FS Management Board

Phillip Russell - Managing Director, Facilities Services

Phillip graduated from Salford University in 1978 with a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics.

Philip has spent the whole of his career working in specialist out-sourcing, in both public and private sectors.  He has extensive experience in the outsourcing and re-engineering of support services for both the public and private sector, working with organisations such as Turner and Townsend Construction Consultants, Servus Facilities Management and Previously he was MD of Mapeley Ltd, a unique service business combining property ownership with full facilities and service management.

Bill Coghill - Managing Director (North)

Bill is Managing Director for Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland Regions within Morrison Facilities Services.

As Managing Director, Bill is responsible for ensuring the regional strategic direction, performance and development of Morrison Facilities Services businesses. 

Bill took up his current role in 2003. Prior to this he worked on the GCHQ PFI and the British Airways New World Cargo Centre (1998-2000); as Operations Director at Dalkia Workplace Services; and Facilities Management Director at Atkins Facilities Management (2001-2003).

Bill has extensive experience of built asset management and support within both the public and commercial sectors, executed and delivered to the ethos of the service provider culture of Facilities Management. He has a proven track record in maximising the benefits of outsourcing in highly customer focused environments in support of client core business needs.

Graham Eden - Director

Graham is a Morrison Facilities Services Board Member. He has P&L responsibility for South East and London building maintenance-related contracts. He has led on securing contracts with LB Tower Hamlets, Paddington Churches Housing Association and LB Redbridge (the latter 10 year is an advanced partnering contract with a £54m order book) and contract extensions with LB Lambeth, LB Southwark and LB Merton. He is currently preparing a company-wide Quality Management System model to reflect the social housing market.

He has had a 26 year continuous career in local government and then commercial contracting, introducing new innovative approaches including a Passport to Work scheme and Incremental Partnering.

He took up his current role in 2004. His previous career includes 17 years as a local government officer in the London Boroughs of Southwark, Hackney and Lambeth, rising to be Lambeth’s Head of Building Maintenance (1994-1997); being a Service Director for Serviceteam Ltd (1997-2001); Operational Director for Cleanaway Ltd (2001-2003); and Operational Director, London and South East for AWG Facilities Services (2003-2004).

Kevin O Hara - Finance Director

Kevin has held a variety of senior financial management positions in both the public and private sectors. These roles have included both Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive.

Since the end of 2002 Kevin has been Finance Director of Morrison Facilities Services and has been instrumental in its development into a fully functioning single business entity.

Directly prior to this Kevin held a Group role as Planning and Systems Manager in AWG Plc which he joined on returning from a role overseas.

Mike Turner - Managing Director (Midlands and West)

Mike is responsible for the 1000 employees and a £60m turnover as Managing Director of Morrison Facilities Services’ Midlands and West region.

He was appointed MD in May 2004. He was previously Finance Director of Rentokil subsidiary Eddison Lift Truck Services Ltd (1995-1997); Commercial Director of Yale Material Handling UK Ltd (1997-2001); and Finance/Commercial Director of AWG Facilities Services Ltd (2002-2004).

Mike is a proven change leader who has been responsible for delivering a step change in the business’ Key Performance Indicator record; successfully kick-starting new social housing contracts; and leading a culture change programme to enable local authority TUPE transferred management to transition to a coaching style of management.

Adrian Powell - Legal Director

Adrian is a solicitor and Legal Director of Morrison Facilities Services.

He took up his current role in 2006 having previously worked in private pratice at a city law firm and more recently having spent 7 years in industry as Corporate Legal Manager for RMC Group plc. 

Adrian has broad ranging corporate legal experience including contract negotiation, litigation, competition law and regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions and legal risk management. 

Adrian graduated from Thames Valley University with LLB (Hons) law degree and from the College of Law, Guildford with a commendation in legal practice.

Robert Allan - Commercial Director

Robert is Commercial Director of Morrison Facilities Services.

He is qualified as Chartered Quantity Surveyor and has 20 years in the industry, 15 in construction, and 5 in support services.

He joined Morrison May 1995 as a Senior Quantity Surveyor, followed by roles in Business Development, Commercial Negotiation, and as General Manager of the Minor Works business unit.

In 2001 transferred to Morrison Facilities Management (now Morrison FS) as Commercial Manager of MPC (a joint venture company) in North Lanarkshire just after it was created, after which he was General Manager of Facilities Management and Commercial Manager for the company’s Northern Region.

He led the growth of the North East Region from February 2004 to March 2005, and was then promoted to the National New Business Manager role.