In 2017, SNC-Lavalin acquired Atkins, one of the world’s leading design, engineering and project management consultancies, creating a global fully integrated professional services and project management company with over 50,000 employees and annual revenues of approximately £7 billion. After several years as the CEO of Atkins’ Energy business, Martin is now EVP of Engineering &
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As one of the CEO’s of Ineos, John heads up the Scottish business of an organisation that produces around 60 million tonnes per annum of petrochemical products from 181 sites in 22 countries across the world. The company employs 18,500 people, most of whom, like John, have spent all their lives in the chemical and oil industries,
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As CEO of the Peabody Group, Brendan heads up an organisation that draws on 150 years of history to provide good quality affordable homes, working with communities and promoting well-being to more than 111,000 residents and 17,000 care and support customers in London and the south east, putting the most vulnerable in society first.
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Dave Shemmans is the CEO of Ricardo plc, the global engineering and project management organisation focused on technology, innovation and sustainability. Dave is also a Non-Executive Director of Sutton and East Surrey Water. In this interview, Dave highlights the critical importance of trust in underpinning all of the company values,
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Tristia has been the Chief Executive Officer at TalkTalk Telecom Group plc since May 2017, having been an Executive Director at the company since June 2014. TalkTalk aims to be the leading value for money connectivity provider and trusted value champion in the UK telecoms market. TalkTalk’s annual turnover to 31 March 2018 was £1,658m.
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As Managing Director of Harrods, Michael Ward has one of the most prominent roles in luxury retail. Since joining the business in 2005, he has enabled Harrods to become the successful business it is today with eight straight years of soaring profits. The world-famous London department store broke its sales record in January this year smashing the £2 billion annual sales mark for the first time.
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Brett Simpson was Group CEO and Executive Director of Low & Bonar plc and is currently CEO designate for Fenner plc. Low & Bonar (now part of Freudenberg Performance Materials) produce advanced, high-performance materials from polymer-based yarns and fibres. Fenner plc (now part of Michelin) is a leading British-based manufacturer of industrial belting and other polymer-based products.
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Gordon Sutherland is the CEO of Tunstall Healthcare, a UK-based company that is a leading global provider of telecare/telehealth software solutions. This technology supports people who want ‘stay at home’ independence secure in the knowledge that help is on hand at the touch of button.
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With over 20 years’ experience in the communications, aerospace and defence industries Richard Tyson was appointed to the CEO role of TT Electronics plc on 1 July 2014.TT Electronics is a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, headquartered in Woking, England. It has over 4,800 employees worldwide.
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Nick Wells is the CEO of Whistl which is the second largest private postal business in the UK with a turnover of £600m. The business is a reflection of Nick’s entrepreneurial spirit. It has grown organically and now handles 35% of all mail in the UK and a growing share of the parcels,
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The Trusted Executive Ltd operated from May 2017 to January 2025 and successfully pioneered the organisational implementation of the Nine Habits of Trust model, originally researched and developed by Dr John Blakey at Aston Business School and featured in his book, ‘The Trusted Executive’.
Although the company has now ceased trading, this site is preserved as a legacy archive of insights, case studies, blogs and free resources. To learn more about the ongoing work and thought leadership of Dr John Blakey, plus contact him personally, please visit www.johnblakey.co.uk.
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