← Where are they now
Young Leader of the Year 2015
From graduate scheme to group CEO in 11 years
James won while running a £20m regional business for Mitie. He went on to co-found Emerging Workplace Leaders and now leads Churchill Group as CEO.
2015
James Bradley
Regional Manager, Mitie Technical FM
when they won
- CEO, Churchill Group
- EWL co-founder
- YLOTY judge 2019 to 2021
When James won
- A University of Birmingham civil engineering graduate who joined Mitie's graduate scheme in 2012.
- Ran a region of 25 clients, £20m of business and 350 people, with clients including Warner Bros, Allianz, DfID and HS1.
Where it's taken them
- 2017
Joined Churchill Group as a director, leading corporate development.
- 2019
Co-founded Emerging Workplace Leaders and co-chaired it until 2021, coordinating the award and judging it from 2019 to 2021.
- By 2024
CEO of Churchill Group.
- 2026
Led Churchill's acquisition of Principle Cleaning Services.
He told his story on the EWL podcast in "From graduate to CEO in 11 years".