Sarah Beale, the chief executive of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has tendered her resignation and will leave the organisation in September 2021.
Beale has served as CEO since January 2017, having previously held a range of leadership positions at the organisation over the past 16 years.
She was the CITB’s first female CEO and has led the body through its transformation programme, Vision 2020. This year, she has led the CITB’s response to the covid-19 pandemic, which has included a ‘Levy holiday’ for businesses that pay the Apprenticeship Levy.
Beale said: “It’s been an honour to lead CITB. A part of me will always stay in this great organisation, which is full of brilliant people making a real difference to people’s lives and careers, as well as supporting construction employers across Great Britain.
“I’m proud of the work we have done together, and our record of delivery. It will be tough to leave after 16 fantastic years, but right now I’m focused on delivering our Skills Stability Plan, including seeing through internal changes and setting up CITB to deliver beyond that, before taking a breather and identifying a new career challenge.”
Peter Lauener, chair of CITB, said: “Sarah has been a superb chief executive for CITB, serving industry’s skills needs with dedication, and making us a stronger and more effective organisation in the process.
“Thanks to Sarah’s work, and that of her senior team, the board and I can remain confident in CITB’s commitment and ability to deliver the new strategic plan and to achieve industry endorsement of our approach in the consensus process we expect to run next year.
“We wish Sarah well for the future – whatever she does, we know she will bring the unique mix of energy, enthusiasm and expertise to bear which makes her such an effective leader.”
