This week’s national appointments: Featuring UM Terminals, Acacia Training and C3IA Solutions

This week’s round up of national appointments includes UM Terminals, Acacia Training and C3IA Solutions. Read on to find out more.

Phil McEvoy, UM Terminals

Liverpool based bulk liquid storage specialist UM Terminals has appointed a new managing director. Phil McEvoy takes up the role after having held several senior roles in the UK and Europe.

Most recently, Phil was operations director for the UK, Ireland and Northern Europe at global chemicals distributor Univar Solutions. Prior to that he was group operations director for Argent Energy, a specialist in renewable fuels. He has also previously been responsible for engineering and asset management at Manchester Airport Group.

Phil replaces Vic Brodrick who has been combining the roles of interim managing director and commercial director since the summer. Vic will continue as commercial director.

Phil, a chartered mechanical engineer, commented: “This is an exciting time to join UM Terminals. While we are not the biggest company in our sector, we believe our unrelenting customer focus, ability to flex and add value sets us apart.

“We are also committed to the storage of a diverse portfolio of products, a portfolio that will continue to evolve as we meet the requirements of our customers, not least in the area of energy transition.”

“We are carrying out a strategic review of our assets, ensuring they are best able to continue meeting the requirements of our customers today and in the future with further investment being made where appropriate.”

Dr Chris Payne, Acacia Training

Acacia Training, an award winning education provider, has appointed Dr Chris Payne in its newly created managing director role.

With 37 years experience in the education and training sector, Dr Chris Payne, has previously worked within health, government, financial, safety & environmental organisations.

His most recent role as CEO at NEBOSH saw Chris lead the Awarding Body out of the impact of covid, creating a high performing team and ensuring learners completed their qualifications and progressed their career.

After being a chief executive for 25 years, developing his unique people centric leadership style, Chris will be working closely with the whole organisation to bring everyone’s collected experience together and drive the business through its next evolutionary stage.

Chris will also bring his direct learner experience of the education industry, having led by example with his own lifelong learning including a range of CPD courses to underpin His experience. Chris’s focus and positive impact has been built on providing high quality support for people to develop their careers and employers to develop their workforce.

Chris commented: “I am looking forward to my new role at Acacia Training, serving and supporting the team to grow and develop. Vikki (Group CEO) and I have shared values which will aid the growth of the business and navigate it in the right direction.

“Vikki’s leadership and vision is something which inspired me to join Acacia Training and I can’t wait to see the amazing things we can achieve.”

Iain Good, C3IA Solutions

Dorset based cyber security company C3IA Solutions has recruited another former army specialist to its ranks. Iain Good, a warrant officer managing IT and Cyber services with the Royal Signals, will join the company in the new year.

When his military career comes to an end in January he will have served for 24 years. He will then take up his position as a technical services manager with the company. Iain will oversee the delivery of technical services across C3IA’s growing list of private and public sector clients.

Iain commented: “Really I have come full circle because when I went to the University of London in the Officer Training Corps I was advised by one of the managers, Mark Tivey, to go into the Signals. When I was looking to move on from the military, Mark had become the lead consultant for resourcing at C3IA Solutions, and discussed the company with me.

“The company is very well known within the Royal Signals and although leaving the military after such a long time can be difficult, joining a company with such strong military connections should make it easier.”

Jim Hawkins from C3IA Solutions added: “Recruitment in cyber remains challenging. “The sector continues to grow but the number of people with appropriate skills and experience needed is not growing at the same rate.

“So to be able to attract and employ highly qualified and experienced people such as Iain, in such a competitive market, really demonstrates the quality of the opportunities that we are able to offer. Iain will join our growing technical services team helping to manage the delivery of IT assurance and security testing services.”

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