Elaine Simpson

Biographical Information
"Elaine joined Serco at the end of 2002 to run the then new large Education Walsall contract, which had been compulsorily outsourced to Serco. In 2004 she was promoted within Serco to the role of Managing Director of the Education business which grew well under her leadership.  Before leaving Serco in July 2012, Elaine was Global Director of Children's Services, focussing on the capitalising of the many business opportunities available in the education and children's services market, enhancing and maintaining Serco's pre-eminent position in this market.

"Prior to joining Serco she spent twenty-five years in Local Government working in senior roles across a number of North-West local education authorities in the UK. For the last five years of her time in Local Government she was in Sefton where she was Chief Education Officer.

"Elaine has a degree in Mathematics, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling and started her career as a careers officer helping young people to make decisions about their future.

"Since February 2012 Elaine has taken on the role of Non-Executive Director for the Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust."

Affiliations

 * Chair, National Children's Bureau