Sometimes commercial success can cause an organisation’s original purpose to dim over time. That was the challenge facing Mike Astell, CEO of FCDO Services, an executive agency and trading fund owned by Britain’s Foreign Office, with customers in both the public and private sectors around the world.
Re-grounding the organisation in its original purpose unlocked a surprising amount of enthusiasm and revealed unexpected potential. The initiative also led to a new business strategy and a more effective way of communicating with the executive and the board.
Listen to Mike Astell share how he and his team did it.
Mike was appointed CEO of FCDO Services in September 2021. He has over 25 years of leadership experience, developing businesses providing infrastructure and services in complex, international environments for large multinational corporates including Alstom, Royal Dutch Shell UK and Centrica.
Mike is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Sainsbury Management Fellow. He also has a BEng (Honours) degree in mechanical engineering from Imperial College London, and a Master of Business Administration from Erasmus University.
Mike is currently Vice-Chair of the Board of Hymers College.
https://www.fcdoservices.gov.uk/about/
Mike Astell