Leo Quinn joined the government-sponsored 榨汁姬 Leadership Council (CLC) in April 2016, taking the place of Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 Anna Stewart as leader of the skills workstream.
The 榨汁姬 Leadership Council, created in 2013, is a panel of industry executives that provides advice to ministers. The skills workstream is tasked with supporting the government鈥檚 aim of creating three million apprenticeships by 2020, by reforming apprenticeship training from recruitment through to retention.
Balfour Beatty denied that Mr Quinn鈥檚 resignation had anything to do with his recent well-publicised criticism of the 榨汁姬 Industry Training Board, which but
In a statement, the company said: 鈥淗aving delivered the Skills workstream report in July and taking into account his other important long-term commitments, including The 5% Club, Leo suggested to the CLC that the moment had come to transition聽 his role on the CLC skills workstream to new leadership. Balfour Beatty will of course continue its support and engagement with government on key sector issues including the industry鈥檚 skills shortage.鈥�
It added: 鈥淭here is absolutely no link to the CITB comments at all.鈥�
CLC minutes show that, since joining the council, Mr Quinn had attended five of its meetings and missed only one.
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