Jenny Patrickson leaves Active IQ after 12 years – senior team to step up

Jenny Patrickson leaving Active IQ

After 12 years in the role she is moving into consultancy and advisory work

Lisa Skelton and Lee Buck will take the company forward

Jack Garner has recently joined as trustee of parent company, NCFE

Managing director of awarding body, Active IQ, Jenny Patrickson, is leaving to focus on consultancy, advisory and non-executive director roles.

Patrickson said about her decision: “After 12 incredibly rewarding years with Active IQ, I am immensely proud of all that it has achieved. It has been an honour and a privilege to work alongside such talented and dedicated colleagues, customers and partners. 

“Together, we have navigated challenges, celebrated significant milestones, and built a lasting legacy of quality, innovation, collaboration and meaningful impact within and for the sector.”

A new managing director will not be appointed, the company will be taken forward by the senior leadership team of Lisa Skelton, head of business development, and Lee Buck, head of employer product strategy. They will have the support of Jack Garner, head of business operations at The FA, who has recently been appointed as a trustee of NCFE, the parent company which acquired Active IQ in 2022. 

Going forward the focus will include the creation of market‑leading qualifications that meet industry demand and innovation in response to the challenges and opportunities across sport, active leisure, and wellbeing.