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John Lilley

Visionary · DISC type Ds
Global Account Director at Compass Group
📍 Doncaster, England, United Kingdom

John Lilley is a Global Partnership Director at Compass Group, leveraging extensive international experience managing client hospitality programs across 18 countries. Colleagues describe him as passionate, supportive, and dedicated, with a strategic approach to leadership. He holds a Diploma in Management Studies and is skilled in developing talent and managing large-scale retail operations.

Outside of his corporate role, John is deeply committed to aviation heritage as the Chairman and Managing Director of The Peoples Mosquito, a UK-based charity. He actively leads the organization, hosting events and promoting the project to inspire future generations in aviation engineering.

He is leading a charity project to rebuild a WWII de Havilland Mosquito aircraft from scratch.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Global Account Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Doncaster, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How John shows up

Big Vision Person
Objective Evaluator
Fast But Thoughtful

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics John cares about

Aviation Heritage
As Chairman of 'The People's Mosquito, ' he is passionate about preserving British aviation engineering history and is actively involved in rebuilding a WWII aircraft.
Global Hospitality
Manages global client hospitality programs for Compass Group across 18 countries, with extensive experience in Asia and the UK.
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Career

Work history

11-2017
Global Account Director
Compass Group
3-2017 - 11-2017
Operations Director
Compass Group
8-2012 - 10-2014
Director of Operations & General Manager
Compass Group China
5-2012 - 8-2012
Operations Director
Compass Group China
4-2012
Chairman & Managing Director
The People's Mosquito
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Education
1998 - 2000
Diploma in Management Studies
North Herts Regional College
1984 - 1986
A Levels
Doncaster College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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