CBI South East Regional Council Directory of members South East Delivering prosperity through private-sector growth Getting Britain building Creating a global role for Britain in a new Europe Encouraging high-growth export champions Delivering for consumers and communities CBI South East Regional Council: Directory of members 3 Chairman’s message Having been an active member of the CBI SE These are all great foundations but to make real council for a number of years I am delighted to progress a great deal more building work needs to begin my two year term as the CBI South East be done. To achieve this we have set out our Regional Chairman, taking over the reins from workplan – our own growth agenda – for 2013, Debbie McGrath who I must congratulate and under the banner ‘Delivering prosperity through thank for doing such a fine job. private sector growth.’ The four central pillars will In addition to being an informal networking seek to: Get Britain Building; Create a global role opportunity and an unrivalled forum in which to for the UK; To encourage high-growth export share views on the current state of business and champions; and Deliver for consumers and trade, the Council above all, plays a vital role in communities. ensuring that the CBI’s national campaigns reflect These though will not be in isolation to the many the views of businesses in the region. I am looking other issues affecting business, so members will forward to working with so many experienced continue to contribute to discussions on, for business leaders and council members from a example, aviation, energy, business reputation diverse range of business and educational and of course the economic and business case establishments that singles out the South East relevant to the European referendum debate that and Thames Valley as unique and highly will gain momentum over the next two years. influential parts of the country’s economic and So a challenging agenda that I am confident that business environment. members and the regional council will rise to. Throughout 2012, the CBI was vigorous in holding the government’s feet to the fire, by providing a number of solutions based recommendations designed to kick start the ‘Growth Agenda.’ In particular we demonstrated the potential of big infrastructure projects; we set out how the nation’s economy could and should be rebalanced through a reinvigorated industrial strategy; and we produced a groundbreaking report (First Steps) calling for an overhaul of the school system to raise educational attainment. All three were outstanding examples of where the tremendous input from CBI members added Martin Rogers depth and valuable experience to the reports. Chairman, CBI South East 4 CBI South East Regional Council: Directory of membersCBI South East Regional Council: Directory of members Martin Rogers Martin Rogers is a Member of the Executive Board of Royal BAM Executive Board Group nv and Chairman of BAM Group (UK) Ltd. Director With over 35 years’ experience in the construction industry, Martin BAM Group (UK) Ltd has played a major role in the re-organisation of the BAM UK business which has seen the brand become one of the UK’s foremost Construction and Civil Engineering companies, with a turnover of £1.5 billion, employing over 5500 people. Martin was Managing Director of BAM Construct UK from 2002, and in April 2007 Martin became CEO of BAM Nuttall Ltd. In April 2009 Martin became a Member of the Executive Board of Royal BAM Group nv. Martin is also an active member of the CBI Construction Council and is Chairman of the CBI South East Regional Council from January 2013. Debbie McGrath Debbie is Group Communications director of G4S plc, heading the Group corporate communications team which focuses on the group’s key Communications audiences – investors, media, government, employees and Director customers. Debbie has a broad range of experience in marketing, G4S plc corporate communications, brand development and implementation, and and crisis communications. Vice Chairman, Prior to the merger between Group 4 Falck and Securicor, Debbie was CBI South East employed in a number of senior marketing and communications roles within the Securicor Group from 1993 to 2004. Before joining Securicor, Debbie had also held marketing positions with ICC Information Group and Honeywell Bull. Debbie is vice chairman of the CBI South East Regional Council having previously served as chairman for two years during 2011 and 2012. 