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The former head of ISG resigned from his subsequent role as a non-executive director in December, the company has revealed. The news comes days after the departure of his successor as chief executive was announced. A filing with Companies House yesterday (12 February) showed Paul Cossell stepped down as a…

ISG chief executive Matt Blowers has left the company after only two years in the role, with chief financial officer Karen Booth also set to step down in March. Blowers spent 26 years at ISG, taking up the top job from Paul Cossell in January 2022. He was previously chief…

Homes England’s interim chief investment officer is departing to rejoin Kier as a managing director within its Kier Property business. David Bridges first joined Kier in 2020, where he was chief executive of Kier Living until its £110m sale to private equity group Terra Firma in June 2021. He then…

Tilbury Douglas has appointed Andrew Bull as managing director for infrastructure. Bull joins the firm from Arcadis, where he spent nearly six years as a senior partner. He replaces Paul Thain, who is retiring. Bull was Arcadis’ UK water sector lead and served as a board member on the Welsh…

Wates has appointed former Legal & General Modular Homes boss Rosie Toogood to its executive committee. Toogood joined the offsite housing arm of L&G in 2017 from Rolls-Royce, where she had been business development director of its aerospace business. L&G announced the closure of its modular business in May 2023,…

Crest Nicholson has announced the departure of its chief executive Peter Truscott, as it also reported a 70 per cent slump in pre-tax profit. The housebuilder said Martyn Clark, currently chief commercial officer at Persimmon, would replace Truscott, who will retire after a handover period starting later this year. Crest…

Former Carillion chief executive Richard Howson has become president of a Florida-based energy tech company, months after being banned from directing UK companies. Howson was the chief executive of Carillion from December 2011 to July 2017 – six months before the UK’s second-largest construction company entered liquidation with £7bn of…

Modular firm Eco Buildings Group plc has announced the sacking of its executive vice chairman Dominic Redfern “for cause”. Redfern had been suspended since 22 December last year pending further investigation by the company. The decision to dismiss him “aligns with our commitment to upholding the highest standards of conduct…

Vistry chief executive Greg Fitzgerald has added the role of group chairman to his responsibilities, as former chair Ralph Findlay steps down after nine years on the board. There will be no change in Fitzgerald’s pay package. Vistry’s board won approval in August to increase his remuneration to up to…

Clegg Construction managing director Simon Blackburn has announced his retirement after 20 years in charge. Commercial director Michael Sims has taken over as MD, while the rest of the leadership team remains unchanged, the company said in a statement. Sims joined Clegg in 2021 after two decades at GF Tomlinson,…