Neil has been Chief Executive of WorldSkills UK since 2015 and is responsible for overseeing all WorldSkills UK’s activities, working closely with its board of trustees and stakeholders across the UK and internationally – in governments, employers and education – to raise standards in apprenticeships and technical education so more young people get the best start in work and life.

Before joining WorldSkills UK, Neil was previously Deputy Director-General and Chief Operating Officer at the CBI, the UK’s premier business organisation. He worked for 12 years at the highest level of the business and government interface nationally and internationally on issues such as trade and investment, diversity, skills and employment, public service reform and energy, climate change and infrastructure development.