Ken is a highly experienced recruitment consultant, public sector advocate, and former Lord Mayor of Birmingham, with a career spanning over four decades. A Fellow of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Ken has developed a reputation within public sector recruitment, specialising in local government, housing, and not-for-profit sectors.

Since 2015, Ken has led Network Public Sector Ltd and prior to this, Ken served as Managing Director of Network Recruitment Partnership, over a period that saw the company experience significant growth. Alongside his commercial acumen, Ken has served as an elected Birmingham City Councillor since 2008 and was Lord Mayor in 2024–2025. His political career has focused heavily on housing policy, urban development, and education.

From 2018 to 2024, Ken served as a Non-Executive Director at Acivico Group, and currently serves on the boards of BVSC, B-Music and Birmingham Crisis Centre.