Julian Edwards has chair for five years since 2021 and his tenure in FCSI has seen the UK and Ireland branch grow from strength to strength through difficult times. Edwards will be taking over the FCSI Europe, Africa and Middle East (EAME) chairmanship from Frank Wagner at the beginning of June 2026.
Campbell said: I’m delighted to become chair elect as Julian moves on to support our colleagues and friends in FCSI EAME. FCSI is a broad church, and we’ll focus on our mission to ‘share, support, inspire’ to benefit the entire consultancy sector and our allied members.
"We’re all operating in challenging times and the need to develop new talent, embrace diversity, sustainability and unity in every aspect of the FCSI has never been greater. I’m looking forward to launching new initiatives and partnerships and working with our allied and consultant members to grow our membership and look to the future with confidence together.”
His background in managing hotels, restaurants, contract catering and education has given Campbell a unique focus on foodservice and contract management. Campbell founded Cohesion in 2021 to deliver positive ‘transformation’ in soft services for schools, local authorities and workplace clients.
EPIC (Emerging Professionals in Consulting) is launching soon in the UK & Ireland to support younger members with a wide programme of learning and opportunities.
Preparations are well underway for the FCSI EAME Conference being held in Liverpool in May and FCSI UK&I are looking forward to welcoming members from around the world to this event.