Alliance of Sector Skills Councils Chief Executive
05 August 2008
The Alliance of Sector Skills Councils today announced the appointment of John McNamara as its first Chief Executive.
Highly regarded and with extensive experience in the skills and development arena, McNamara is currently Chief Executive of BII, the professional body for the licensed retail sector, and is also Chairman of FAB, the Federation of Awarding Bodies. He was previously a Director of the Hospitality Training Foundation, responsible for the Hospitality Awarding Body, and had an 18 year career with NatWest Corporate Banking.
"The United Kingdom needs the right people with the right skills if we want to improve workplace productivity and build economic prosperity," Mr McNamara said. "I am delighted to accept this exciting role and I'm looking forward to help in strengthening the role of Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) as leaders of skill development in their industries."
David Hunter, LLUK Chief Executive said:
"At Lifelong Learning UK we would like to welcome John Macnamara to the Alliance. I am personally looking forward to working with him to strengthen our relationships as SSCs across the network. As Chair of the Alliance Northern Ireland and Chair of the Supply Side Group I am also eager to work with John on taking these agendas forward".
