The Career Ready Team

Our team members are instrumental in helping us make such a difference to the lives of young people. Each and every one of us are passionate about empowering young lives.

meet the team

Interested in joining our team?

We always look forward to having new talent work with us to help make a lasting difference to the lives of young people.

View our current vacancies.

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The national social mobility charity at the heart of a network of educators and employers who all believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to kickstart a rewarding future

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Meet the team

We are Career Ready

The national social mobility charity at the heart of a network of educators and employers who all believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to kickstart a rewarding future

Meet the Team

Interested in joining our team?

We always look forward to having new talent work with us to help make a lasting difference to the lives of young people.

View our current vacancies.

Senior Leadership Team

Anne Wexelstein

Anne Wexelstein

Co-CEO (interim)

Sian Robertson

Co-CEO (interim)

Tom Rippon

Tom Rippon

Head of Communications & Transformation

Lucy Austin

Lucy Austin

Head of Finance

Kelly Canham 

Head of People and Culture

Janine Mcfarland

Janine McFarland

Head of Programme & Operations

Partnerships & Business Development

Scotland Team

England Team

Central Operations

Board of Trustees

James Bardrick

James Bardrick

Chair

Olivia Cole

Educational Leadership Consultant, Central YMCA

Mary Macleod

Mary Macleod

Chair – Women’s Business Council, Office for Equality and Opportunity

Shilpen Savani

Shilpen Savani

Partner, Dispute Resolution & Employment Law, gunnercooke llp

John Stewart

Group Director of HR, SSE

Ruth Minnican

Ruth Minnican

Mark Smiley

Mark Smiley

Vice President & General Manager UK, Ireland, Turkey and South Africa, Black & Decker

Alison Rayner

Alison Rayner

Chief Compliance and Corporate Affairs Officer, Allianz

Dan O'Hara

Dan O’Hara

Global Head of Marketing, Fenergo

Scotland Advisory Board

John Stewart

Chair

Group Director of HR, SSE

Jenni Lang

Jenni Lang

Director, Langcomm Consultancy; Chair of Career Ready Edinburgh, Midlothian & East Lothian LAB

Sam Anson

Executive Director (Education), North Ayrshire Council

Simone Lockhart

Simone Lockhart

Chief Commercial Officer, HRC Recruitment, Chair of Career Ready Glasgow & West LAB

Maureen McKenna

Maureen McKenna

Former Executive Director of Education, Glasgow City Council

Russell Weinberg

Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

Scott Walker

Scott Walker

Managing Director – Global Head of Performance, Accounting and Latam Business Operations. Co-head BlackRock Edinburgh

 

Kim Stephen

Regional Director – UK, Energy Industries Council 

Polly Jones

Head of Corporate Relations: Supply Chain & Procurement, Diageo