The CEO of Key Facilities Management (FM) in the UK Stan Mitchell will address business leaders and decision makers at the Working Buildings Middle East conference.

The event will be held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from December 10 to 12.

Key FM provides consulting, management services, interim management and project management services to organisations large and small, public and private sector across the UK, Europe and other countries.

Mitchell will share his insights and experiences in FM.

In September this year, Key FM opened its first international office in Heliopolis district of Cairo to provide a full range of consulting, operations management and project management support and services to multi-nationals locating in the region. The firm has also signaled its intention to extend its activities across Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa.

The move marks the increasing internationalisation of the business that set up in Doune, near Stirling 17 years ago, to provide facilities management expertise to organisations in the central belt of Scotland.

Mitchell has been involved in the development of the facilities management profession since the 1990s. He is past chairman of the British Institute of Facilities Management and convenor of WG2 within the CEN348 Technical Committee which established the European Standard for facilities management agreement.

Key FM has worked with some of the top blue chip multinational companies in the UK and Europe which include CNN, BBC, Compaq, Bombardier, GlaxoWellcome, Piraeus Bank, and many others.

Working Buildings Middle East will provide a valuable opportunity for local and international companies to showcase their products and services to the increasingly important Middle East market.

The new event has been designed to target all those involved in the management and maintenance of buildings and property. Working Buildings Middle East will explore the latest products, services and best-practice ex