The Joint Industry Board (JIB) is delighted to confirm that Sylvia Cashman, formerly of Heathrow Airport Limited, has joined its National Board as a Public Interest Member.
Sylvia previously worked at Heathrow for over 40 years, where she held the role of Construction Industrial Relations Director since 2018 and led the industrial relations agenda at Heathrow for their Capital programmes since 2000.
She joined the JIB’s National Board in April 2020.
Commenting on her new position, Sylvia said: “It is an honour to be appointed as the first female National Board member of the JIB and I am delighted to be working with Jay Parmar, members of the National Board, the Parties, and the excellent team at the JIB to help enhance and strengthen the standards of competence and industrial relations within the sector.
“It is a challenging time for our industry and I look forward to supporting the Board in the great work which is underway to positively contribute to the big issues affecting our industry, including greater transparency of qualifications and skills for clients, helping to fill the skills shortage by promoting direct employment and further developing the reputation of the industry we represent.
“I am passionate about diversity in all its forms and look forward to supporting the JIB through its next phase of growth as we continue to attract an increasingly diverse membership and promote our unique social partnership.”
JIB Chief Executive, Jay Parmar, welcomed Sylvia: “I am thrilled to welcome Sylvia. She has made a significant contribution to the industrial relations at Heathrow in her role and has made a valued contribution during capital programmes which has made the positive working relationship under the HAL agreement an envy for many others.”