harkness scholarship to study public policy in the United States. He was recently included in the Green Park national survey as one of the 100 BAME Business Leaders. He is also a Companion of the Chartered Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

In November 2019, NHS Improvement’s Trust Appointments and Approvals Committee confirmed the re-appointment of Karamjit Singh CBE as Chair of the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, until 30 September 2022 

Listen in to know inspirational NHS BAME leader, Karamjit Singh CBE

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We continue with our guest Peter Ankerstjerne 
IFMA Exclusive - IFMA journey, memories, vision for IFMA with RICS and IAOP Memories

Peter Ankerstjerne, MBA, COP, FRICS, IFMA Fellow has more than 25 years of experience covering most aspects of facility management, service management, outsourcing, marketing, and strategy development. 

Peter has spent most of his career with the ISS Group, where he led the development of the Integrated Facility Services concept from idea to implementation. From 2008 to 2018 he held the position as Group Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). From April 2019 to March 2020 he was Senior Vice President, Head of Digital FM and Workplace Experience, EMEA at Weworks “Powered by We” and today he is Global FM and Employee Services Lead at JLL. 

Peter joined IFMA in 2005 and has been on the board of directors since 2016. Peter is a former IFMA Foundation trustee and is actively involved in the industry as both a speaker and a debater. Peter was involved in developing the IFMA Regional Advisory Board strategy and was critical in establishing the European Advisory Board on which he still serves. Peter will take up the IFMA Chair role from 1st July. Apart from IFMA, Peter has also served on several advisory boards, including the Advisory Board for International Business Development at Copenhagen Business School and the Strategic Advisory Board at the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). He is also a member of CoreNet, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). In 2015, Peter was nominated as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), and in 2016 he was named IFMA Fellow. 

Peter has an MBA from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark and is a Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP). As a member of Workplace Revolutionaries, he has been instrumental in establishing the Denmark Hub.  

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Peter's early life, career, future of work, future of workplace, gratitude, values and kindness and people influential in his life and career

Peter Ankerstjerne, MBA, COP, FRICS, IFMA Fellow has more than 25 years of experience covering most aspects of facility management, service management, outsourcing, marketing, and strategy development. 

Peter has spent most of his career with the ISS Group, where he led the development of the Integrated Facility Services concept from idea to implementation. From 2008 to 2018 he held the position as Group Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). From April 2019 to March 2020 he was Senior Vice President, Head of Digital FM and Workplace Experience, EMEA at Weworks “Powered by We” and today he is Global FM and Employee Services Lead at JLL. 

Peter joined IFMA in 2005 and has been on the board of directors since 2016. Peter is a former IFMA Foundation trustee and is actively involved in the industry as both a speaker and a debater. Peter was involved in developing the IFMA Regional Advisory Board strategy and was critical in establishing the European Advisory Board on which he still serves. Peter will take up the IFMA Chair role from 1st July. Apart from IFMA, Peter has also served on several advisory boards, including the Advisory Board for International Business Development at Copenhagen Business School and the Strategic Advisory Board at the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). He is also a member of CoreNet, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). In 2015, Peter was nominated as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), and in 2016 he was named IFMA Fellow. 

Peter has an MBA from Copenhagen Business School in Denmark and is a Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP). As a member of Workplace Revolutionaries, he has been instrumental in establishing the Denmark Hub.  

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Today's guest is Samantha Ulyatt 

 Sam has over 20 years’ experience working in procurement or commercial roles across several industries and has worked for Ciba Geigy, Astra Zeneca, EON, United Utilities and Babcock International.  She has focused her spend area across infrastructure programmes and projects and has a passion for leading workable commercial solutions whilst upskilling and allowing people to reach their full potential.

Sam joined the civil service in 2016 and will be leaving her role in Crown Commercial Service (CCS) at the end of June, where she has led the Buildings pillar which incorporates FM, Property, Ancillaries and Utilities & Fuel. She has introduced category strategies to a cross government initiative and more recently led the procurement of the largest construction framework which has addressed many of the sector leading principles and managed an annual spend portfolio of £3bn. 

 She will take up the position of Chief Commercial officer for the Home Office and will be based in Manchester. In this role she will seek to provide an excellent commercial service across the Home Office.

 Sam lives in Cheshire with her family and enjoys walking especially with her dog.  During the lockdown period she has managed to run and reach the distance of 10k, something she never thought she would be able to. 

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Gary Sturgess is the NSW Premier's ANZSOG Chair of Public Service Delivery at the University of NSW. He consults extensively with various government departments.

Prior to that he spent 10 years in the UK, where he was head of a research institute founded by the international public service company, Serco Group plc.

In the early 1990s, he was Director-General of the Cabinet Office in the Greiner government, and among other initiatives, was the architect of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Few random questions  

As a child, what did you wish to become when you grew up?
What was your best subject in school?
If you could eat only 3 foods for the rest of your life, what would they be?
What superpower would most like to have? What trait do you like the most about yourself?Which storybook/cartoon character do you like the most?
What was the best year of your life? Why?
What is the scariest thing you have ever done for fun?
 
Being Grateful and Kindness 

What have you observed lately (Covid 19) that reminded you that people are kind?
What advice would you give someone wanting to pursue a career similar to Yours?
What’s one thing you wish you had known when you began your career?
Who are the people who have been the most influential in your life and career?
Who is the kindest person you know?
What is the best piece of advice you've received and from whom?

The Future
What’s something you’re looking forward to in the future?

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Today's guest is Gary Sturgess. 

Gary is the NSW Premier's ANZSOG Chair of Public Service Delivery at the University of NSW. He consults extensively with various government departments. Prior to that he spent 10 years in the UK, where he was head of a research institute founded by the international public service company, Serco Group plc. In the early 1990s, he was Director-General of the Cabinet Office in the Greiner government, and among other initiatives, was the architect of the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

Life and Career (memories)
Where were you born? 
High School and Education? 
Your first job?
1980s career 
Public administration - Director-General of the Cabinet Office
Serco Institute 
ANZSOG Chair of Public Service Delivery
Just another paper clip - BSA report 
Few thoughts on  outsourcing playbook and related UK Gov initaitives 
Global advisor - Government inquiries on commissioning - UK, Australia, Canada etc 
Publications and books 
What are your key achievements so far? 
Tell me the 3 things not many people know about you? 
Did you find any improvements post carillion ? across different geographies 
What went wrong with UK Gov procurement? are they in course correction? 
How did the service providers contributed to this? Have they learnt from their mistakes? 
What resources do you recommend for commissioners? 

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