Angus Boyd - Head of HSEQ - Compass One
Angus joined Compass One in September 2024 having worked in facilities & food services for over 25 years. Starting out advising small businesses, the challenge of trying to persuade engineers working out of railway arches to improve people's conditions had him hooked on safety. In 2005 Angus joined Carillion, supporting FM and food services to clients including HSBC, Nationwide, the NHS, Shell and the MOD. Keeping teams focused on safety as the business went into liquidation was an interesting time! He then led Food Safety / H&S at Aramark Defence Services delivering the new Hestia contracts for the MOD's, mobilising 4,000 people from 10 different organisations / safety cultures. At ISS he headed up HSEQ up for the Healthcare, Education and Government business. He enjoyed the challenges of keeping teams and customers fed and safe at DEFRA, acute hospitals, Northern Trains and schools across the UK. Services were diverse, from serving dignitaries in Whitehall to checking train tickets on the DLR in the east end of London.
Angus loves sport, particularly rugby union, football and cricket, supporting local amateur clubs and watching professional teams alike. He played rugby to 36 until a double leg fracture and dislocated anklet (should have done a risk assessment). He enjoys the misery of supporting his hometown football team Sunderland, loves visits to Twickenham to watch England rugby and enjoys watching anyone beat Australia at cricken.
Contact Email: angus.boyd@compass-group.co.uk
Contact Number: 07385 476750
Matthew Eakins - Senior HSE Manager Retail
Matthew Eakins is a highly experienced health and safety, professional with over two decades at Compass Group. Beginning his career at Compass as a Chef in 2001, he progressed through a range of operational roles before transitioning into HSE Management in 2008. His expertise lies in simplifying the complexities of health and food safety, bringing a practical, common-sense approach that ensures safety remains a priority without unnecessary complication. Passionate about changing perceptions of HSE, he focuses on making safety engaging and relevant, ensuring it supports rather than hinders operations.
Outside of work Matthew is a dedicated family man who enjoys walking his sprocker, Chester, through the Kent countryside and cooking for friend.
Contact Email: matthew.eakins@compass-group.co.uk
Contact Number: 07736 727071
Jeanette Whitehead, Senior HSE Manager South & Healthcare
Jeanette has been with Compass Group Healthcare since 1993 in many positions from Front of House Manager to Contract Manager, with a number of years supporting the business during tenders and mobilisation of contracts and implementation of HSE procedures within the business. Incorporating health the diversity of Healthcare to include portering, help desk, domestic service and cleaning services and more recently the security services within healthcare.
Since taking up the role of sector lead in July 2018, working with the healthcare leadership and units teams to continue to develop our HSE culture across the business.
Jeanette's qualifications include Advanced Food Safety, IOSH HSE Managing Facilities Management, and NEBOSH certificate, ISO lead Auditor.
Contact Email: jeanette.whitehead@compass-group.co.uk
Contact Number: 07775 551424
Jack Roome HSE Manager Healthcare for the North
I have been part of the Compass HSE Team for the last 5 years, the majority of which I was part of the HSE Admin Team based at Parklands and was promoted to my current role of Health and Safety Manager for the North of Healthcare in August 2024.
Whilst part of the HSE Admin Team I carried out various admin tasks such as running reports for the HSE Managers to enable them to see the trends on incidents to see where we could improve, reviewing incident packs that have been sent in via the unit and chasing for any missing pack and missing information. I also attended weekly LTI calls to collate the weeks Lost Time Incidents, Allergens, Foreign Bodies, EHO scores lower than 3 and Food Poising allegations across the business.
As part of my HSE Manager roll I am covering from the Midlands to Darlington which range from Circle Health Hospitals (Private Care), Senior Living and NHS Hospitals.
I consider myself someone that is passionate about making sure that all our onside colleagues are happy and safe within the working environment. I am keen to bring new technical improvements into our processes to support our onsite teams to assist and improve their working life.
Contact Email: jack.roome@compass-group.co.uk
Contact Number: 07468 357084
Jeanette Branwhite, Health and Safety Manager - Healthcare - White Oaks
My current role is supporting the lead senior health & safety Manager on all health and Safety requirements from an operational support and auditing perspective across the White Oaks Group. The sector comprises of care homes, Hospices and Residential Living delivering Catering services, Cleaning, and specialist cleaning, this is a growing sector with the Compass group with currently thirty-two units and looking to double its business in 2025.
This is a new role for me within the Healthcare sector at Compass Group. I previously held a soft Services Manager role under the Eurest division back in 2008.
I consider myself driven and passionate about keeping people safe through and innovation and bring this operational knowledge and initiative-taking attitude, I am comfortable working with all levels of the Senior Living sector.
