Executive Board
Associate Directors
Heads of Service
Ian Surtees MBA, FIoD
Chief Executive Officer
Ian joined Vertas in September 2014 having spent 25 years working within the facilities management arena, most recently for OCS in the UK but also has experience of senior operational management within Europe.
Keith Buet
Chief Operating Officer
Keith has worked in the FM and Service industry for over 37 years. He joined Vertas in February 2018, after time in Australia and the Middle East as Operations Director looking after FM.
Jamie Smith
Chief Finance Officer
Jamie joined Vertas in September 2020 after a career of more than 20 years spent in senior finance roles in the housing, construction, property development and energy industries in the UK and overseas.
Kate Innes – Associate Director – People
07701 264090 Kate.Innes@vertas.co.uk
Kelly Fellowes – Associate Director – HSQEC&G
07912 931052 Kelly.Fellowes@vertas.co.uk
Liam Swift – Associate Director – Operations
07834 601934 Liam.Swift@vertas.co.uk
Karen Burrowes – Associate Director – Operations
07714 272624 Karen.Burrowes@vertas.co.uk
Julia Dolan – Head of Customer Relations
07717 513520 Julia.Dolan@vertas.co.uk
Danny Markham – Head of HSQE Compliance and Governance
07802 871966 Danny.Markham@vertas.co.uk
Dominic Warren – Head of Procurement
07843 501925 Dominic.Warren@vertas.co.uk
Bill Farley – Head of Cleaning
07542 228951 bill.farley@vertas.co.uk
Aaron Hughes – Head of People
01473 264466 aaron.hughes@vertas.co.uk
Matthew Atkinson – Head of IT
07922 381024 Matthew.Atkinson@vertas.co.uk
Philippa Brathovde – Head of Business Development
07732 603615 Philippa.Brathovde@vertas.co.uk
Jo Spencer – Head of Schools’ Choice
07718 100976 Jo.Spencer@vertas.co.uk
Karen Morphew – Head of Finance
07526 178831 Karen.Morphew@vertas.co.uk
Nadine Coleman – Head of Property Management
07921 944455 Nadine.Coleman@vertas.co.uk
Karen Pardoe – Head of Education Catering
07895 332533 karen.pardoe@vertas.co.uk
Peter Sutton – Head of Security Services
07712 652255 peter.sutton@vertas.co.uk
Shaun Swan – Head of Grounds
07860 258412 shaun.swan@vertas.co.uk
Mark Horner – Head of Vertas Environmental
07777 677414 mark.horner@vertas.co.uk
Martyn Kenworthy – Head of Fleet and Passenger Transport
07889 301456 martyn.kenworthy@vertas.co.uk
Adrian Glasgow – Head of Energy
01473 263948 adrian.glasgow@vertas.co.uk
Lee Johns – Head of FM
07761 598955 lee.johns@vertas.co.uk
Stephen Whiting – Head of External Cleaning
07801 854011 stephen.whiting@vertas.co.uk