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Martin Parlett, MA (Oxon), MA (UBC)

Head of Programme Management Office for the Government of Montserrat

A leader in the field of portfolio and programme management, Martin Parlett is currently Head of Programme Management Office for the Government of Montserrat, responsible for the delivery of the country’s ambitious portfolio of transformational change, including national infrastructure development. Prior to his Caribbean posting, he led the establishment of the Enterprise Portfolio Office, together with the portfolio management framework, for managing $2.5bn annual investment at Sellafield Ltd – the world’s most complex nuclear site. In 2018, he was named as one of Confederation of British Industry’s 35 Under 35 business leaders, and served on its committee. Parlett was a campaign manager for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in Virginia in 2008, and is a published author, charitable trustee, and board director. A proponent of contextualised, fit-for-purpose and people-centric implementation, he is the recipient of the Association for Project Management’s PMO of the Year Award 2020.