Board of Directors

Appointment date:

Non-executive Director from April 2017, Chair since May 2022.

Experience:

40 years of experience in the transport sector with a proven track record in leading multi-site and multi-discipline commercial and public sector organisations with significant turnovers and large workforces. Former Managing Director of Surface Transport at Transport for London and over 10 years’ experience as the former CEO of The Go-Ahead Group PLC.

External appointments:

Non-executive director for EPM Transport Solutions.

Skills brought to the Board:

Proven leadership of large organisations including a decade of running a FTSE 250 PLC. Strategic decision making including mergers and acquisitions combined with international expansion experience and operating at a high political level within publicly accountable bodies.

Number of Board meetings attended:

12 out of 12.

Sector experience:

Multi-discipline transport sector, highways, infrastructure, and SaaS.

Appointment date:

As Chief Executive from 1 October 2016, previously as Group Engineering Services Director from 21 July 2014.

Experience:

A qualified engineer who has been with the Group for over 21 years. Having directly led subsidiaries through substantial growth in line with the Group strategy, Paul’s responsibilities gradually developed into a wider Group role before being appointed as the CEO.

External appointments:

None.

Skills brought to the Board:

Strong experienced leadership capability with a track record of compliant delivery. Proven capability in terms of developing a culture to support the execution of our agreed growth strategy.

Number of Board meetings attended:

12 out of 12.

Sector experience:

Highly experienced across the UK Infrastructure sectors that remain our strategic focus.

Appointment date:

Appointed to the Board on 8 November 2017.
Appointed Chief Financial Officer on 29 November 2017.

Experience:

Previously served as a partner at SPARK Advisory Partners, a business he co-founded in early 2012. Prior to that Sean worked for Brewin Dolphin and Ernst & Young where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant

External appointments:

None.

Skills brought to the Board:

Track record in advising boards on strategy, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. Experience in financial modelling, forecasting and business planning.

Number of Board meetings attended:

12 out of 12.

Sector experience:

A broad range of experience across a number of sectors including support services and construction.

Appointment date:

Appointed as Executive Director on 31 March 2016.

Experience:

Previously managing director of Renew subsidiary AmcoGiffen, Andries has been with the Group for over eleven years. Prior to this Andries worked internationally in Africa and the UK overseeing multi-million pound multidisciplinary fast track construction projects and long-term framework agreements.

External appointments:

None.

Skills brought to the Board:

Experienced in strategic business management including mergers and acquisitions.

Number of Board meetings attended:

12 out of 12.

Sector experience:

Multidisciplinary infrastructure project delivery with a bias towards Rail, Energy and Environmental sectors.

Appointment date:

Non-executive Director from February 2019.
Senior Independent Director since May 2022.

Experience:

A Chartered Accountant with over 20 years’ experience in senior public company finance roles across various sectors including building materials, advanced electronics, general industrial and business services. He was previously the chief financial officer of Forterra plc and chief financial officer of TT Electronics plc and has also been alternate non-executive director of Camelot Group plc and public member at Network Rail plc.

Committees:

Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees.

External appointments:

Chair of UNICEF UK. Nonexecutive director and audit committee chair at SIG plc and Speedy Hire plc.

Skills brought to the Board:

Strategy development and execution, performance improvement, financial management, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions.

Number of Board meetings attended:

12 out of 12.

Sector experience:

Building materials, advanced electronics, general industrial, business services and infrastructure.

Appointment date:

Non-executive Director from 1 March 2020.

Experience:

Over 20 years’ relevant experience working in high profile businesses including PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Orange SA, Virgin Management Ltd and National Grid Plc where she held the position of director, strategy and corporate development.

Committees:

Chair of the Remuneration Committee. Member of the Nomination and Audit and Risk Committees.

External appointments:

Non-executive Director at NSMP Limited and Neos Networks. Senior Advisor to Shell Renewables and Energy Services.

Skills brought to the Board:

Infrastructure, strategy, business development and M&A experience.

Number of Board meetings attended:

11 out of 12.

Sector experience:

Utilities and telecoms.

Appointment date:

Appointed as Non-executive Director from 1 November 2022.

Experience:

A Chartered Accountant, Liz was the CFO then CEO of Kelda Group/Yorkshire Water. Previously Partner at EY LLP where she was Head of Audit for the North Region and previously independent non-executive director and Audit Committee Chair at KCOM PLC from 2015 until 2019.

External appointments:

Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair at Cranswick plc and holds several senior non-executive positions at Leeds University. A non-executive director of HICL plc and Chair of the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission.

Skills brought to the Board:

Infrastructure, strategy, business development, financial management and sustainability.

Number of Board meetings attended:

N/a.

Sector experience:

Utilities, in particular water infrastructure.