Martin Sykes

Associate Consultant 

Martin Sykes was Chief Executive of the Welsh Assembly Government's Value Wales unit from 2006 to 2010. He was previously Executive Director, Smarter Procurement at the Office of Government Commerce where he led the work on procurement policy, sustainable procurement, SMEs, capacity and competition in key markets, e-procurement, construction best practice and strategic supplier relations. Martin had previous public sector experience as Director of Supply Strategy and Estates at the Department of Social Security and as Commercial Director at Transport & Local Government.

Martin graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Liverpool University; he holds Fellowships in the Institution of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute of Purchasing and Supply. His private sector career included Babcock & Wilcox, ICI, Esso, Glaxo (where he led procurement of its Research HQ and BAA, where he developed supply strategy for T5).