ARU appoints new Director to manage its estates
John Iveson has a wealth of experience in hospitality, sport and education
John Iveson, ARU's new Director of Estates and Facilities
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) has appointed John Iveson as its new Director of Estates and Facilities to take responsibility for buildings and infrastructure across its campuses.
John joins ARU from Queen Mary University of London, where he led the engineering, operations and commercial teams as Director of Campus & Commercial Services, overseeing significant investment in the areas of residential and infrastructure.
After graduating from the University of Central Lancashire in 1993, John had a successful early career at the De Vere hotels group and Jockey Club Racecourses, leading to a role in strategic operational planning for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
John then joined the estates team at King’s College London, where he successfully transformed commercial and operational performance through the ‘Fit for King’s’ programme, as Director of Customer & Commercial Services up until 2019.
John will take responsibility for the operation and upkeep of buildings and facilities at ARU’s campuses in Cambridge and Chelmsford, as well as ARU Writtle and ARU Peterborough.
“I am delighted to be joining ARU as the new Director of Estates and Facilities. We are lucky to have diverse and welcoming campuses and I look forward to working with colleagues across the university, ensuring our buildings and infrastructure provide the best possible environment for our students and staff to achieve their goals.”
John Iveson, ARU's Director of Estates and Facilities“John has an extensive and varied background and joins us with a track record of delivering successful projects.
“With campuses across the East of England, this is a key role in the university and I am delighted to welcome John to ARU.”
Professor Roderick Watkins, Vice Chancellor of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)