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Q&A WITH JULIE DOYLE

When did you join KBS Corporate and what is your role? I joined the company in March 2017, and I am Head of Research. I oversee the Research, Admin and Support functions within the KBS Corporate Operations Department. We source and contact the most appropriate buyers and investors for our clients’ businesses. What is your experience prior to working for KBS? My first senior role was at global BPO Serco, working on their Child Support Agency Contract. After a few years in clerical casework and analyst roles I spent five years working in Coaching and Performance Management Roles, obtaining ILM qualifications during this period and leading a number of projects with the Change & Innovation Unit to implement contract wide Q&A initiatives. What do you like most about working for KBS? The people. We have a true team spirit within the team and embrace our core values of Trust, Professionalism, Collaboration and Innovation . This means no one is afraid to ask questions or to make mistakes and will instead learn and grow from them whilst always striving for better. Our final core value of Enjoyment then comes naturally to us! The most rewarding part of my role is when a member of my team is informed that a transaction that they sourced the acquirer for has completed. On the corporate research team, we get the pleasure of forming working relationships with not only our clients, but also the acquirers and investors that we reach out to. So when a transaction a member of our team has worked on comes to fruition, it is satisfying not only from a personal level for each analyst, but also professionally, knowing all parties we have worked with have achieved success. What are your hobbies outside of work? I’m a huge supporter of musical theatre and as an extension of that, I also enjoy singing myself. In your opinion, what is the single most satisfying thing about your role?

"I'VE LEARNED THAT PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU SAID, PEOPLE WILL FORGET WHAT YOU DID, BUT PEOPLE WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL." MAYA ANGELOU

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