Mark Haysom

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Mark Haysom
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Born (1953-08-17) 17 August 1953 (age 71)
Margate, Kent, England, UK
Alma mater University of Leicester [1]
Occupationmanagement executive

Mark Haysom CBE (born 17 August 1953 [2] ) is a British former management executive.

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Early life and education

Born in Margate, Kent, Haysom was educated at Hazelwood School, East Grinstead Grammar School (now Imberhorne School) and the University of Leicester where he read English. [1] [ dead link ‍]

Management executive career

Haysom trained as a journalist and edited weekly newspapers in the north of England. He worked in a variety of management roles at Reed International, Thomson Regional Newspapers and Trinity Mirror. [2]

In 2003 Haysom was appointed as Chief Executive of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). In 2005 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Leicester University for his contribution to business.[ citation needed ] In 2008 he was awarded a CBE for services to education and training.[ citation needed ] He resigned from the LSC in March 2009 following the suspension and crisis surrounding the LSC's "Building Colleges for the Future programme. [3] [4]

Author

Haysom is an author of several short stories and novels including "Love, Love Me Do" (2014) and "Imagine" (2015). [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "University of Leicester Graduate is New Head of Learning and Skills Council". University of Leicester. October 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Mark Haysom: Intolerance works for the man with skills in his hands". The Independent. 24 October 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Kingston, Peter (23 March 2009). "Colleges head quits over botched building programme". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "College funding fiasco boss quits". BBC News. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mark Haysom publications". Little, Brown. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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