CARL ENNIS APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHAIR OF NORTH OF ENGLAND EXCELLENCE

North of England Excellence (NoEE) has appointed Managing Director at Siemens Energy Management, Carl Ennis as Chair to help steer the membership organisation at a critical time for the northern economy.

A Chartered Engineer, Mr Ennis joins the board of the not-for-profit which supports business leaders in the north through a collaborative approach to driving excellence.

He is currently responsible for ensuring Siemens delivers a quality service to its customers, improving operations and focusing on how technology and innovation can be applied to maintain Siemens' leading position in the power and gas market.

"I'm honoured to take up the role of Chair at North of England Excellence," said Mr Ennis. "In the post-Brexit economy, organisations need to raise their game and the NoEE team is very much up to the challenge of helping members identify and implement new procedures and processes to help shape a new, vibrant future for the Northern Powerhouse."

Siemens has had a long association with NoEE, benefitting from strategic and practical guidance on driving business performance, hosting best practice visits by fellow members and winning multiple Excellence Awards for its commitment to achieving and maintaining high levels of performance.

Mr Ennis takes over at NoEE from Paul Evans, Director of Business Excellence at Liverpool John Moores University, who has been Chair since 2006.

Chief executive of NoEE, Andrew Palmer said: "I am delighted with Carl's appointment. He brings a wealth of experience to the role and joins at a time when our work promoting the business and wider benefits of a commitment to excellence is more important than ever.

"I also want to take this opportunity to thank Paul Evans as the outgoing Chair. Under his leadership NoEE has developed into a strategic and influential organisation that truly adds value to the excellence journey and, importantly, to the commercial success of our members."

The NoEE Board also includes: Alex Hynes, Managing Director, Northern Rail; Liz Collins, Director of Finance, TransPennine Express (a FirstGroup company); Daniel Duggan, NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS); Chris Johns, Finance Director, Northumbrian Water; Chris Cartwright, Head of Compliance, URENCO UK; Keith Madeley, Chairman, Yorkshire Society; and Mike Ryan, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation (HMI Probation).

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