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The Estates and Facilities Division has rebranded as 'Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Estates' signalling changes to the structure of the Division, the way services are provided and the wider Estates initiatives in train, for example the

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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Estates is restructuring to enable a number of improvements to be made including:

• improved customer service,
• greater integration and Ìýresponsiveness of estates services,
• more effective communication and greater alignment between Estates and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's School structure.

The restructure is expected to be largely completed during the summer.

Three new senior appointments have also recently been confirmed. Geoff Prudence has joined Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê as Head of Engineering and Maintenance with a remit to transform Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's estate maintenance activities. ÌýSian Minnett joins Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Estates as Head of Satellite Estate Services on 1 June from the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences where she is currently Director of Administration. Sian will take responsibility for the delivery and integration of the estate services of the Post Graduate Institutes, Royal Free and Whittington Medical Schools and other Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê sites outside Bloomsbury. Finally, Richard Jackson joins Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê as Head of Environmental Sustainability on 4 July having undertaken a similar role at the Olympic Delivery Authority. Richard will have a remit to transform Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê's environmental performance, working across the institution and including academic research colleagues at the Energy and Environment Institutes.

Andrew Grainger

Director, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Estates