BSA appoints new Chief Executive

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Thursday, 09, Aug 2007 12:00

News release

For immediate publication : 9 August 2007

BSA (the Business Services Association) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Fox as its new Chief Executive from 1 November 2007.

Mark is currently Director of Communications & Public Affairs of the BVCA (the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)

Commenting on the appointment, BSA Chairman, Phil Hooper said:

‘We are looking forward to Mark joining the BSA. He will bring experience and energy to the task of raising the profile of the BSA at a time when its members face a number of policy issues that affect the full range of outsourcing services offered through the public and private sectors.’

Mark Fox observed:

‘It is an exciting time to be taking on the leadership of the BSA and I am looking forward to it very much. Outsourcing is an increasingly important part of keeping our economy successful, flexible and competitive. Making the case for a productive partnership between government and the private sector in the provision of the full range of services requires an effective voice for the industry - this is my primary purpose at the BSA.’

BVCA Chairman Wol Kolade said:

‘We are grateful for what Mark has done at the BVCA over the last six years and wish him all the best for the future.’

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For further comment please contact:

Mark Fox on 07880 820453

Phil Hooper (BSA Chairman and Corporate Affairs Director of Sodexho) on 07836 243080

Val Hiscock (Deputy Director-General, BSA) on 020 7786 6302

Notes for Editors:

The Business Services Association is a policy group of major companies providing outsourced services to companies, public bodies, local authorities and government departments and agencies. The combined annual turnover in the United Kingdom of its 16 member companies is in excess of £20 billion. Member companies employ directly and indirectly more than 600,000 people, many of them at blue-collar level. Web address: www.bsa-org.com

Mark Fox is 37 years old and was appointed to the BVCA in 2001. Prior to the BVCA he was a journalist with the Mail on Sunday and the Sunday Express.

The BVCA is the industry body for the UK private equity/venture capital industry. It has over 400 members and represents the overwhelming number of UK-based private equity and venture capital firms and their advisers. Web address: www.bvca.co.uk