Chris took over from Jayne Jones as chair of ASSIST FM, the organisation that represents public sector FM services providers in Scotland.
In his day job he is senior operations manager for City of Edinburgh Council, which delivers 22,000 meals a day across 96 educational establishments. He was the lead officer for the £20m Universal Free School Meals programme, achieving a 40% increase in capacity over two years.
He represents all Local Authority caterers at a national level as part of ASSIST FM – including Government liaison and liaison with international bodies.
He is a HIT (Hospitality Industry Trust) Scotland ambassador, helping the charity to encourage the development those working or studying in the sector through skills training and its scholarship programme.
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