3M United Kingdom TBC TBC plc Paul Adams Paul S Adams is the EMEA Director of Strategic Marketing for Alcatel- Director, Strategic Lucent Ltd, a leader in networking and communications technology, Marketing – EMEA products and services. From its base in Maidenhead in the UK, Alcatel- Alcatel-Lucent Ltd Lucent employs 1500 people and worldwide over 78,000. Before joining Alcatel-Lucent in 2009, Paul held senior marketing positions across the telecommunications industry, in both service providers, and the vendor community, for companies ranging from corporations to those with less than 50 employees. Paul is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. CBI South East Regional Council: Directory of members 5 Harry Keenan Currently the General Manager for Baxter UK & Ireland Harry Keenan UK General Manager has over 29 years’ experience within healthcare working in a number Baxter Healthcare of roles within Baxter. Prior to taking up his current post in the UK, Limited Harry was the General Manager of Baxter Ireland, Greece and Portugal. Holding a board position on the Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI), Harry is also a member of the South Eastern Regional Council of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). He also holds an MBA from the University of Ulster and Post Graduate in Strategic Management from Irish Management Institute. Baxter is a global, diversified healthcare company that develops products and services to make a meaningful difference to the lives of people with life-threatening conditions such as haemophilia, kidney disease, immune disorders and other chronic and acute conditions. Martin Dawkins Martin Dawkins – Senior Bayer Executive of UK/Ireland Region and Managing Director Managing Director of Bayer since July 2006. He is also General Bayer plc Manager for the Bayer Pharma division in the UK since March 2008. Martin joined the Company in 1986 in Technical Sales, moving to the USA in 1994 and then taking up various executive positions in Japan, Scandinavia and Germany. His last position before moving to the UK was as European Region Head in Biological Products, a specialist Pharma area within the Haematology/Cardiology sub unit of Bayer AG. Martin is active within the British-German and chemical business professional organisations but still finds time to place a little golf and squash. Nathan Palmer Nathan joined BOC in 2002 and has held senior positions throughout Head of Merchant the company, including posts within Group Strategy in the UK and & Packaged Gases, Asia, and most recently, Sales Director for the UK. In his role as Head BOC UK & Ireland of MPG, he is part of the UK & Ireland Executive Committee, has full BOC Limited P&L accountability and is responsible for setting the strategy and direction for the MPG business which constitutes the majority of BOC’s operations in this market. He is a keen sportsman and coaches the local U9s rugby team as well as spending many hours on road and mountain bikes. He is also a governor at the local primary school. Jonathan Levy BLL’s business is presenting clients’ information better. Having led an Managing Director employee buyout in 2009 Jonathan’s challenge has been adapting the British Loose Leaf 100 year old business to declining paper based information and finding new opportunities such as presentation of digital information on USB memory sticks. Owning the business has provided greater meaning in their lives for most of the 60 employees and achieved far greater resilience to deal with challenges and change. Jonathan is an accountant with finance and operational experience in Colgate Palmolive and Black & Decker. Interests include theatre, travelling and sailing. 6 CBI South East Regional Council: Directory of members John Weaver John Weaver was appointed as BT’s Regional Director for the South Director, East of England in June 2010 and has played a key role in the Strategic Operations development of the Region’s Superfast Broadband infrastructure, & Transformation, working closely with Local Government to find ways of extending BT Innovate & Design coverage across the South East. BT Group plc A Berkshire resident, John has over 28 years of experience within the ICT industry; primarily working for BT within the UK and continental European markets but also including a two year spell as an Executive Board Director of J-Phone (a leading mobile operator) in Osaka, Japan. Married with one daughter; John is a member of the CBI Regional Council, an Executive member of the Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership and also a Board Director of the Hastings and St Leonard’s Academies. Martin Casey Martin Casey is Director of Public Affairs and Communications at Director, Public Affairs CEMEX UK, based at Thorpe in Surrey. CEMEX employ over 3,200 & Communications, people across Britain, manufacturing cement and supplying UK & EU Public Affairs aggregates and ready-mix concrete. CEMEX UK Prior to joining CEMEX in 2006, Martin was a Director at the British Cement Association, and has held posts in public affairs consultancy, a political campaign group and working for an MP. He started his career at the University of London where he specialised in political history. Martin is a member of the CBI Energy Policy Committee and the CBI Energy Intensive Industries Interest Group. He is also – Chair of Mineral Products Association – Cement Policy Committee; Chair of Communications Task Force, WBCSD Cement Sustainability Initiative; is a member of CEMBUREAU – Senior Advisors Group (EU Cement TA); is a member of UEPG (EU Aggregator Association) PR + Communications Group; Former Councillor – Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire (2004-2008); Special interest in Sustainability, Corporate Responsibility and Biodiversity.