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John Taylor

John has had a varied career dealing with workplace, employment, economic development and education matters both within the UK and overseas. He led three different organisations as chief executive and has worked extensively as a non-executive director for many organisations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.

He is well versed in employment relations. As Acas’s first CEO he oversaw a major modernisation of its services, increased digitalisation and the introduction of early conciliation over a period of 12 years. He has served, as an independent member, on the boards of the TUC’s UnionLearn, the NHS Partnership Board for England and the Electro Technical Joint Industry as well as being a member of several government taskforces dealing with various reviews of employment law and how the workplace operates in practice.

He currently is Chair of Cardiff Metropolitan University and a Governor of Cardiff and the Vale College (both of which appointments are non-remunerated). A former German Marshall Scholar to the USA, he received an Honorary Doctor of Literature Award from the University of West London and is a Chartered Manager and Companion of the Chartered Management Institute. John was awarded the CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2013 for services to employment relations.