Our Team

Our team has a broad range of expertise and a shared passion to make a difference to young people.

The team is diverse and dynamic – mostly seconded from MtW employer members, bringing in bright minds from a range of industries committed to putting their skills to tackling youth unemployment.

Sareena Bains
CEO

Louise Quinney
COO

Maria O’Connor
Head of Brand & Communications

Ant Conlin
Head of Digital

Jack Speckman
Head of Employer Engagement & Regional Development

Gemma Davies
Head of Talent & Regional Development

Donna Duce
Head of Youth, Research & Insights

Lauren O’Neill
Head of Partnerships & Regional Engagement

Niamh Yates
Project Delivery, Events & Comms Manager

Matthew Goldsworthy
WEX Campaign Manager

Keith Von Tersch
Youth Engagement Programme Lead

Our Leadership

Our steering group is a collective of senior leaders from public, private and the third sector, brought together by a desire to create systemic change and level the playing field for young people.

Charles Woodburn
Chair & Trustee, Movement to Work | Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems

Olly Benzecry
Trustee, Movement to Work

Emma Taylor
Trustee, Movement to Work | Chief People Officer, Tesco PLC

Jonathan Townsend Chief Executive Officer, The King’s Trust

Zahra Bahrololoumi
Executive Vice President and CEO of Salesforce UK

Julie Blomley
Director General of People & Capability, Department of Work and Pensions

Joanna Chugh
Area Vice President, UK, Ireland and Nordics, Marriott International

Shaheen Sayed
Market Unit Lead UK, Ireland and Africa, Accenture

Sacha Berendji
Retail, Operations & Property Director, M&S

Kevin Rowan
Head of Organising, Services and Learning, TUC

Tristram Roberts
Group Human Resources Director, Barclays

Rain Newton-Smith
Chief Executive, CBI

Andrew Mines
Managing Director of Electric Thermal Solutions (ETS) (part of Spirax Group)

Nuno Teles
Managing Director, Diageo

Our Founder

Meet Marc Bolland

Marc Bolland
Founder of Movement to Work & Chairman of Blackstone Europe