2018-03-21
2018 Leadership Conference and Regional Roadshows -#InnovateInspireInvest
The conference, which was held on 1st March, was attended by over 320 senior leaders from across ISS who joined together to network, share ideas and hear about how ISS will be ‘shaping tomorrow’. The agenda included Man vs Machine – how do we continually adapt; creating your own legacy and delivering excellence.
Presentations were made throughout the day by Matthew Brabin, CEO UK & Ireland, and the Senior Leadership Team, together with a number of live workshops to capture views, experience and inspiration from the leaders in the room. Richard Sykes, previously CEO for the UK and Ireland also made a passionate return to the UK in his new position as regional CEO for Northern Europe.
Global CEO, Jeff Gravenhorst, talked about the evolution of ISS UK & Ireland over the last 50 years and how instrumental employees are in our success.
The day culminated in a celebration of the fantastic people we have working for ISS. The highly anticipated annual award ceremony provides special recognition for employees who have done amazing things for our customers and for the business. With three finalists selected for each of the 12 award categories, competition was fierce. Attendees were treated to a relay of heart-warming stories about the heroes and inspiring people that we have in our business; tales of saving lives, delivering babies; an abundance of examples to demonstrate the fantastic difference that our employees make as part of their day to day roles.
A very well deserved congratulations to the winners:
- Manager of the Year – Tim Blackburne
- Safety Leader / Safety Hero Award – Darren Nixon
- Employee of the Year – Gary Allchin
- Team of the Year – *Financial Services client* Retention Team
- Positive Culture Award – Richard Elder
- Growth through Innovation of the Year Award – ISS at *Financial Services client*
- CFO Award – Financial Services & Retail Sector
- CEO Award – Graham Woods
- CEO Award – FRC Retention Team
- Greatest Absolute Growth – Financial Services & Retail Sector
- Greatest % Growth – Healthcare contract
- Apple of the Year – Alison Clarkson
We will be creating a Leadership Conference booklet to celebrate our winners to pin on noticeboards on our sites – truly #ISSGreatPeople.
The regional roadshows are now underway, taking place across the country in Stoke, London, Ireland and Edinburgh, as the Executive team meets our employees to share the conference messages, celebrate achievements and crown our regional awards winners.