Virtual Live Briefing with Sir John Manzoni, Chair, AWE and former CEO of the Civil Service
We are delighted to welcome Sir John Manzoni, Chair, AWE and former CEO of the Civil Service for a WIG Virtual Live Briefing to share his insights
Sir John Manzoni served as the Chief Executive of the Civil Service from October 2014 to April 2020, having spent over 30 years’ in the private sector. He currently serves as Chairman of both AWE and SSE, along with sitting on the board of Diageo. Sir John has a wealth of experience in leading through some of the most challenging times across both the public and private sector, whether it be energy crises, Brexit, the onset of the pandemic, or other volatile situations. In this special briefing, you will get unique insight from Sir John on how he has led across the range of key leadership roles he has held in the last three decades.
Joins us for this live virtual briefing to:
- Hear Sir John’s reflections on how to lead across the public and private sector, along with the insight on how he dealt with some of the biggest challenges facing the UK
- Discover the importance of capability building, and how Sir John approached modernisation and evolutions of the civil service
- Find out why having that cross-sector experience is critical to becoming a better leader
John Manzoni served as Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office from August 2015 to April 2020. He served as Chief Executive of the Civil Service from October 2014 to April 2020. He joined the Cabinet Office in February 2014 as Chief Executive of the Major Projects Authority.
John was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian oil and gas company Talisman Energy Inc. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the private sector. In his 24 years at BP, he contributed to its global growth and held senior strategic and operational leadership roles at global, regional and local level. Between 2002 and 2007, he was Chief Executive, Refining and Marketing, spanning 6 different businesses across more than 100 countries and he was a member of the BP plc main board from 2003 to 2007.