Geo Group UK
The Geo Group UK was set up by Walter MacGowan and Colin Dobell between 2004 and 2005 as a subsidiary of the American private prison giant the Geo Group Inc.
Geo Group UK won the Home Office contract to run Campsfield IRC from May 2006 to May 2011. In December 2008, it became the Home Office's preferred bidder for Harmondsworth IRC, which it ran from June 2009 until September 2014. It has also won a Home Office contract to run Dungavel IRC, which it still operates.
Directors
- Walter MacGowan (left)
- Colin Dobell (left)
- Phil Watkins became finance director in June 2009 and managing director in December 2012/
- Joanne Henney became Chief Operating Officer in November 2012
Centre Managers
- Alex Sweeney (left)
- Alan Hunt (left)
- John McClure at Dungavel IRC from September 2011 to October 2015 (ongoing)