Contact Email: jeanette.branwhite@compass-group.co.uk
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Bruce Findlay, Health & Safety Manager
Bruce joined Compass Group in 2007 and has worked within the Defence, Marine and Aerospace sector as a Regional Operations Support Manager before moving into a HSE role. Bruce has worked for ESS on several High-profile events including the 2012 London Olympics providing feeding for Met Police and providing Operation Support for police feeding for the Celtic Manor NATO summit in 2014. Bruce has also provided HSE support to other business sectors including the Wimbledon Championships since 2016. He has led the mobilisation for several contract wins including the Defence Hestia contracts and more recently Rolls Royce. Bruce has responsibility for a varied portfolio of contracts which includes 20 Defence sites several PFI contracts, United States Airforce Contracts, Port of Felixstowe, and the national Rolls Royce contract.
Bruce's time off is spent bird watching or lazy afternoons at the Oval watching Surrey County cricket.
Contact Email: bruce.findlay@compass-group.co.uk
Contact Number: 07795 520784
Richard Payne (Taff), HSE Manager TESC & Hestia 7 South West & Clyde
Richard Vernon Payne (Taff) joined Compass Group in July 2006 as a Support Manager for Salisbury Plan Defence Training Estate. In 2011 became the Regional Support Manager for South West, Wales, and Midlands. In 2014 and current role became the HSEQ Manager for the newly extended contract @ 1 December 2023 titled Training Estates Service Contract as part of the Central Team. Also, since Jan 2022 undertook the overall support and responsiblity of Hestia 7 South West & Clyde.
During this time, I have also assisted in projects and major events hosted by Compass Group. In 2012, was the Lead Manager at Blackheath Territorial Army Centre as part of the Metropolitan Police Feeding location for the Olympic Games commitment. In 2014 was the HSE and Site Manager at the Barry Buddon Scotland location for the Common Wealth Games. Site Manager at a key Isolated HQ Location in Wales for the central feeding to the South Wales Police supporting Op Ismay the 2014 NATO Summit. Supported Levy Restaurants for Wimbledon Championships tournaments on four occasions. Undertaken various cross-Sector Unit Mobilisations implementing all new HSE compliancy procedures.
I am a keen angler and enjoy and indulges in all aspects of nature walks and loves to visit nature reserves which is a great medication for mental health and wellbeing, also a member of the RSPB and wildlife conservation.
Contact Email: richard.payne@compass-group.co.uk
Contact Number: 01980 674785
Steve Trevaskiss, H5 H&S Manager
Steve joined Compass on the 20th April 2020 taking on the role of the Training Manager at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. In January 2021 Steve expanded his role and took on the additional responsibilities of the H&S Manager. Steve assisted in mobilisations across country and has also given his support at Wimbledon. His background is 25 years' service as a Logistician in the Royal Logistic Corps withint he British Army where he served in numerous locations across Germany and the United Kingdom assisting in humanitarian aid in Poland and during the floods in Reading. During his service he completed Operational Tours of Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Steven progressed through his career reaching the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2.
He has a passion for Health and Safety, and he has recently been successful in expanding his role to H5 H&S Manager.
Steve is married to Louisa who also works within the Defence Academy, him and his wife live in Swindon and have a dog named Kaito and two cats named Ronnie and Reggie.
Contact Email: stephen.trevaskiss@compass-group.co.uk
Contact Number: 07443 243313
Allan Errington, Senior HSE Manager - EGI
Working with ESS for the last five years, Allan is HSEQ Manager for the Aberdeen business portfolio, managing, developing and implementing policies and procedures for both on and offshore locations. Focuses on workforce engagement, with close links with Step Change in Safety, UK Oil & Gas and the Health & Safety Executive, promoting our safety performance and workforce engagement across the oil and gas industry. Allan has now taken on full responsibility for the quality system and associated processes and procedures to maintain our ISO certification, ESS Management controls compliance and FPAL Verify requirements.
Allan is a Graduate Member of IOSH, working towards Chartered Membership and hold the QMI Lead Auditor certificate. In addition to all this Allan is also responsible for developing the ESS Offshore Support Services specific plan, producing a set of quarterly HSEQ Activities that support the needs of the offshore business.
Before working with Compass in Aberdeen Allan worked and lived in Rio de Janeiro for 4 years as Key Account Manager for International Clients, learning to speak and understand Brazilian Portuguese, as 80% of the workforce and some client representatives did not speak English.
The front line teams were always confused when he spoke, as he learned his Portuguese in Rio, which gave him a Carioca accent, mixed with his North East of England accent, this amused them every time.
Contact Email: allan.errington@compass-group.co.uk
Contact Number: 01224 623634