Mark Bretton Mbe Td Dl Email & Phone Number

Corby, England, Gb

Elected by peers to be Chair of the Business Board Network (formerly the LEP Network) the national body representing Business Boards and other LEP successors in England. LEPs were unique, combining business, Not for Profit, Higher and Further Education and Local Government and control the investment of over £20bn of UK and EU public money. They had a major role delivering the government’s Plan for Growth and Net Zero. With the devolution of LEP functions to Local Government it remains vital that there is an effective voice for business to help drive good growth.Charged with driving the transformation of the Network to provide a unified business led voice to Government in matters of policy, thought leadership, sector expertise and funding options for growth in a post Brexit, carbon neutral economyLeading role in the UK Government's response to Covid 19 working at Secretary of State/Ministerial level together with Mayors, senior Local Authority leaders and the heads of the key Business Representative Organisations (Chambers of Commerce, FSB, CBI, etc). Member of SoS BEIS Levelling Up Taskforce, Minister Communities and Local Government Economic Recovery Working Group, the Covid Commission Advisory Group and the Business Action CouncilEnsured continued support nationally as LEP functions devolved, taking a leading coordinating role with Central Government to ensure continuity of funding, practical pathways for the transition and ensuring that LEP employees were safeguarded to the maximum extent possible.

Barnet, Gb

Appointed Interim Chair to oversee the running of the Club, improve the member experience and put in place enhanced governance arrangements. Confirmed in post October 2023.

London, England, Gb

External advisor to a niche consulting company

Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, Gb

Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership is focused on helping to drive forward sustainable economic growth with local business, education providers, the third sector and the public sector working together to achieve this. The LEP helps foster the relationships for partnership working to flourish and is responsible for the Local Economic Recovery Strategy.The Board comprises members from the public sector, education, third sector and business. As Chair my role is to bring together this senior and highly committed team to support the LEP Executive giving guidance to ensure that they are able to deliver the strategic and tactical plans we have agreed with central government and all the LEP's key stakeholders. The role involves membership of a number of high profile programme boards and being a public figure for local growthI am a co-opted member of the Hertfordshire Growth Board

Dublin 2, Ie

• Member of the Europe and Latin America Operations Leadership Team responsible for developing business across multiple sectors and offerings. UKI Operations Citizenship and Armed Forces Veterans Lead• Created and implemented the win strategy and headed the sale process, commercial and contract negotiations to secure Accenture’s re-entry into the UK Utilities BPO market, unseating the incumbent provider, moving to an innovative operational and commercial model• Operations co-lead for one of the largest ever utilities customer operations global deals, taking Accenture from long list of 34 to final two during a two-year campaign. Deal ongoing

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Responsible for all TCS new and existing BPO business across UK and Europe including sales, relationship management,HRO UK onsite delivery and EU delivery strategyMember of TCS BPO executive leadership team and Chair of the BPO Global Sales CouncilElected twice as one of the leading six visionaries in the European Shared Services market (SSON G6)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

• Promoted to Global BPO executive team charged with developing $1bn revenue with focus on the UK and Ireland markets, growing revenues by 50% in first year of appointment,and continuing at a similar growth rate• Built new business development team hired from UK and India and established position with market analysts and sourcing advisors to ensure TCS considered for new opportunities

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Director in a new UK team to develop Tata's position in the UK BPO market.Negotiated a multi million pound contract with a UK plc to place 1000 Tata staff in their captive in DelhiRestructured TCS' contract with a major multinational client to improve commercial terms and expand the potential for global business

London, Gb

Successful in passing rigorous selection process to be appointed as OGC High Risk Team Leader for the Gateway Review approach to evaluating progress in major UK Government programmes

London, Gb

Business leadership responsibility for 5000 staff handling 50m customer contacts pa for Royal Mail Group and a number of commercial customersLed the delivery of a programme that transformed the Customer Services unit from a fragmented, dysfunctional underperformer into a thriving, unified business which consistently meets its targets

London, Gb

Responsible for Royal Mail's £1bn relationship with Central and Local GovernmentNegotiated a formal redefinition of Royal Mail’s £1bn relationship with Central Government, securing major commercial improvements and unblocking programmes key to both parties’ long term future

Munich, De

Responsible for 500 consultants, programme/project directors, technical experts and the creation of an e-Business practiceMember of UK Board

Munich, De

Responsible for all SBS' government sector and PFI contractsRestructured and recovered troubled PFI contract in UK Immigration & Nationality Directorate including regular meetings with Home Secretary, Immigration Minister and senior civil service officials

Munich, De

Munich, De

Gb

Mba, Export Management & International Business

Bsc Econ (Hons), Management Studies

4 A, 9 O Levels

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