NEW CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER LORENA ARMITAGE JOINS INNER CIRCLE CONSULTING  

 Lorena Armitage has joined Inner Circle Consulting as Chief Operating Officer, a new role for the business as it drives forward a major growth and development programme to expand its capacity to deliver cutting-edge support for local government leaders.

Armitage, who has over 15 years of experience in international consultancy roles, said she was excited by the focus, determination and public service impact of Inner Circle’s expansion.

“It’s a pivotal time for Inner Circle because there is so much potential to design transformational systems and services for local authorities. Having the right enabling support systems for Inner Circle will allow for that work to happen in the most efficient manner and help us break through into new levels of delivery and local impact,” she said.

Inner Circle Consultancy is working across the UK to drive forward the reimagining of the public sector with a movement of like-minded civic and community leaders. It works alongside clients with mutual ambition to design preventative services, grow shared local prosperity and build a trusted public sector alongside world-class towns, cities and places, ensuring that every drop of investment goes towards transforming and improving lives.

“Lorena brings a wealth of knowledge about how to scale up and grow operational support services for consulting companies, as well as a well-rounded understanding of the consulting industry and enabling services,” said ICC director Chris Twigg, who co-founded the consultancy in 2011.

ICC director and co-founder Jamie Ounan said: “We’re looking forward to breaking through new levels of what we can achieve with local communities. Lorena, in this new role, is key to helping us have the very best people in the right places, and the best business data to enable us to keep investing and supporting clients and places.”

Armitage, an avid yoga practitioner, runner and mental health advocate,  joined ICC from the role of COO and Chief of Staff at Proudfoot, a private-sector operational transformation and management consulting company for heavy industry related companies.

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About Inner Circle Consultancy:

Inner Circle Consultancy is working across the UK to drive forward the reimagining of the public sector with a movement of like-minded civic and community leaders. It works alongside clients with mutual ambition to design preventative services, grow shared local prosperity and build a trusted public sector alongside world-class towns, cities and places, ensuring that every drop of investment goes towards transforming and improving lives.

In the last six months Inner Circle has won major transformation work for Liverpool City Council, been appointed partner to Salford to develop its neighbourhood model of integrated health, and been appointed strategic advisor to the Planning Advisory Services, working with planning authorities across England on CIL, s106 and value capture measures.

Inner Circle was co-founded by directors Jamie Ounan and Chris Twigg in 2011.

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