Based at the Cabinet Office in London, Martin works with government departments to help make procurement policies, practises, and procedures simpler for SMEs to navigate. He also works with SMEs to encourage them to think about pitching for both central government contracts and other opportunities across the wider public sector. Martin has extensive experience in the leisure and hospitality sector, following a successful career in hotel management. In 2001 Martin decided to change career to take up the role of Group Chief Executive of the Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce (including CEO of Business Link, Leicestershire). After leaving the Chamber in 2014, he set up his own consultancy business which he combines with several key Non-Executive roles. In the 2007, Martin was awarded an OBE in HM The Queen’s New Year’s Honours for “Services to business and the community of the East Midlands”.