Leadership

Our board is responsible for leading the strategic direction of March, and ensuring that everyone across the business shares our commitment to our customers, belief in our people, and pride in engineering.

Christopher Kehoe, Chief Executive Officer

Christopher joined Edwin James from EMCOR Group (UK) plc in 2020. An engineering graduate, Christopher has more than 25 years of experience in P&L-responsible operational and service delivery roles, including 17 years in senior executive leadership.

With a strong track record of driving sustainable, profitable growth in challenging outsourced services environments, he brings a depth of experience of working across complex, regulated, and high security industries.

Christopher is a founding Fellow and Non-Executive Director for The Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW), the leading body helping people, organisations, and businesses understand the value and benefits of collaboration.

Mark Orpin, Chief Operating Officer

Mark joined Edwin James Group as commercial director in 2019 with more than 25 years multi-sector experience across oil & gas, retail, engineering, building services and facilities management.

An effective, forward-thinking and hands-on business leader, Mark has a wealth of risk management expertise and a keen eye for detail.

Mark was responsible for retail giant Asda’s in-house carbon reduction plan, which reduced their carbon footprint by 25%, and troubleshooting across Mitie’s projects portfolio unlocking performance benefits.