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Maxine Mayhew

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Chief Operating Officer - Collections & Specialist Services at Biffa
📍 Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Maxine Mayhew is the Chief Operating Officer at Biffa, leading the companys collections and specialist services divisions. A transformative leader in the environmental sector, she has extensive experience in the water and waste management industries. She holds a PhD from Cranfield University and serves as Senior Independent Director at the Low Carbon Contracts Company.

Outside of her primary executive duties, Maxine is passionate about environmental stewardship and wildlife. She is actively involved in driving climate action and has held several non-executive director and council member positions, demonstrating a commitment to shaping industry-wide progress towards a sustainable, low-carbon future.

She was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering by the Financial Times & Inclusive Boards in 2019.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer - Collections & Specialist Services
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Circular Economy
Drives Biffa's strategy to enable a circular economy and has launched initiatives like the "Change Makers" competition to support entrepreneurs who reuse waste materials.
Net-Zero Transition
As a director at the Low Carbon Contracts Company and through her work at Biffa, she is focused on decarbonization and achieving "Waste Net Zero. "
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Career

Work history

4-2022
Chief Operating Officer - Collections & Specialist Services
Biffa
8-2020
Senior Independent Director
Low Carbon Contracts Company
6-2016 - 7-2022
Council Member
Cranfield University
5-2019 - 12-2021
Managing Director - Natural Resources
Costain Group PLC
12-2018 - 5-2019
Executive Director - Group Capability & Water
Costain Group PLC
In the press

Media appearances

Maxine Mayhew on COP28 & Waste Net Zero. Featured in Biffa Insights
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OPINION: COP28 and waste management's role in achieving net zero. Featured in LetsRecycle.com
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Education
1995 - 1998
PhD
Cranfield University
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Columbia Business School
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