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Kier has appointed Chris Browne as a non-executive director to its board. Browne, who will join the contractor officially in her new capacity on 15 September, has previously held major leadership roles within the aviation industry. She will be a member of several committees, including the Environment, Social and Governance…

Mott MacDonald has announced a shakeup of its senior leadership team amid the departure of its long-serving executive chair, Mike Haigh. Haigh, who has worked for the global engineering, management and development consultancy for 42 years, will be replaced by James Harris. Meanwhile, Cathy Travers becomes group managing director, stepping…

Sir Robert McAlpine has appointed Andrew Hunter as its new director of engineering. Hunter joined the construction and civil engineering firm in 2018, as a technical director, having previously held senior leadership positions at Skanska. He succeeds Alison Cox, who left the position in August 2021, to take on the…

Mace group chairman and chief executive Mark Reynolds has been named as co-chair of the Construction Leader Council (CLC). Reynolds, who was pivotal in shaping the CLC’s 2022 Strategy and COVID-19 recovery plans, was chosen for the role following an open recruitment session. He succeeds Andy Mitchell, who stepped down…

Mace has appointed Andy Beard as its cost and commercial lead. Beard, who joins from Arcadis, will lead the firm’s cost and commercial management practice group in the UK, working with international divisions to align its service across the global hubs. He will also have a special focus on exploring…

Skanska has appointed Morgan Sindall director James Corker to lead its rail unit. Corker will join the UK arm of the Stockholm-headquartered construction giant on 20 June as operations director for rail. He has spent the last four years as area director at Morgan Sindall, where he was responsible for…

VolkerWessels UK has promoted Richard Offord to the role of chief executive after a 32-year career at the infrastructure specialist. Offord joined predecessor company Fitzpatrick as an engineer in 1990, before the firm joined the VolkerWessels group in 2004. He has worked in several roles, most recently as managing director…

Construction News has a new editor, who takes over from outgoing editor Lem Bingley. Colin Marrs joins CN from Public Finance, the official journal for the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, where he was editor for more than two years. A journalist since 1997, Marrs has worked as…

FM Conway has named a new group chairperson. Joanne Conway has taken over the family firm, following the death of her father and former chairman, Michael Conway, who died from illness in March. Her appointment makes the Kent-based firm a third-generation business. It was founded by her grandfather 60 years…

Crest Nicholson chief operating officer Tom Nicholson is stepping down after three years in the post. The housebuilder said it would not be replacing Nicholson “in the short term” and that his departure comes as it moves forward with a successful restructuring. The first part of the restructuring, first announced…