‘Expensive’ Mitie boss out as Shard tumult continues

IT’S rarely quiet in the politically charged world of government contracting, not least for listed player Mitie.

Last week, its offices in the Shard skyscraper were raided as part of an ongoing competition investigation. The Competition and

Markets Authority is probing the relationship between Mitie and US firm PAE after the Home Office raised concerns.

Now I can reveal that Kath Fontana, its managing director for government accounts, has left the firm. Fontana is a veteran in managing big contracts and only joined in 2019.

She made headlines last year when, as president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, she was one of four directors to stand down following a governance scandal.

Senior Mitie sources said Fontana was let go to cut costs as she was ‘expensive’, and her departure was ‘completely unrelated’ to the CMA investigation.

It is understood strategic alliance director Duncan Dodd-Hughes will take on some of her duties.