4C Associates promotes Darren Blackburn to managing partner

4C Associates announced the promotion of Darren Blackburn to managing partner. He will now lead the firm’s expanding public sector practice.

“Our public sector practice partners with government, public services, and regulated organisations to solve their most important problems, and I’m proud that it is led by someone who truly understands their challenges and has the drive to resolve them. I’m delighted to see Darren step up into his new role and I look forward to strengthening our capabilities in delivering effective public services aligned to the changing needs and circumstances of the population,” said Jeremy Smith, managing director at 4C.

4C Associates is a commercial, supply chain and operations consultancy. Launched in 2000, it now works with clients in Europe, North America and Asia. The firm is based in London, while its team of over 100 consultants hail from over 20 countries, providing clients with benefits from global-focused perspectives.

Darren Blackburn takes on a leading role working with key central government, local authority, education, energy, security, and defence clients. A consulting leader with a wealth of commercial and procurement experience, the newly appointed member of the leadership team will be stepping up as a result of an internal promotion.

Bringing over 25 years of industry and consulting experience – including a decade with PwC, and three years with the Cabinet Office – he has led high profile commercial contract negotiations and delivery of Op Model changes, and will now lead a wide range of projects across procurement, supply chain and operations.

Blackburn, who joined 4C in 2022, said of his promotion, “I’m delighted to join the leadership team of an organisation that partners with the public sector to solve their most important problems and plays an active part of making a sustainable impact. I believe that together we can better understand and address the most pressing societal needs, and subsequently improve public services.”