Our Interim Executives
Julie Barker Commercial Accommodation and Hospitality Director. An award-winning and entrepreneurial Senior Operations Director,with in-depth, multi-sector experience and specialist business transformation expertise. Julie has over twenty years’ experience within the Higher Education sector. She is a Non – Executive Director at CUBO Ltd, the Deputy Chair of the Apprenticeship Board and previously held the position of Chair at TUCO Ltd.
A proven business developer, she prioritises developing strong relationships that are built on trust and respect, whilst collaborating at Executive level to structure and execute business initiatives. Her areas of specialism include student accommodation, Catering (including third party catering), student experience and community liaison. Julie has a proven track record of putting the student at the heart of the decision making process. She understands the student experience and its unique ability to connect all commercial activity across Higher Education. Specialisations: Student Experience Development of commercial and customer service operations
Development of Campus Life Programmes Employee Leadership/Mentoring/Training Project and programme Management Change Management - people and processes
Mel Barlex Mel Barlex is a successful and motivated Senior Executive, with 20+ years as a Director, leading and developing estates, facilities and commercial operations for client organisations. Mel has worked in Public (NHS), quasi-Public (Universities) and Private Sector organisations. He has operated at executive and board level, within complex and high profile organisations including working with senior stakeholders. Notably he was the Parliamentary Director of Estates for the Houses of Parliament from 2008 to 2014. Whilst in HE, he was the AUDE representative for London HE institutions and has also undertaken Trustee roles for two not for profit organisations.
Mel is adept at leading the development of Estate and Property Strategies for organisations spanning the public and private sectors, including the collation and
analysis of liabilities (maintenance and ownership), identification of opportunities for asset growth to support the business and alignment to the business strategy. He has also accrued 30+ years of professional project and programme management delivery experience, including developing the governance systems for the organisations and using the OGC Gateway Assurance method. A Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) and Facilities Manager (MIWFM) with a BSc in Surveying, an MBA in Strategic Management, an industry MCR (Masters in Corporate Real Estate). Mel has also completed the National School of Government’s Top Management Programme. Mel is a Cabinet Office, Infrastructure Project Authority (IPA), High Risk Review Team Member Assurance Reviewer, with SC clearance until 2024. Specialisations: Interim Management Estates & Facilities Management Consultancy Mentoring Participation as a non-Executive Director and Participation on interview panels
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