East Kent Colleges Group Appoints New Chief Executive Officer

ast Kent Colleges Group (EKC Group) is proud to announce its new Chief Executive Officer. After more than a decade in charge, Graham Razey OBE will be stepping down later this year. Graham joined the organisation in 2010 as the principal of what was then Thanet College in Broadstairs. During his 14 years in the role, Graham Razey has helped the Group to achieve many milestones such as its ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating in 2023. This achievement also saw the Group become the first General Further Education college to achieve the highest rating in all categories since a new enhanced inspection framework was introduced in July 2022.

Speaking about his time with the Group, Graham Razey said: “It has been a true honour to serve EKC Group and its communities over the past 14 years. Watching the organisation go from strength to strength has been a huge privilege. “Together, we have achieved incredible things, and I am extremely proud of every single person who has played a part in that. “I am confident that the new Chief Executive Officer will lead staff and students to a bright future and allow EKC Group to continue to provide incredible opportunities to the communities that we serve. “I wish them all the best, and would like to thank the Group, our Governing body, the students past and present, our local communities and our key stakeholders for their support during my time with the organisation.”

Set to take over from Graham Razey as the new Chief Executive Officer, is the Group’s current Deputy Chief Executive Lucy McLeod. Lucy has worked for the organisation since 1998 and has supported Graham since he joined in 2010.