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Phil White CBE, Non-Executive Chairman |
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| Aged 58, was appointed non-executive chairman of the Group commencing January 1 2008, having joined as non-executive director in July 2006 and become senior independent director in July 2007. He was appointed to the Board of National Express Group in January 1996 and became its chief executive in 1997, since when the business has been transformed into one of the UK’s largest transportation groups. He is a chartered accountant and has extensive experience of both listed and private companies. He is currently president of the Confederation of Passenger Transport. |
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John Dodds, Chief Executive |
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| Aged 62, was appointed chief executive in May 2003 and has been with the Group since 1970. He has spent time overseas working particularly in Africa and Hong Kong returning to the UK to lead the civil engineering business. Following the buyout he was responsible for major projects, mining and international operations and was chairman of Kier Project Investment. He holds the position of director with overall responsibility for safety, health and environmental matters and is a member of the Nomination Committee. |
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Deena Mattar, Finance Director |
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| Aged 42, was appointed to the Board as an executive director in September 2001. She joined Kier in 1998 from KPMG where she developed an in-depth knowledge of construction. She held the role of finance director of the Group’s major projects, mining and international projects arm until July 2001 and was appointed Group finance director in November 2001. She is also chairman of Kier Project Investment. |
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Dick Side |
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| Aged 61, joined Wallis in 1983 as managing director of its Construction Division. His 24-year career with the Group has been spent in regional contracting and he was appointed managing director of Kier Regional in 2001. In January 2003 he became main board director responsible for the Group’s Regional construction division. |
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Dick Simkin |
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| Aged 59, joined the Group in 1989 and has made a significant contribution to strengthening Kier’s presence in the property sector. He played a key part in the Group’s acquisition of Laing Property in 2002 and was appointed to the Board in January 2003 as director responsible for the Group’s Property division. |
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Ian Lawson |
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| Aged 50, rejoined the Group in November 2000 as managing director of the Group’s Infrastructure Investment operations, having previously held senior management positions elsewhere in the industry. His knowledge of major overseas and UK contracting was established early in his career within the Group. He was appointed managing director of Kier Eastern in July 2002 and joined the Kier Regional board in January 2003. He was promoted to the Support Services division as managing director in September 2004 and in October 2005 was appointed main board director responsible for Support Services. |
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Paul Sheffield |
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| Aged 46, joined the Group as a graduate engineer in 1983. He has extensive knowledge of both UK and overseas contracting and was appointed managing director of Kier Construction in 2001, chairman of Kier Construction in 2003 and joined the Kier Regional board in 2004. He was appointed to Board in October 2005 and has responsibility for the Group's infrastructure and overseas businesses as well as holding the position of deputy managing director of Kier Regional |
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Mick O'Farrell |
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| Aged 45, joined the Group in May 2003 as managing director of Allison Homes and became managing director of Kier Residential in August 2005. He was appointed to the Board in October 2006. Mick has many years of experience in housebuilding, having held senior positions in other major housing businesses. |
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Simon Leathes, Non-Executive |
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| Aged 59, was vice chairman for support services at Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays PLC, from January 2001 to December 2006. He previously held senior appointments at Lend Lease Corporation, Hambros PLC and SG Warburg Group plc and now provides financial and investment advice to companies and institutions. He was appointed to the Board in March 2001 and is chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. |
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Chris Geoghegan, Non-Executive |
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| Aged 53, was appointed to the Board in July 2007. He joined the Board of BAE Systems plc in July 2002 as chief operating officer with responsibility for all European joint ventures and UK defence electronics assets. He is also a non-executive director of Hampson Industries, a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and a past president of the Society of British Aerospace Companies. He is a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
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Matthew Barton, Company Secretary |
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| Aged 33, joined the Group in September 2004 from lawyers Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton, where he advised the Group on a variety of issues. At Cleary Gottlieb he had a wide-ranging commercial practice including advising both public and private clients on major domestic and cross-border transactions. He is responsible for corporate governance within the Group and, as general counsel, has oversight of the Group's legal affairs.
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